Category: Business

KINGMAN – The Kingman City council tabled action on an ordinance proposing banning local performances featuring exotic animals by circuses and other traveling shows. The first half-dozen citizens speaking at the March 5 council meeting urged adoption of the measure, alleging that tigers, elephants and other exotic animals suffer for their involvement in the industry. Ordinance supporters like Keepers of the Wild sanctuary founder Jonathan Kraft said the animals are mistreated simply by their captivity, their confinement within small cages or space and forced travel. They contend they also suffer abuse when electric prods, whips and other equipment and methods…

The Small Business Development Center of Mohave Community College will offer a Lunch & Learn webinar via Zoom on Wednesday, March 27 from noon to 1 p.m. The presenter will be tourism development consultant Jim Hinckley. He will explain how to include all of the tourism facets, capitalize on tourism and become a community ambassador. As a key component in long-term economic development, tourism is something the entire community can participate in and profit from as a result. Small businesses will gain knowledge on how to incorporate the profitability of tourism into their industry. The webinar is free. Please register…

BOULDER CITY, Nevada – Lake Mead National Recreation Area welcomed 7.5 million recreation visitors to the park in 2018, according to figures released by the National Park Service. For the second year in a row, it is the sixth most visited park in the entire National Park Service. Nationally, visitation to America’s national parks in 2018 exceeded 300 million recreation visits for the fourth consecutive year. The 318.2 million recreation visits total is the third highest since record keeping began in 1904. “Lake Mead National Recreation Area continues to be a popular destination because of the diverse activities that you…

KINGMAN – On Thursday, February 28, Corporal Stacey Mayo has retired from the Kingman Police Department (KPD) after 25 years of service.  Mayo  was hired by KPD in February 1994; promoted to Corporal in 1998; and assigned to the School Resource Program in January 1999.  Having served for over 20 years as a SRO, Mayo  was a valuable team member and driving force in the success of the SRO program and the Junior Police Academy. Mayo  has been and will always be a valuable member of the KPD family.  They are sad to see her go, but wish her and her family…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The public is invited to an open house to discuss the Lake Havasu Municipal Airport Master Plan update on Thursday, March 28, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport Terminal Building, located at 5600 Hwy 95 #1. The open house gives residents, businesses and property owners an opportunity to meet City staff and get more information on this very important project.     The goal of the Airport Master Plan is to provide the framework needed to guide future Airport development that will cost-effectively satisfy aviation demand, while considering potential environmental…

KINGMAN – On Thursday, February 28, City of Kingman Mayor Jen Miles and the Kingman Clean City Commissioner Clerence Russell awarded certificates and prizes to top winning students in the 2019 American Recycles Day poster and essay contest at the Power House Visitor Center. Seven local schools, 33 classrooms, and 661 students from kindergarten through eighth grade participated. Teachers recognized as providing encouragement to their students to learn about recycling by submitting a poster or an essay entry were:  KAOL Primary (Andrade, Arnold, Brann, Delgado, Jule, Mason, Osterman, Quinn Schwab, and Smith), KAOL Intermediate (Brazdys, Busby, Hopper Pettigrew, and Snelling), KAOL Middle (Harmon,…