Northern Arizona University (NAU)’s Civic Service Institute, which sponsors Senior Corps Programs throughout most of Arizona, is hosting a statewide virtual event to introduce adults, age 55+, to service opportunities in their local communities and neighborhoods. For many, the global pandemic has taken a toll on our ability to have consistent human interaction.  For older adults, social isolation has become more prominent.  The Senior Corps, hosted by NAU, hopes to combat that problem.  Through three very distinct volunteer service programs; Foster Grandparent, Senior Companion, and RSVP, adults age 55+ can begin to positively impact their local communities while we’re #AloneTogether. …

Dear Editor, America is now opening back up. People are starting to venture back to church. Places of work are reopening. Restaurants are reopening. State parks are reopening. The beaches are opening many places. Most Americans are breathing a sigh of relief. Americans are sick and tired of Covid-19. We’re tired of hearing about it and we’re tired of the repercussions from it. More Americans now are unemployed since The Great Depression. More unemployment claims have been filed than ever before. Many Americans have filed for unemployment weeks ago and still haven’t a penny of money. I continue to hear…

KINGMAN – Firefighters were called to a single-family residence fire at Arcadia Lodge in downtown Kingman on Monday, May 11. Kingman fire crews found heavy smoke and fire in the residence. According to a Kingman Fire Department spokesperson, no one was in the residence at the time of the fire. However, all residents of the lodge were evacuated, and one evacuee was treated at the scene with oxygen as he had left his in his unit upon evacuating. Smoke, fire and water damage was noted throughout the structure, but was contained to the single unit. Fire investigators were called to…

BULLHEAD CITY – Only two COVID-19 coronavirus infections were initially detected when 500 people were tested in Bullhead City Saturday, May 9. Mohave County Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley told the Board of Supervisors early Monday afternoon that the numbers were incomplete. The private contractor that conducted the testing at the Anderson Automotive Field House had not yet indicated the total number of negative and pending test results. Similarly, only two people among more than 200 tested in Kingman on May 2 were initially positive and no further infections were detected as the rest of the test numbers…

Gail Gildemeister, of Lake Havasu City, graduated with a Certificate of Achievement in Professional Truck Driving. Salt Lake Community College congratulates more than 3,500 students received degrees on May 8, 2020, as well as the nearly 800 students who graduated with honors. Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college, educating the state’s most diverse student body in 8 areas of study at 12 locations and online. In 2018, the institution celebrated 70 years of providing students with education and training in fields that contribute to Utah’s vibrant economy and high quality of life.