KINGMAN – The Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) Volunteers will host a blood drive May 20and 21at Beale Celebrations, located at 214 N. Fourth Street in Kingman. Blood donors are needed on an ongoing basis to ensure safe levels of blood in our community. The blood drive will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 21. To protect our donors, volunteers, and community, KRMC requires all participants to wear a face covering or mask and maintain proper physical distancing. Anyone without a mask will not…

MCC student receives $10,000, named 2020 Kathy Hodel Award recipient MOHAVE COUNTY – Jennifer Jaimes Gomez is a first-generation college student and the fourth of her sisters to attend Mohave Community College. Gomez is an elementary education major and will transfer to Arizona State University in Lake Havasu City to pursue her bachelor’s in education. During her time at MCC, she has been an extraordinary student, so much so, that she has been awarded the 2020 Kathy Hodel Most Outstanding Student Award. Receiving this award means that Gomez will earn $10,000 cash for her to put toward anything she wants….

BULLHEAD CITY – Parents wishing to enroll their children in Kindergarten through eighth grades have until May 22 to submit open enrollment applications to the Bullhead City Elementary School District.  The process requests that students be allowed to attend a school other than the one in their attendance area. The form may be printed at https://www.crsk12.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_9253295/File/Registration/BCESD/open%20enrollment%20form.pdf and dropped off at the school district office, 1004 Hancock Road, during business hours Monday through Friday.  Drop-off bins will be available while doors remain locked and offices closed to the public.  Forms should not be taken to individual schools. Following the deadline, all…

Fire prevention is critical to the health and safety of communities and emergency responders Beginning early last week, the Arizona Department of Forestry and FireManagement, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) has implemented Stage 2 fire restrictions. Fire restrictions are a tool many agencies use to restrict activities known to be the most common causes of wildfires. Continued dry conditions and anincrease in wildfire activity throughout Arizona have led agencies to implement fire restrictions. Preventing wildfires keeps communities and firefighters safe; reducing their risk and exposure to injury, smoke, and disease.Once conditions improve, and…