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MCC’s Substance Abuse Counseling school among few in country honored with top national accreditation

Ron Martin5 years ago2 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College’s Substance Abuse Counseling program recently received accreditation by the National Addiction Studies Accreditation Commission (NASAC). MCC is one of only 29 colleges in the country to have earned this specialized accreditation. NASAC is an accreditation organization for higher education addiction studies programs. The college Substance Abuse Counseling program is competency-based, which means students can work at their own pace, and quickly advance forward from one class to the next by proving they know the material. “When students graduate from a competency-based education program, employers will know the students had to demonstrate competency or mastery…

KRMC CEO commits to continuing patient visitation

Ron Martin5 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) CEO, Will McConnell, has expressed a commitment to continue allowing visitation for hospitalized patients – despite the surge of COVID-19 cases in our community. During the COVID lockdown last spring, KRMC closed to all visitors. In August, the hospital resumed a limited visitation policy with specific safety protocols. Now, KRMC will continue visitation amid an increase in cases. “We recognize that the support of loved ones is a critical part of healthcare and healing. Because of this, we will never return to zero visitation at KRMC,” stated McConnell. “Since we reinstated visitation, we…

KRMC CEO commits to continuing patient visitation

Ron Martin5 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) CEO, Will McConnell, has expressed a commitment to continue allowing visitation for hospitalized patients – despite the surge of COVID-19 cases in our community. During the COVID lockdown last spring, KRMC closed to all visitors. In August, the hospital resumed a limited visitation policy with specific safety protocols. Now, KRMC will continue visitation amid an increase in cases. “We recognize that the support of loved ones is a critical part of healthcare and healing. Because of this, we will never return to zero visitation at KRMC,” stated McConnell. “Since we reinstated visitation, we…

Court News

Heroin dealer takes plea agreement

Ron Martin5 years ago2 years ago1 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Peoria woman who allegedly sold large quantities of heroin and counterfeit pills throughout Lake Havasu City will go to the Arizona Department of Corrections under terms of a plea agreement entered Tuesday. Summer Parkerson, 34, faces a 3–5-year prison term in the deal convicting her of possession of narcotic drugs for sale. An identical count and other drug related charges are dismissed in the agreement. Judge Doug Camacho scheduled a Jan. 28 sentencing hearing. A press release issued by the Lake Havasu City police department said Parkerson had been the subject of a drug dealing…

Opinion

Decisions for 2021

Ron Martin5 years ago3 mins

Dear Editor, 2021 is here, and will it be just another year? If it’s just another year then that won’t be bad at all because too many will not have another year. The opportunity and privilege to have another year is the gift of life. Being alive and living your life is about as good as it gets. Aim for being alive this time next year. Make some decisions about 2021. Where do you want to be this time in 12 months? Would you like to be ten pounds heavier? Maybe you would like to be ten or twenty pounds…

Obituaries

ELEANOR VELDERRAIN

Ron Martin5 years ago1 mins

Eleanor Velderrain, of Kingman, died Monday, December 28, 2020. She was 75. Mrs. Velderrain was born Oct. 4, 1945 in Germany. A service will be held Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 10 a.m. at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Kingman. Interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery. The family contact is her husband Daniel Ray Velderrain. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.

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MCC’s Substance Abuse Counseling school among few in country honored with top national accreditation

KRMC CEO commits to continuing patient visitation

KRMC CEO commits to continuing patient visitation

Heroin dealer takes plea agreement

Decisions for 2021

ELEANOR VELDERRAIN

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