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Sportsmen’s Club to reopen

KINGMAN – After a year of pandemic lockdown and several months of preparation The Sportsmen’s Club will be reopening its doors. The Sportsmen’s Club shuttered its operation to safeguard itself and its patrons during the COVID pandemic. With all of the staff having been vaccinated, it is ready to reopen. Originally opening its doors in 1910, it has been known as The Palace Saloon, The Deluxe, and eventually The Sportsmen’s Club. These days it simply goes by most of its patrons as “Sporty’s.” Steeped in the long history of Kingman, its roots go back to a watering hole for thirsty…

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WestCare approved to receive $1 million of ARPA funds

MOHAVE COUNTY – District 2 Mohave County supervisor Hildy Angius has earned board approval to use coronavirus pandemic relief funds to help addicts recover and rehabilitate in Bullhead City. The county is receiving about $41.5million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, and the board decided in April that each supervisor would take a lead role in determining how to spend a little more than $8million in each of the five county districts. “It is not a secret that my passion is recovery for addicts and alcoholics and all who struggle with addiction, particularly women,” Angius said. She said more services are needed…

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WestCare approved to receive $1 million of ARPA funds

MOHAVE COUNTY – District 2 Mohave County supervisor Hildy Angius has earned board approval to use coronavirus pandemic relief funds to help addicts recover and rehabilitate in Bullhead City. The county is receiving about $41.5million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, and the board decided in April that each supervisor would take a lead role in determining how to spend a little more than $8million in each of the five county districts. “It is not a secret that my passion is recovery for addicts and alcoholics and all who struggle with addiction, particularly women,” Angius said. She said more services are needed…

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First-of-its-kind endeavor in Arizona, MEC and TWN celebrate 1st fiber optic broadband connections

BULLHEAD CITY – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC), TWN Communications (TWN), state and local elected officials, along with community members came together on July 15, to commemorate the first fiber broadband connections. In a first-of-its-kind endeavor for an electric cooperative in Arizona, MEC is building a fiber-optic network to enhance electric operations and provide fast, reliable broadband service for each MEC member,  a service territory consisting of 36,000 members / 42,500 end points. “Our members and electeds insisted MEC take on this challenge,” said MEC CEO Tyler Carlson. “MEC was formed by our early members when investor-owned utilities would not provide…

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First-of-its-kind endeavor in Arizona, MEC and TWN celebrate 1st fiber optic broadband connections

BULLHEAD CITY – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC), TWN Communications (TWN), state and local elected officials, along with community members came together on July 15, to commemorate the first fiber broadband connections. In a first-of-its-kind endeavor for an electric cooperative in Arizona, MEC is building a fiber-optic network to enhance electric operations and provide fast, reliable broadband service for each MEC member,  a service territory consisting of 36,000 members / 42,500 end points. “Our members and electeds insisted MEC take on this challenge,” said MEC CEO Tyler Carlson. “MEC was formed by our early members when investor-owned utilities would not provide…

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Republican women meet

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The monthly London Bridge Republican Women Dinner will be held Monday August 2, at Shugrues Bridgeview Room. Check in is at 5 p.m. with the meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Cost is $20 at the door, check or cash. This month’s guest speakers are U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar and Kari Lake, candidate for governor. Please RSVP to Amie Boggs by noon Saturday, July 31 at 928-231-6805.

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