BULLHEAD CITY – The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #50 of Bullhead City will kick off its free annual ‘Visit with Santa’ program next week. Santa and his helpers on a sleigh, escorted by police patrol cars, will visit with children in different areas of Bullhead City throughout the two week volunteer program. Kids line up to tell Santa what they want for Christmas and receive a candy cane and a plush toy (while supplies last).See Santa and his Helpers at the following locations: Tuesday, Dec. 10– Holiday Shores Area 5:35pm Boys & Girls Club, 2250 Highland Road  6:00pm River…

KINGMAN – A partial street closure of No. Fourth Street and a full street closure of N. Third St. will be required for the construction of the Andy Devine Avenue ADA Improvements project starting Monday morning, December 9. The southbound lane of N. Fourth St. and N. Third St., from Beale St. to Andy Devine Ave., will be closed to through traffic for approximately two weeks. A detour route around the construction zone will be provided to motorists and pedestrians.  The city urges the public to use caution when driving or walking within the construction zones. Businesses will remain open…

The fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) has potentially been detected on a fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes) at Grand Canyon National Park. The bat was captured and sampled for the fungus in April 2019 during routine surveillance by park biologists.  Pd is a fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS), which is a deadly disease for bats and can spread rapidly. The bat did not show any signs of WNS, and the disease has not been detected in bats at Grand Canyon.Laboratory results from Northern Arizona University suggested the fungus may have been present in a single swab sample collected from the bat….