Category: Business

KINGMAN – Several downtown Kingman property owners objected when the city council approved a proposed grain silo for the Rickety Cricket brewery operation on Beale St. Owner Terry Thomson sought an encroachment permit to place the 31-foot-tall structure that can store up to 55,000 pounds of grain on a portion of the public sidewalk. Thomson answered questions, expressed pride in the success of his business and bristled at the blowback. “If we’re not at all proud of what I’ve built downtown, then I’m fighting the wrong battle right now,” Thomson said. “The grain silo is one more additional cost that…

LAKE  HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City Clerk Kelly Williams recently earned the Master Municipal Clerk designation from IIMC, the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, Inc. The IIMC grants the MMC designation only to those municipal clerks who complete demanding education requirements, and who have record of significant contributions to their local government, their community and state. Kelly Williams was born and raised here in Lake Havasu City, graduated from Lake Havasu High School and Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, and has been employed with the City for the past twenty years. “Only a handful of municipal clerks earn…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City welcomes 2020 Census workers to the community. Census workers are visiting our neighborhoods to canvass addresses in our area, and will continue through October. Mayor Cal Sheehy urges the public to participate in the Census 2020 effort to ensure a complete count. “Everyone that lives here must be counted. Simply put, not counting our residents in Lake Havasu City would divert millions and millions of dollars to other communities who have an accurate count. Money generated through the Census count will help us maintain and improve our roads, public safety services, and attract…

Community volunteers from the First Things First (FTF) Colorado River Indian Tribes Region were honored Sunday at the organization’s statewide early childhood conference. The FTF Colorado River Indian Tribes Regional Partnership Council, made up of local volunteers from the region, received the Eddie Basha Regional Partnership Council Excellence Award for Leadership and Service. The annual award recognizes one of 28 regional councils from across Arizona for inspiring its local community to come together and promote positive and lasting change on behalf of young children, thereby enriching all of Arizona. Brandon Basha, the eldest grandson in the Basha family, presented the…