LAKE HAVASU CITY – First Baptist Church Pastor Luis Hernandez of Lake Havasu City has been named the 2020 First Things First La Paz/Mohave Region Champion for Young Children. The award is given to local champions who actively volunteer their time to raise public awareness of the importance of early childhood development and health. Champions spend a significant amount of time volunteering with FTF and building public awareness about the importance of early childhood issues.  Hernandez was surprised with the award during the Father’s Day service at his church where his message focused on restorative parenting and using positive reinforcement…

KINGMAN -The greater Kingman community can root for homegrown talent with two local prodigies knocking on the door to the Big Leagues in the days and weeks ahead. Dylan File, 24, and Tarik Skubal, 23, are assigned to taxi squads and both could see their major league baseball debuts as MLB begins a COVID-19, abbreviated 60-game season on Thursday. Skubal is on the 10-day Injured List but the left-handed starting pitcher is ready to bring a fastball touching 98 miles an hour to the Detroit Tigers when they call him up. Skubal racked up 179 strikeouts in 122.2 innings at…

BULLHEAD CITY – Even though buildings remain closed to students, the 2020-2021 school year in Bullhead City still starts July 29 as distance learning, or online classes.  That means that registration for the new semester continues in person at all five K-8 campuses.  A separate registration is underway at Coyote Canyon School for the three sites offering preschool. Bullhead City Elementary School District Superintendent Carolyn Stewart urged parents who have not yet registered their children for the new semester to do so as quickly as possible.  In order to tackle Arizona’s student technology gap, on-site registration will insure a student’s…