Category: Community News

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Starting on Monday, March 11th, the City of Kingman will undertake the Andy Devine ADA Improvement project, which is funded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The project will address the ADA needs on Hall Street, Johnson Avenue, Broadway Avenue, and East Andy Devine Avenue. During the project’s duration, there will be lane restrictions and intermittent closures. The lane restrictions will be in place from 6:00 a.m. on Monday, March 11th, until the project’s completion, which is expected to be by the end of July 2024. The City of Kingman urges anyone traveling through work zones…

The season is almost here! It is that time of year when fans pour into the streets and celebrate the newness of the hunt. Is it the journey to victory? Is it the promise of a prize? Am I speaking of baseball’s spring training, March Madness, or something much more exciting? Perhaps, you have guessed by now. It is, of course, yard sale season! As the weather warms and garages bulge, countless people will empty out treasure unknown. From furniture to tools, exercise equipment to books, and everything in between, hoards of people will swarm driveways in search of some…

BULLHEAD CITY – Telephones, internet and other networking for the Bullhead City School District won’t be functioning for several hours Monday morning (March 11), due to a planned upgrade. The outage should have a minimal effect, as it is the first day of BCSD’s spring break. The district’s technology staff will be updating a key electrical system beginning at 5:30 a.m. Service should be fully restored within several hours. Phone calls to the district and special education offices, which will remain open during spring break but with limited hours, may not go through early Monday morning until phone service is…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College would like to congratulate eight students who have been selected as 2024 All-Arizona Academic Team members. Students honored with the award are: Tenny McWilliams (Bullhead City Campus); Jennifer Schaefle (Bullhead City Campus); Samantha Covey (Bullhead City Campus); Kevin Gauthun (Lake Havasu Campus); Ashley Teodosio (Lake Havasu Campus); Fiona Pedi (Kingman Campus); Mandie Price (Kingman Campus) and Alisa Hammon (North Mohave Campus). Students were honored at a ceremony Wednesday in Phoenix with all other honorees from throughout Arizona. All-Arizona Academic Team members apply for either the University Transfer or the Workforce Pathway team categories. Transfer team members…

Scenic 80-mile round-trip offers chance to win prizes for the best poker hand and support River Fund, Inc. Helping military veterans in need in the tri-state area is the goal of a scenic 80-mile round-trip motorcycle ride through the Colorado River valley on April 27 as the Veterans Poker Run returns for its tenth year during Larry Topping’s Mayhem Motorcycle Rally, April 25-28. Entrants have a chance to win prizes by collecting playing cards for a poker hand along the way, with all proceeds from the event benefiting River Fund Inc.’s Veterans Assistance Fund, helping military veterans in need in…

KINGMAN – Kingman Unified School District #20 is very proud to have had 10 students participate in the Arizona Music Educators Association’s All-State Elementary/Junior High School Honor Band Festival held on March 2, at Mountain View High School in Mesa.  Hundreds of Arizona middle school students vied for placement in the prestigious All-State Sixth, Seventh & Eighth Grade Honor Bands. In December 2023, seventh and eighth grade band students submitted virtual audition recordings of musical excerpts and scales for judging. Adjudicators assessed students’ technical accuracy and artistic expression awarding placement to the highest-ranking musicians for each grade level ensemble. Sixth grade students from across the state were selected…