Softball tryouts slated
KINGMAN – Kingman Heatwave Softball (12U and 14U) will be holding open tryouts for the 2020-21 softball season on Thursday, June 18. Tryouts will be held at Centennial Park, Field 6 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
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Lake Mead NRA expands recreational access
Lake Mead NRA expands recreational access LAKE MEAD – Visitors are invited to enjoy the park’s 1.5 million acres, which includes over 700 miles of scenic roads and backcountry routes and 1,000 miles of shoreline along Lake Mead and Lake Mohave. “The park offers incredible boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, cycling, camping and scenic driving,” said Superintendent Margaret L. Goodro. Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local public health authorities, beginning June 13, the park will reopen access to: Developed campgrounds All coves and roads in the Eldorado Area, including but not…
Humvee thief gets 12.5 years
KINGMAN – A man who drew police gunfire that injured no one after stealing a vehicle from a Mohave County property in Kingman is going to the Arizona Department of Corrections for 12.5 years. The punishment for Michael Lapeer, 26, Kingman is mandated in a plea agreement that also resolves probation violations. A June 11 hearing at the Mohave County courthouse revealed that Lapeer was on probation for disorderly conduct and forgery convictions when he stole a Humvee on May 10. “He rammed the stolen Humvee into the locked chain link gate to exit the yard,” said Bullhead City police…
Will change actually materialize?
Conservatives take note! President Trump has managed to tick off a bunch of military big wigs; John Kelly, Martin Dempsey, James Mattis, Mike Mullin plus his own Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. Seems they all agree there is no reason to invoke the “Insurrection Act” to quell protesters. By the way, Esper will probably be out of a job because he had the backbone to publicly disagree with Trump. Now we learn all four former living presidents as well as Colin Powell and Mitt Romney are showing disdain for supporting Trump. Perhaps it is my paranoia, but I have to…
COVID-19 update: 30 new cases, one death
MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Sunday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of 30 new COVID-19 positive confirmed cases and one death. Nineteen of the cases are in the Bullhead City service area; 9 are in the Kingman service area; two are in the Lake Havasu City service area. The one death reported is a 60-69 year age range person, a previously reported case in the Kingman area. Of the 19 Bullhead City area cases, 12 cases remain under investigation. Four of those are in the 0-10 year age range; one is 20-29; one is 30-39;…
Asphalt pavement repairs on Oro Grande Blvd
BULLHEAD CITY – In an effort to increase the safety of traveling motorists and improve the quality of our roads, Lake Havasu City announces the asphalt pavement roadway repairs on Oro Grande Blvd. This two day closure results in additional cost savings to the City and an accelerated completion time to get motorists back on the road.as soon as possible. Work is scheduled to occur between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16th through Thursday, June 18th, 2020 subject to weather and other conditions. The work will require Oro Grande Blvd. from McCulloch Blvd. to Osage Dr. to be…
