Emily Christine Anderson of Lake Havasu City was among 3,417 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during a virtual graduation celebration May 9. Anderson earned a Bachelor of Science from the College of Arts and Sciences. The May graduates are from 54 countries, 45 states and Puerto Rico, and 250 Nebraska communities. Go Big Grad: A Husker Graduation Celebration featured a “Dream Big” address from John Cook, head coach of Nebraska volleyball, and appearances by special guests. At the end of the event, Chancellor Ronnie Green officially conferred degrees to students. The celebration can be viewed at https://commencement.unl.edu….

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…