Dear Editor, It has been an honor to serve the citizens of Mohave County as the District 4 Supervisor.  Throughout my time in office, I have worked every day to do what is right for our county.  Among the ways I have endeavored to serve our area is by engaging with our state law-makers and convening county officials from across the state to share information about critical issues we face. As always, my goal is to fight for the interests of Mohave County and to make sure we are heard!  State legislation and policies can have a real impact on…

In response to the Veradt, Lucero, and Brown letter published in The Standard News Editorial dated October 21, it seems there are very different opinions. It is a fact that these three individuals are very close personal friends of Wayne Eder. Wayne Eder is attempting to fill the NACFD Board with his close personal friends for what possible reason? Who is going to benefit from having these three people on the NACFD Board? If you think about this, do you want people with no experience in the fire service, or emergency medical service, making decisions that affect our entire fire…

Dear Editor, I live in Valle Vista and have experienced nothing but disrespect from the local (Kingman) Fire Department. I have met on several occasions in person and by telephone with the assistant fire chief. The fire chief has never returned my calls. Over the past few months I have reported several apparent fire hazards locally and have received no response. I have been told by fire personnel, “to get volunteers to correct the issue if you thinks it’s an issue,” and “you have a local church. Get them to do it.” When asked if the fire department would drive…