Trending Today ...
Former caregiver takes plea in theft of elderly

KINGMAN – The third defendant has entered a

Arizona anglers invited to participate in the Fish250

PHOENIX — Anglers of all experience levels are

Saturday Night Cruisers ‘Chill on Beale’

Members of the Saturday Night Cruisers Just Chillin'

Fentanyl, meth seized in Havasu traffic stop

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A recent infraction-related traffic

House GOP candidates challenged on water, education issues

MOHAVE COUNTY — On Monday, May 18, four

Nothing but clouds over Kingman on Memorial Day

KINGMAN – Clouds, but not much rain, covered

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

Lake Mead 2019 photo contest – Love Your Lakes

BOULDER CITY, Nevada – Lake Mead National Recreation Area is calling on all photographers and every social media extraordinaire to showcase their love for Lake Mead and Lake Mohave as part of a 2019 photo contest. The winner will receive a 2020 Lake Mead National Recreation Area annual pass, courtesy of the Lake Mead Circle, the park’s non-profit partner. The winning photo will also appear as the featured image on the pass. Visitors can submit entries by uploading their photo to Instagram with the hashtag #LAKEPhotoContest19 and tagging the park @lakemeadnps anytime from July 15, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2019….

Read More

K-9 Foundation needs assistance, plans events

Most residents believe the Mohave County Sheriff’s K-9 Program is funded by the state and the county, and that can no further from the truth. The K-9 Program receives no funding from the State of Arizona, the county, or the Sheriff’s Office. It operates solely on donations from businesses and concerned citizens. Because of this, the Mohave County Sheriff’s K-9 Foundation has a continuing need for donations for their ongoing effort to help support the MCSO K-9 Program. “Every month, we pay for their food, their vet bills, and equipment needed such as vests and booties for their feet in…

Read More

KFD Lopez speaks at rotary meeting

Speaking at the July 12th meeting of Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club was Oscar Lopez, Building & Life Safety Inspector with Kingman Fire Department (shown left with club past-president Becky Fawson). Lopez addressed the club on QR911, a program that provides life-saving information to emergency responders. City of Kingman Fire Department is the first fire department in the nation to offer this free program. With it, each person that enrolls is issued a QR code, specific to that individual, which can be printed out & displayed in the home, vehicle, wallet, etc. Included in the code is the individual’s critical…

Read More

BHC public works projects

The City of Bullhead City Public Works Department has the following projects going on in addition to regular work around our city during the week of July 15. City crews will be performing city wide sewer cleaning in various neighborhoods. City crews will be performing city wide sewer video inspection. City crews will be performing city wide street sweeping in various neighborhoods. City crews will be performing city wide traffic and street light maintenance and repairs in various locations throughout the city. City crews will be grading and dust control on Rio Rancho Monday through Friday between the hours of…

Read More

Richardson gets 10.5 years for manslaughter

Her friends and family members spoke of the magnificence of Jessica Orozco as the man who killed her was sentenced to the Arizona Department of Corrections Thursday. They told the Court that the 31-year-old Kingman woman excelled at everything and that her loss leaves a void in all their lives. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle was told that Orozco was a gifted parent, a beloved co-worker and a brilliant botanist. “Everything that she ever touched turned into flowers,” said Orozco’s Uncle Shaun Gaskins. A trial jury last month convicted Gerald Richardson, 58, of manslaughter in Orozco’s death last…

Read More