MOHAVE COUNTY – Record crowds are expected on area waterways this Memorial Holiday weekend. Visitors from adjacent states with more severe COVID-19 restrictions have been flooding Davis Camp, Lake Havasu and other hot spots on area lakes and along the Colorado River for weeks. “We’re expecting quite an influx,’’ said Chief Deputy Mohave County Sheriff Dean McKie. “The last several weekends have just been huge with all the Californians and Nevadans coming over here because obviously their states are closed.” McKie said the Sheriff’s Office has mobilized personnel to promote public safety for the holiday weekend crush. “We’ve stepped up…

In coordination with federal, state and local health officials, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin the process of restarting field operations in Mohave County. The Census Bureau will drop off 2020 Census invitation packets at approximately 90,000 homes County-wide. Also known as Update Leave, the process will give residents in Lake Havasu City another opportunity to be counted. The process is for households in areas where the majority of households do not receive mail at their home. The Update Leave Operation will not require interaction between a household and a Census Bureau employee. All Census Bureau staff have received safety…

BULLHEAD CITY – The Colorado River Union High School District governing board will hold a special meeting tonight, Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. to discuss and possibly vote on graduation plans for the Class of 2000 at the District’s three high schools.  Several options were discussed at Tuesday night’s regular board meeting.  Those included a traditional graduation at CRUHSD’s Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse, a traditional graduation at the Fieldhouse with capacity limits, a virtual graduation and a drive-through graduation on each campus.  Preliminary results of an online SurveyMonkey poll about graduation preferences were also shared.  There will not be a call…