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Free COVID-19 tests in Bullhead City this weekend

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 mins

Lake Havasu City scheduled for May 16 Download test form online MOHAVE COUNTY – The Arizona testing blitz is continuing with two set up for the next two weekends in Mohave County cities. Sonora Quest Laboratories has free COVID-19 testing this weekend, Saturday, May 9 from 6am to 11am at the Anderson Auto Group Field House in Bullhead City (3663 Bullhead Parkway.) It is on a first come/first served basis. The second free testing will take place on Saturday, May 16 from 6am to 11am at Lake Havasu City’s Aquatic Center, 100 Park Avenue. It is also on a first…

Opinion

Covid-19 and Mother’s Day

Pam Wanner6 years ago3 mins

Dear Editor, I wish mom were still here so I could take her out to Sunday dinner. The problem with Sunday dinner this Mother’s Day is that most of the restaurants either won’t be open yet or operating under new guidelines. Restaurants make their biggest payday of the year typically on Mother’s Day. Even in states that are wide open for dining there is the problem of social distancing. Can you imagine this week going to a restaurant that only is allowed 25% occupancy or maybe 50% occupancy at best? Many states will still be closed tight this Sunday adding…

Business News

Culver’s Restaurant coming to Kingman

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – Culver’s is coming to Kingman! The Wisconsin-based restaurant chain with more than 700 stores should be open on Airway Avenue, just east of the Cracker Barrel, before the end of the year. McCON Building Corporation intends to submit building plans with the City of Kingman soon and begin construction sometime next month. “If we start in June we’re going to try to be turning it over to the owner 20 weeks later, so it’s going to probably be finished by the end of October, first part of November. Somewhere in that area,” said Project manager Kenny Esser. “Back…

Opinion

Fear

Pam Wanner6 years ago5 mins

Dear Editor, In these stressful times, many people are living in a state of abject fear. We can chalk it up to the pandemic lunacy or to the awful panic that has been so cruelly fanned and amplified by the mainstream media and “social” media. Or, we can blame the Chicken Little syndrome. There is no earthly good to come from playing the blame game or from throwing stones. Neither of those things will ease a person’s fears. A reasonable period of sober introspection and calm discussion however, is likely to result in some measurable reduction in personal stress. Former…

Court News

Homicide may have been domestic dispute

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

One man shot and killed his boyfriend in north Kingman early Monday. The Mohave County sheriff’s office has provided further details of the violence that unfolded at the suspect’s home in the 900 block of John Norman Ln. Spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the victim, Christopher Young, 30, had moved in with Christopher Kacos, 33, about a month ago. A female neighbor knocked on their door at 2:41 a.m to complain about loud music coming from the home. “Young became aggressive and started hitting her over the head,” Mortensen said. Kacos told responding deputies that Young ran off into the desert….

Community News

Kingman Marines Face-up to the Challenge

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 mins

Members of the Dean W. Reiter Detachment #887, the Marine Corps League (MCL), who also happen to be members of the Kingman Young Marines are seen here presenting 100 Face Masks to the Kingman VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). The masks were received by Health Technician Lee Elder, who is also the Chaplain for the MCL Detachment. Commandant Terry Flanagan noted that with limited supplies of personal safety items for medical personnel, first responders and others on the front line, we had to make a choice as we can’t cover all the personnel who serve. We chose those that…

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Free COVID-19 tests in Bullhead City this weekend

Covid-19 and Mother’s Day

Culver’s Restaurant coming to Kingman

Fear

Homicide may have been domestic dispute

Kingman Marines Face-up to the Challenge

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