MOHAVE COUNTY –  Due to the presence of mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus in the area of Body Beach in Lake Havasu City, an adult mosquito control treatment will take place on Friday morning, August 7beginning at 4 a.m. Fogging will be completed by sunrise, and the area will be safe for re-entry after 10 a.m. People must avoid the Body Beach area during the hours of 4 a.m. – 10 a.m. on Friday. Baron Pest Control was awarded the contract to provide fogging services within Mohave County and will complete the task using a backpack fogging machine….

Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000228 EndHTML:0000007935 StartFragment:0000002713 EndFragment:0000007899 SourceURL:file://localhost/Volumes/Public/%E2%80%A2%20editorial%20storage/General%20News/081220/0806%20covid%20update.doc MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff has been notified of 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. These are counts from Wednesday afternoon. There is also one death. It is a 50-59 year age range person in the Bullhead City service area. Of the 49 new confirmed cases, 28 are in the Bullhead City service area. There are 14 cases in the Lake Havasu City service area. There are six cases in the Kingman service area and one case in the North County service area. Of the 28 confirmed cases in…

Decision seeks to address natural resource and public safety impacts caused by overpopulated herd  KINGMAN – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kingman Field Office will begin gathering and removing approximately 1,000 wild burros in September 2020 to address overpopulation and damage to the range in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) near Kingman. The agency signed the decision record this week authorizing removal of the excess animals to protect the health of both the wild burro herd and the landscape. “Animals removed from the Black Mountain HMA will be available for adoption or sale through the BLM Wild…

KINGMAN – Fire heavily damaged a Kingman home Tuesday. Assistant Fire Chief Keith Eaton said personnel responded just before noon to a report of heavy smoke in the 3300 block of Fairfax Street. “Crews found one occupant being helped from the structure by neighbors. She was unharmed and refused treatment,” Eaton said. He said five neighbors were evaluated for smoke inhalation but all declined further treatment. Eaton said firefighters attacked the fire at the rear of the residence. Knockdown and control were quickly achieved. “Smoke, fire and water damage was noted throughout 60% of the structure,” Eaton said. He said…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Erika Hiestand, a 2020 Mohave Community College graduate, is on the road to continue her education at Arizona State University in Tempe. Hiestand was honored to be the 2020 MCC Student Speaker during the Virtual 2020 MCC Graduate Recognition Ceremony. She was a 2019 All Arizona Academic Team member. Hiestand is a Physical Therapist Assistant student and is continuing her education to earn a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology at Arizona State University. She decided to attend MCC because of the great program, affordable tuition, smaller class sizes, board passing rates and the one-on-one attention between students and…