Category: Community News

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College is proud to announce, Jennifer Schaefle has been selected as a 2024 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar, this means she has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship. Schaefle was one of 50 students across the country to have received this scholarship. This is the second time she has been honored by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. In 2023 she was recognized as a Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar, which earned her a $1,000 scholarship. She will use the funds to pay for additional educational fees like books. “I’m very proud and honored to be selected as…

MOHAVE COUNTY  – Mohave County Animal Shelter will be holding a Clear the Shelter Adoption Event on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Have you heard that they are moving into their brand new facility soon? They need to have many animals adopted beforehand to make the move easier on all involved. There will be adoption subsidies – adult dogs over 40 pounds are $25; adult cats are $50; puppies five to eight months are $50. Some will be sponsored so may go home for no fees to qualified adopters. The shelter continues…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College Soccer recently wrapped up its spring Boys Camp, with Athletic Director and Men’s Soccer Head Coach Camilo Valencia noting regional interest in the program evidenced by the camp’s number of talented out-of-town attendees. Valencia was pleased with the camp’s turnout, with a large number of participants from surrounding states and municipalities making the trip to Anderson Fieldhouse in Bullhead City. “We had kids come from Las Vegas, Mesquite, St. George, Tucson and Yuma, which shows the interest in our program at a regional level,” Valencia said. “This shows our local boys that attended from…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Young Adult Development Program (YADAH) of Lake Havasu is making sure that youths of Havasu develop positive and healthy hobbies. It’s an early intervention program that could prevent unhealthy habits such as substance addictions.   YADAH was formed for the children of the community and has helped them have promising futures. The organization hosts events where children can thrive like their Hobbies Not Habits annual function. The drug prevention event began four years ago.   The beginning of the events was a challenge for the nonprofit team however, over the years, community interest has grown, and YADAH hopes to continue their…