Category: Business

KINGMAN – Terry Thomson is proposing to erect a 31-foot-tall grain silo to support his expanding beer brewing operation in downtown Kingman. Thomson and his wife opened the House of Hops on Beale Street in 2015 and expanded it to the Rickety Cricket brewery two years later. The Thomsons opened tap houses carrying Rickety Cricket beer in Prescott and Flagstaff last year and will open another store in Las Vegas next month. Just up the street from Rickety Cricket, Thomson purchased a warehouse at 532 E. Beale Street that he is converting to produce three times the amount of beer…

MOHAVE COUNTY – The 10-member Mohave County West Basin Water Users Study Committee is meeting at the Capitol this afternoon, in House Hearing Room 1 at 2 p.m. Mayor Jen Miles is a member of the committee that is chaired by Senator Sonny Borrelli and Representative Regina Cobb. The agenda and full list of members can be found here:https://www.azleg.gov/iagenda/House/082719%20mohave%20county%20west%20basin%20water%20users.1.1r.pdf Background – Governor Ducey signed into law HB2467 (committees; west basin water users), which establishes a 10-member Mohave County West Basin Water Users Study Committee and a 10-member La Paz County West Basin Water Users Study Committee to analyze groundwater withdrawal data and make recommendations to…

After noticing Hualapai Elementary School didn’t have a fitting couch, Joe Kaelin, the owner of Arizona Furniture, donated this sofa-loveseat set on August 21. Kaelin looks forward to donate to more of Kingman’s schools in the near future. PHOTO COURTESY SKYLER HOLMES

Happy birthday Bullhead City! The Colorado River community that was incorporated on August 28, 1984 is celebrating its 35-year milestone. “We tried incorporation three times and it failed the first two times and it wasn’t until the third time that it passed (by voters),” said Mayor Tom Brady, who moved to Bullhead City in 1982. “I remember when I first got here we had one traffic light in town and that was at Highway 95 and Hancock.” City Manager Toby Cotter told Council members during their meeting last week that cake and ice cream would be provided in the lobby…

BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead Area Transit System has announced there will be a Public Outreach Meeting on Thursday, August 29, in the Bullhead City Council Chambers at 5:30 p.m. Bullhead Area Transit System is currently working on a project with ADOT and CivTech, a designated consultant, to complete a transit planning study aimed at selecting a site for a future transit operations and maintenance facility. This public outreach meeting will give local residents an opportunity to hear about the potential sites being considered and share input on the project. Anyone seeking more information regarding the public outreach meeting or information…