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KINGMAN — Motorcyclists from Northern Arizona gathered at Thunder-Rode Motorcycle Accessories on July 22, 2023 for a Christmas in July charity ride benefiting Cornerstone Mission Project, Inc.  Enduring blistering heat, the heart of our local motorcycle community could be felt as locals watched riders blaze through downtown Kingman, winding up the Hualapai Mountains, and circling back to Thunder-Rode in the name of charity.  Throughout the month, Thunder-Rode collected donations from the Cornerstone Mission Project’s online “Needs List”. Boxes of donations poured in from local Kingman merchants. American Legion Riders Post 14 in Kingman led the ride while the Thunder-Rode staff…

MOHAVE COUNTY – A donation of $345,000 from the estate of the late Joanne E. Barton for the new Mohave County Animal Shelter was formally accepted during Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The shelter is under construction on county property north of the Kingman District Library on Burbank St. Susan Pena, Barton’s friend of 30 years, has served as the administrator of the estate of the woman who retired after more than 20 years as a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Pena said Barton moved to Kingman from Orange County in 2017 and resided at a local assisted living…

MOHAVE COUNTY – A donation of $345,000 from the estate of the late Joanne E. Barton for the new Mohave County Animal Shelter was formally accepted during Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The shelter is under construction on county property north of the Kingman District Library on Burbank St. Susan Pena, Barton’s friend of 30 years, has served as the administrator of the estate of the woman who retired after more than 20 years as a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Pena said Barton moved to Kingman from Orange County in 2017 and resided at a local assisted living…

Over 1.6 million fewer students are enrolled in higher education in the U.S. compared to before the pandemic. Decreases in university enrollments have likewise occurred around the world. Japan has shut down 11 and merged 29 universities from 2000 to 2020. The reason is low birth rate where “the number of 18-year-olds here has dropped by nearly half in just three decades, from more than two million in 1990 to 1.1 million now. It’s projected to further decline to 880,000 by 2040, according to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.” The result is that Japan now…