Category: Community News

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City is participating in the National Firefighters Foundation’s “Light the Night” Fallen Firefighters campaign, honoring the firefighters that have passed away this year on the job and from job-related illnesses nationwide. In support of this initiative, as dusk turns to night, various City buildings and landmarks will be lit red, including the iconic London Bridge. This annual event hosted by the National Firefighters Foundation is a tribute to firefighters who have made the ultimate sacrifice and serves as a way to honor and remember those individuals and their families.Starting Wednesday, May 1, through Sunday,…

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The City of Kingman would like to notify the community that there will be a road closure for the Eastern Realignment to Airway Avenue project beginning on Monday, May 6, 2024. This will include a road closure at Eastern Street (North of Calumet Avenue) and Kenwood Avenue (West of Lomalai Street) from Monday, May 6, 2024 thru Wednesday, July 3, 2024. This closure will allow construction crews to relocate utilities as needed, install new curbs, gutters, sidewalks and asphalt on the newly aligned Eastern Street to Airway Avenue. All traffic will be re-routed utilizing Calumet Avenue. The City of…

What I am about to say will either be seen as a moderate approach to a difficult problem or as a sellout heretic to a fundamental truth. So, buckle up. Rarely do I interject myself into politics, especially here. But there is a problem that is overlapping between politics and religion that both people of faith and people opposed need some clarity and perhaps compromise. It is not our borders, inflation, or geopolitical wars. It is not who defines gender or whether a person can be a “furry” (look it up—crazy). In short, it is the issue regarding a woman’s…

With more people getting outdoors to take advantage of the state’s warm, spring weather, it’s important to keep in mind that 13 species of rattlesnakes also call Arizona home. Depending on location, the species that are encountered most often are the Western diamondback, sidewinder, Mojave, and black-tailed rattlesnakes.   “Arizona has more rattlesnake species than any other state, and we can all celebrate that amazing biodiversity,” said Thomas Jones, amphibians and reptiles program manager for the Arizona Game and Fish Department. In warm desert areas, rattlesnakes are most active from March through October. During the spring, it’s not uncommon for…

KINGMAN – The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) will hold an information session and public workshop for Hualapai Valley Irrigation Non-Expansion Area (HVINA) on May 7. The meeting will be held May 7 from 4 to 6 p.m. in person at Mohave Community College – Neal Campus Building 200 Room 240, 1971 Jagerson Ave. as follows at Mohave Community College Neal Campus, with some portions held in a hybrid manner as indicated below:  This meeting will be to further discuss the framework for the Hualapai Valley Irrigation Non-Expansion Area. ADWR staff will be available to answer any questions regarding…