Traffic delays at Coyote Pass
A traffic accident is currently causing traffic delays in Coyote Pass between Kingman and Golden Valley. Please avoid this area or use an alternate route if possible.
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No injuries in residential house fire
LAKE HAVASU CITY – At approximately 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, Lake Havasu City fire crews were called to investigate a strong smell of smoke in the 2700 block of Diablo Drive. Citizens reported a burning smell in the area. A crew from Fire Station 1 investigated and found smoke coming from a small single-story house. One ladder truck, three fire engines, and a battalion chief responded to the fire and gained control within 45 minutes. There were no occupants at the time of the fire. There were no reported injuries to the firefighters. CERT responded to the fire to…
A divided America will accomplish nothing
Dear Editor, Wow! You live long enough and you think you have seen and read almost everything. Then a letter appears in the newspapers which shocks the sensibilities such as “Schiff blasts democrats” in the Aug. 21 edition. How does anyone equate his statement, “it is the turning out of voters that wins elections,” with the FACT Hillary Clinton garnered just shy of three million MORE votes than Donald Trump, yet she is NOT our president elect? Majority rules, I think not. It seems the antiquated electoral college actually elects the president, thereby engendering the thought (my vote really doesn’t…
The young don’t know how good they have it
Dear Editor, While shopping at my local Walmart, I happened to be standing in line behind a young lady and three young children. I will assume by the looks of her grocery cart, they were all her children. As she began to unload her nearly over-flowing cart, I was jealous! There were so many snacks, i was almost drooling. Everything from chips, to bakery items, and everything in between. Ah yes. Who else remembers being able to enjoy those things, every single day? We should be rewarded for living this many years. But alas, we are now punished with HEALTHY…
Falls Prevention Day is Sept. 23
WACOG volunteer coordinator Melinda Kemp accepts a proclamation Tuesday evening, Sept. 3, from City of Kingman Mayor Jen Miles. The document proclaims “Falls Prevention Awareness Day” to be Monday, Sept. 23. WACOG, in conjunction with other area agencies will host a fall prevention event on that day at the Kingman Community Center, 3345 Harrison St. The event is open to the public. Medication checkups, blood pressure screenings, and falls prevention assessments will be provided.
Vice mayor charged in theft case; hearing is Thursday
BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City Vice Mayor Annette Wegmann has been charged with theft in a dispute over furnishings that were removed from a condo managed by a company that formerly employed her. Wegmann faces arraignment in Mohave County Superior Court in Kingman Thursday. The initial investigation started with a Bullhead City Police detective who handed the matter off to Lake Havasu City Police, due to the conflict of interest. The charge came after case review by the Mohave County Attorney’s Office. “I truly can’t believe that I am being charged and that this allegation has now turned into a…
