Category: Community News

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Arizona State University-Lake Havasu campus professor Dr. Cristen Mann was recently recognized as the 2019 the First Things First La Paz/Mohave Region Champion for Young Children.  The Champion for Young Children award is given by the FTF La Paz/Mohave Regional Council each year to a local champion who actively volunteers their time to raise public awareness of the importance of early childhood development and health. Champions spend a significant amount of time building public awareness about the importance of early childhood issues. Mann volunteered her Organizational Leadership Project Management class to organize a foster care appreciation…

Preparedness is a shared responsibility; it takes a whole community. The recent earthquakes that hit in Southern California remind people to be prepared. Emergencies can strike at any time, causing power outages, flooding, fire or evacuations which would rapidly overload first responders. The Bullhead City Fire Department would like to remind citizens to do their part, be prepared, and have an emergency preparedness plan. Emergencies can happen anytime and anywhere, and strongly urge citizens to be prepared. One resource continually relied upon is the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Members train and assist with emergencies and natural disasters. If interested in…

Applications will be accepted by mail beginning July 22  Arizona hunters will have an opportunity to receive a hunt permit-tag for select 2019 deer, fall turkey and fall youth-only javelina hunts.  There are 968 leftover hunt permit-tags available for general deer hunts, with most of those hunts being for antlered white-tailed deer only in Game Management Units (GMUs) in the southeastern portion of the state. There also are leftover hunt permit-tags for muzzleloader deer (249), youth-only deer (55), youth-only muzzleloader deer (7), turkey (455) and youth-only javelina (278) hunts.  The Arizona Game and Fish Department will accept applications for leftover hunt permit-tags…

For the seventh consecutive year, two Bullhead City-area hospitals have come together to provide a rigorous two week job shadowing program for students interested in the medical field. Beginning July 8, sixteen students from five area high schools in three states will be exposed to different health care careers, from the traditional paths of physicians and nursing to allied health, staff support and administrative positions. The M*A*S*H program (Multiple Avenues of Successful Health Care) started in 2013 in conjunction with Valley View Medical Center (VVMC) in Ft. Mohave, Western Arizona Regional Medical Center (WARMC) in Bullhead City and the Colorado River…

Starting July 1, 2019, Kingman Center for the Arts will be moving its home to the ArtHub, located at 402 E. Beale Street.  The former ArtHub Residency program is transforming with them into an expanded art gallery and education center, featuring local talent and quality art instruction. Kingman Center for the Arts is excited to bring new opportunities to the Kingman Community and with this new facility, grow as an organization. They want to send a huge thank you to Angle Homes for their generous donation of the ArtHub location. Their restoration of this historic building in 2014 has assisted…

Hunters can check portal account, or by phone  The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has completed its random draw for 2019 fall hunts. To check draw results for the deer, fall turkey, fall javelina, bighorn sheep, fall bison, fall bear and sandhill crane seasons, applicants should sign into their free AZGFD portal account or call the department’s automated telephone system at (602) 942-3000, pressing “2” and following the prompts. Be prepared to provide a Social Security or Department ID number, and date of birth.  To open a portal account, visit https://accounts.azgfd.com/Account/Registerand complete the required fields. A portal account allows customers to create…