Category: Community News

The 41st annual Festival of the Arts will be returning to Metcalfe Park, Kingman. Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Local artisans will display their creations including paintings, ceramics, photography, and jewelry. Live musical entertainment will be provided by Leonard Interior, Black Lemon, Casey Frank, Ken Kordes, Monte Neil, and belly dancing throughout the weekend. Also featuring food vendors, and children’s art area. The festival is presented by Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club Foundation, with net proceeds going towards Rotary local and international service projects. For further information contact…

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office completed the infrastructure improvement project to enhance recreational use at Crossroads Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area. The work included repairing, sealing and striping the parking lot and reconstructing an access road. “We are happy this improvement project is complete and that we were able to enhance recreational access and safer public lands for everyone who enjoys the outdoors in the Lake Havasu area,” said Lake Havasu Acting Field Manager Samantha Carrasco. Crossroads OHV Area offers camping and has great access to fishing, boating and off-roading. Located approximately 45 miles south of…

The Lake Havasu City Police Department is conducting enhanced traffic and DUI enforcement during the Cinco de Mayo weekend, Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5. Funding for this effort is provided by a grant awarded by the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The Lake Havasu City Police Department reminds everyone participating in Cinco de Mayo festivities to enjoy the weekend responsibly and arrange for a designated driver.  

The National Train Day Celebration will be held at the Kingman Railroad Museum on 402 E. Andy Devine Ave. The celebration starts on Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is geared to inform the general public about railroad history, the importance of trains, and the role they have played in America. There will be an open house with free museum entry and a raffle to win train-themed prizes. The raffle tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and may be purchased at the museum, now or at the event. Raffle participants are not required to be…

Kingman Middle School is very proud to have nine students and two alternates selected by audition for the 2019 Arizona Music Educators Association’s Northern Arizona Middle School Regional Honor Band. Held on February 23, in Prescott, auditions assessed the technical accuracy of over 400 sixth, seventh & eighth grade musicians through the performance of musical excerpts, memorized scales and sight reading. The honor music festival will feature the region’s most talented band, choir and orchestra middle/junior high school students on Saturday, May 4, at 4:15 p.m. at Page High School in Page, Arizona. 

Come on out and sing along to your favorite show tunes as the Kingman Concert Band presents “Sounds of Broadway” at 7:00 P.M. on May 11, 2019 at the Mohave County Library – Kingman Branch on 3269 N. Burbank St. Open to the public, this free performance will feature music from Beauty and the Beast, La La Land, The Music Man, Porgy and Bess and many more Broadway hits. For further details, please contact Conductor Julie Gragg at (928)853-3846 or conductor@kingmanconcertband.com. Help this community band continue to hit many high notes by dining at Kingman’s Chipotle located at 3455 Stockton Hill Road Suite C between…