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Letter to the Editor
The fallacy in cherry picking

Dear Editor, During the recent Trump administration’s U.S.

fire extinguisher
Safe evacuation in Lake Havasu City garage fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY – At approximately 11:30 p.m.

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Rhythm & Brews festival returns for third year

KINGMAN — The Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce

Nancy Griffith Terhaar

March 12, 1948 – May 29, 2026 Nancy,

Volunteers help expand innovative Colorado River Fish Habitat

BULLHEAD CITY — Twenty volunteers from Bullhead City

arrested in handcuffs
Scam artists apprehended in Starbucks parking lot

KINGMAN – An alleged scam artist was arrested

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

Pam Wanner

Hole in One

On April 5, Bill Shade landed a hole-in-one on the 8th hole at Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course, awarding him a free putter from Martin Swanty Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram! Pictured left to Right Rodney Phillips General Manager, Wade Simon Sales Consultant, Bill Shade & Cody Swanty.

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‘Upscale’ manufactured housing project planned

FT. MOHAVE – Plan amendments and rezoning required for an “affordable-yet upscale” manufactured housing subdivision in Fort Mohave are supported by the Mohave County Board of Supervisors. Approvals during the Board’s April 5 meeting included stipulations that the developer, Gaia Signature Group LLC, fund any Camp Mohave access road paving necessary for the 90-acre Via Dolce project. Other conditions are that a Homeowner’s Association be utilized and that sight-obscuring fencing be used to enclose a storage area for boats, personal watercraft, trailers, RV’s, sand rails and other toys that will be accessed by nicely-landscaped entrances. “The open lot storage project…

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Military Veteran and former business owner becomes MCC student, at 58 knows value of education

MOHAVE COUNTY – Knowledge is the key to opening doors of opportunity and positive change. It’s a lesson Michael Adams, a retired Navy Veteran and former business owner learned in life, and it motivated him to become a student at Mohave Community College, where he is also the vice president of the Student Activities Council on the Havasu campus.   Adams, 58, is majoring in Paralegal and English, and decided to go back to school because he saw the value in education. He also wanted to grow his social skills and learn more about diversity.  “It was the logical choice because it’s affordable,…

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Spurlock appointed temporary Clerk of Superior Court

MOHAVE COUNTY – Presiding Judge Charles Gurtler has appointed deputy director Christina Spurlock as temporary Clerk of Mohave County Superior Court. Clerk Virlynn Tinnell is leaving the post she’s held for 22 years to take the bench next Monday to serve as Justice of the Peace for the Cerbat precinct. Spurlock said she feels honored and blessed by the appointment. She said she has “big shoes to fill” as Tinnell exits, but knows she has solid support within the office. “Our staff is great and we’ll work together to get the job done. I am very blessed in that regard as we have a…

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City of Kingman payment portal fully functional

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman Utility Billing Citizen Self Service online portal is once again fully functional, following a February criminal cyberattack. Upon initial login, customers will be prompted to change their password. The city will also resume processing automatic credit card payments, beginning with bills due April 18. Any customers enrolled in automatic credit card payments with unpaid bills due between March 3, and April 17, will need to remit payment by another method. Customers can access the online payment system here: https://selfservice.cityofkingman.gov/css.  Customers can also make a payment over the phone by dialing (928) 753-8585. The city continues working…

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Public comment sought on Wikieup mining venture

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Kingman Field Office has completed a preliminary environmental assessment and is seeking public comment on a proposed exploration plan from Big Sandy Inc. that would allow for 145 drill sites and a bulk sample near the town of Wikieup in Mohave County.  Public comments will be accepted for 30 days, from April 12 through May 11, 2021. This exploration drilling project is proposed to disturb 26 acres of public land, located within several sections east of Wikieup. Diamond core drill holes are expected to reach target depths of approximately 300 feet. This environmental assessment…

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