KINGMAN – The Mohave County Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death of a man rescued from a tree he was cutting in the community of Pine Lake in the Hualapai Mountains. A Search and Rescue Facebook post said the 62-year-old man became unresponsive while strapped in his harness about 80 foot up a pine tree on Aug. 3. “Central Air Rescue Ranger 1 helicopter used their hoist to free him from the tree and lower him to the ground for medical evaluation,” the FB post said. “It was determined that he was deceased.” The man’s name was not…

Fewer students in the state are advancing their education after high school, according to recent Arizona Education Progress Meter data released by Education Forward Arizona and Center for the Future of Arizona. While the lag is due, in part, to ongoing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, an ongoing decline in enrollment at two-year institutions persists since its peak a decade ago. This trend is even offsetting a steady increase in enrollment in four-year institutions. “As recently as six years ago, Arizona was making steady progress,” said Rich Nickel, president and CEO of Education Forward Arizona. “Now, we have less than half of our state’s graduating…

Fewer students in the state are advancing their education after high school, according to recent Arizona Education Progress Meter data released by Education Forward Arizona and Center for the Future of Arizona. While the lag is due, in part, to ongoing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, an ongoing decline in enrollment at two-year institutions persists since its peak a decade ago. This trend is even offsetting a steady increase in enrollment in four-year institutions. “As recently as six years ago, Arizona was making steady progress,” said Rich Nickel, president and CEO of Education Forward Arizona. “Now, we have less than half of our state’s graduating…