Trending Today ...
school news
BCSD schedules annual Fall Survey

BULLHEAD CITY - The Bullhead City School District

Letter to the Editor
Looking at the Whole Picture

Dear Editor, A recent editorial in this newspaper

gavel
Boothe gets one year for Smiths parking lot

KINGMAN, Ariz. – A fight that escalated to

prescription drugs
20th Annual Walk Away from Drugs Rescheduled for

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The 20th Annual Walk Away

obituary
Gary Brown

With heavy hearts and cherished memories, we share

planting
Lake Havasu City launches community survey for Parks

LAKE HAVASU CITY —Lake Havasu City is inviting

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

Pam Wanner

Annual Wag ‘n Wine slated for Oct. 19

BULLHEAD CITY – Tri-State Pain Institute and TSFC Insurance will be hosting a Wag ‘n Wine fundraiser to benefit SAINT. The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 19 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Realtor Conference Center, 841 Hancock Rd. Tickets are $30 per person and include a delicious meal catered by El Charro Mexican Restaurant and wine samples from around the world. There will be raffles, drawings, a new wine pull, and a Halloween costume contest. Proceeds benefit SAINT, which provides low cost spay/neuter, emergency medical, and adopting and foster programs for community pets. For ticket information call 928-905-0663.

Read More

Animal shelter will be out adopting dogs this weekend

KINGMAN – The Mohave County Animal Shelter will be at First Friday this October 4 with Dogs for adoption. Large dogs one year and over and over 30 pounds are $50. Smaller dogs and dogs under one year are $125. Each dog is spayed or neutered, microchipped, up to date on vaccines and comes with a free vet visit at adopter’s choice of any veterinarian in Kingman. The animal shelter staff will also be at Rt 66 Rotary’s Octoberfest at Metcalfe Park on from 3 to 7 p.m. selling pet related items and raffle tickets for pet related prizes and…

Read More

Having served on the frontlines of public safety: Government controlled health insurance puts us all at risk

Dear Editor, No public health issue is as important as being able to access high-quality, affordable health care. I believe we all can agree on this. Growing up, I always wanted to be a firefighter, and I’m grateful that I was able to serve my community as a first-responder. Helping those in need was always my dream, which is why, back in 2012—after responding to far too many distracted driving-related crashes—I launched the nonprofit Look! Save A Life in Southern Arizona, to help “foster an environment of safety for all who utilize our public roads”. Then, in 2013, I became…

Read More

Route 66b Street Drags presented to Rotary

The topic of Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club’s September 27 meeting was Route 66 Street Drags, presented by Brian Devincenzi/COO/Executive Producer of the event (shown with club president Karen Brown). Three hundred cars will vie for the title in nine classes over this three-day event October 25 through 27. This will be the first-ever legal street drag race of this size to be run on Route 66 anywhere in the country. For details, log on to www.RT66streetdrags.com or call 530-521-4016.

Read More

“Fever” concert celebrates 50 years of music

BULLHEAD CITY – When Mohave High School opened its doors in September 1969, the Billboard number one songs were the Rolling Stones’ “Honky Tonk Women” and the Archies’ “Sugar, Sugar.”  The graduates in the first Class of 1970 nine months later were listening to the Guess Who’s “American Woman” and Ray Stevens’ “Everything is Beautiful.” The diversity in music during the 1960s and 1970s will be performed Wednesday night, October 2, at 7:00 p.m. when Mohave’s choirs present “Fever,” an eclectic collection of well-known songs and hidden gems as part of the high school’s ongoing 50th anniversary celebration. “Our vision…

Read More