Memorial Day is Monday, May 27 and many who are enjoying the time off from work and school are unaware of exactly why the holiday is so important to our country. Memorial Day honors members of the military who died in service to their country or as a result of battlefield injuries and hostile actions. It has been conservatively estimated that at almost 588,000 military personnel have died as a result of hostile action during conflicts and wars the U.S. was involved in. A hostile casualty is a person who is the victim of a terrorist activity or who becomes…

The Scriptures have much to say about faith. Faith is necessary, not only in our spiritual lives, but in life in general. For example: When I get into my car to drive to work, I have a simple faith, or trust, that the engine will start when I turn the ignition. When I sit down in a chair, I have a simple faith, or trust, that it will hold me and not break and dump me on the floor. Yet, faith in these earthly material things is not spiritual, but a blind trust which often brings surprise or disappointment. The…

Sounds of Kingman’s second free concert in their summer series has been rescheduled due to rain. Come out to see the music group Lonesome Dick on Sunday, June 2 at 4 p.m. in Metcalfe Park, corner of Beale and Grandview, in downtown Kingman. The concert is sponsored by Taco Bell.

All city offices and facilities, Aquatic/Community Center, and Havasu Mobility are closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. As always, police and fire personnel are on duty, however, administrative offices are closed. Trash and recycling services are not interrupted.  All City offices resume normal schedules on Tuesday, May 28.

The Arizona Military Order of Devil Dog Charities is making great progress in raising funds to restore the World War I monument located at the Mohave County courthouse in downtown Kingman. Donations, large and small, are being received from individuals, businesses and civic/veteran organizations from all over Mohave County. Work will soon be underway to install an exact bronze replica of the machine gun that was stolen from the monument sometime in the late 1990s. Also enhanced landscaping, lighting and improved surveillance equipment will add to repair work on the deteriorating stonework of the monument. Plans are being made for…