GRAND CANYON – On September 4, in cooperation with the InterTribal Buffalo Council, Kaibab National Forest, and Arizona Game and Fish Department, National Park Service (NPS) staff successfully relocated 57 bison from the North Rim. All bison were transferred to the InterTribal Buffalo Council, who successfully transported them to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (Kans.), Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (S. Dak.), Santee Sioux Tribe (Nebr.), and Modoc Nation (Okla.). Eleven additional bison were outfitted with tracking collars and released during the corralling process. The collaring was conducted in partnership with the U.S. Geological Service in order for park wildlife biologists…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Supervisors got through Tuesday’s COVID-19 management discussion in less than 7-minutes without any of the debate over policy and data that has bogged down previous deliberation of pandemic-related topics. Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley said mass testing of hundreds of inmates at the privately operated state prison in Golden Valley went better than expected. There had been concern that COVID-19 spread among inmates could drive up the case positivity rate in Mohave County. Burley told board members that she didn’t have specific statistics at the ready, but that the county positivity rate will…

KINGMAN. – The mask proclamation will be on the September 15, City Council meeting agenda, in order for the full council to vote on the item. Kingman Mayor Jen Miles said, “As COVID-19 cases and deaths surged in July, Mayors of about 90% of Arizona cities issued face covering mandates. Combined with the Governor’s Executive Orders designed to slow the spread, the state and county have seen dramatic decreases in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. On September 3, Mohave County actually was designated a “moderate” zone by Arizona Department of Health Services business benchmarks, allowing previously closed businesses…

KINGMAN – UniSource Gas will be shutting down a section of Kingman Avenue between Harrison Street and Short St. for utility work Wednesday, September 9, beginning at 6:00 a.m. The repair is expected to take most of the day to complete, but they will have the road opened back up same day. For any questions or concerns, please call Jason Jacobs with UniSource Gas at (928)681-6519 or email jjacobs@uesaz.com.