Trending Today ...
Janet Stein

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the

Arizona Thunder drummer is deaf, yet never misses

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Arizona Thunder, a popular classic

ballots
Election results: Kingman rejects mayor term extension, Biggs

MOHAVE COUNTY — The Arizona Primary Elections were

From Recovery to Rescue: Wendy Weaver’s Journey to

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Wendy Rapp Weaver started Angel

metcalf park
Sounds of Kingman returns with Cruise Control

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Enjoy a free concert in

Letter to the Editor
Primary elections are no less important – Part

Dear Editor, I was raised in a Republican

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

PEARL ELSE TURNER

Pearl Else Turner, of Kingman, died Thursday, February 13, 2020. She was 76. Mrs. Turner was born Jan. 15, 1944 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The family contact is her husband William Lee Turner. Arrangements were made by Desert View Funeral Chapel in Kingman.

Read More

Teen injured in home blaze

BULLHEAD CITY – A juvenile suffered smoke inhalation in a Friday fire that destroyed a home in the 1800 block of Diamond Drive in Bullhead City. Fire Department personnel dispatched at 11:08 a.m. reportedly arrived to find a mobile home 75% involved in smoke with flames burning through side windows. Fire department spokeswoman Lori Viles said the minor was treated on scene and transported to a local hospital while firefighters used the deck-mounted master stream for an aggressive attack on the blaze. “Crews continued to knock down the fire and start the overhaul process,” Viles said in a news release….

Read More

LHC PD earns accreditation

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Police Department (LHCPD) has complied with dozens of benchmarks to achieve accreditation status. City manager Jess Knudson said the agency and its leaders worked hard last year to pass each of the necessary 174 standards. Knudson said the LHCPD is the 4th agency to earn the elevated status designation through the Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. Compliance, he said, is important going forward. “The work is far from over. There is an ongoing process of annual reporting and information gathering to share with the commission to make sure we maintain the status,”…

Read More

Patiently waiting

I have a confession to make. I am often less than patient. When I want something, I wanted it yesterday. I, personally, detest waiting on anybody or anything and I suppose it can be chalked up to my being an A+ personality. I often wonder: Is that a good thing, or a bad thing? Or, is it just what it is? Or, perhaps it is also because I have become a product of my environment as it seems that someone or something is always pushing us through life in such a way that we must move quickly or get out…

Read More

Four arrested on drug charges

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Four Lake Havasu City residents have been arrested following a multiple-month investigation of suspected drug sale activity at a home in the 1600 block of Avalon Avenue. A search of the residence was conducted Tuesday, February 11. “Detectives along with the assistance of the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s newest K-9 ‘Rocky,’ located a usable amount of methamphetamine, a usable amount of marijuana, and numerous items of drug paraphernalia, in addition to several firearms,” said police spokesman Chris Angus. Angus said 59-year-old Craig Stuart, Lake Havasu, is charged with possession of dangerous drugs, possession of marijuana,…

Read More