MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County intends to allow its employees to use gym facilities in county buildings while the general public is prohibited from accessing gyms in the commercial sector by virtue of Governor Doug Ducey’s coronavirus-related executive orders. County Manager Sam Elters told the Board that he closed county gyms to the workforce “because it wouldn’t look good” while citizens can’t visit their private fitness facilities. Deputy County Attorney Ryan Esplin also bristled at Supervisor Hildy Angius’ motion to open county gyms to county employees. “I don’t know if the executive order applies to county gyms like this, I’d…

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff has been notified of a total of 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and, also, one death. The one death is a previously reported 80-89 year age range person in the Lake Havasu City service area. Of the ten new confirmed cases, 9 are in the Bullhead City service area and there is one case in the Kingman service area. All 9 of the Bullhead City area cases are under investigation. Three are 20-29; three are 30-39; one is 40-49; two are 50-59. The final case is the solo case…

GRAND CANYON – Paleontological research has confirmed a series of recently discovered fossils tracks are the oldest recorded tracks of their kind to date within Grand Canyon National Park. In 2016, Norwegian geology professor, Allan Krill, was hiking with his students when he made a surprising discovery. Lying next to the trail, in plain view of the many hikers, was a boulder containing conspicuous fossil footprints. Krill was intrigued, and he sent a photo to his colleague, Stephen Rowland, a paleontologist at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The trailside tracks have turned out to be even more significant than…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College and Phoenix Truck Driving School have partnered up to bring the opportunity of obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License to Mohave County. Residents of the tristate region who are interested in getting paid to drive local routes, long hauls or traveling across the country can sign up for the course that can be completed in as little as four-weeks.  MCC and Phoenix Truck Driving School held a ribbon cutting at the Kingman campus Tuesday. Representatives from both institutions were present, along with representatives from DOT Foods. “MCC greatly values our new partnership with Phoenix Truck Driving School. Doug…