Category: Community News

Platform stands on water resources, climate change MOHAVE COUNTY – U.S. senate candidate Mark Kelly will be making a number of appearances in La Paz and Mohave County this week. The retired U.S. Navy Captain and NASA astronaut visits the Parker area Thursday, Sept. 19, before swinging through Lake Havasu, Bullhead City and Kingman on Friday, Sept 20. “I’m really looking forward to it. As a candidate it’s my first visit to Mohave and La Paz counties. So, I haven’t seen a lot of that part of Arizona recently,” Kelly said. “I’m excited to meet folks and learn about the…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Jim Hamersley says he is excited to seek the republican nomination for District 1 Mohave County Supervisor. Hamersley grew up in Kingman and returned a couple of years ago after a three-decade career in technology management and leadership roles where he said he found solutions for organizations in the public and private sector from Yuma to Alaska, and from Northern California to Chicago. “I implement systems to improve operational efficiencies, reducing business operations costs and better servicing the customers. That’s what I’ve done for 30 years,” Hamersley said. “Mediocrity in government these days is no longer tolerated…

Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club recently donated ADA-compliance cost and a women’s room to the Veterans Home (formerly the old Mohave County building), 301 Oak St.,  now under reconstruction by the Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council. Club President Karen Brown, Rotary 5495 District Governor David Simmer and Rotary Club Publicity Co-Chairman Jo Ann Oxsen were given a tour of the facility September 13 by Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council Treasurer Doreen O’Banion. Upon completion, the facility will be staffed 24/7, provide 26 rooms (including eight for opioid crisis) for homeless veterans, and will have a resource computer lab.