Category: Community News

Due to recent rainstorms and lower than expected water demand in southern California and Arizona, the Bureau of Reclamation is temporarily reducing water releases from Davis Dam, north of Laughlin, Nevada, on the lower Colorado River. The lower releases are necessary to maintain a safe water surface elevation at Lake Havasu. Beginning Friday, Feb. 2, hourly releases from Davis Dam, will be reduced to approximately 2,300 cubic feet per second. These lower releases are scheduled from midnight through 8 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) but may be extended depending on existing system conditions. The lower overnight flows will likely continue…

KINGMAN – The public is invited to the Mohave Republican Forum (MRF) dinner meeting on Wednesday eening, February 14, at 5:30 p.m, with Gilbert Smaby, Jennifer Esposito, Marcus Neal, William Andrews and Don Martin, candidates for Mohave County Board of Supervisors District 4, each who will be speaking and answering questions.  The person who is elected to the Board of Supervisors, District 4 is important for many reasons including the wide scope of determinations made by the Board which affects County residents and the cities including matters effecting water resources, county roads, property interests, health, economic development, county well-being and quality of life…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – In case you missed out on last week’s quilt event, there will be another one in store for the Lake Havasu community at the Art Quilt Exhibit. The Out of Box Fiber Artists will display an array of unique quilts made by the members of the club.  The group began meeting about two years ago and currently have about thirty members. This will be the club’s first exhibit in Lake Havasu.  The event will be free to the public along with refreshments served at the occasion. Out of Box Fiber Artists meets every second Monday of the month at…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College’s student club, the Bullhead City Campus Arts Club, is hosting its 4th Annual Flash Film Festival. The festival is a chance for students, faculty, staff and community members to show off their artistic abilities behind the camera. “This is something anyone can do with the phone in their pocket and let their voice be heard,” said Joe Ketchum, MCC faculty and club advisor. “They can collaborate with friends, and learn new skills and their efforts are at least rewarded with praise at the festival.” The festival encourages participants to create short films in various…

The Lake Havasu City Police Department would like to make the community aware of a recent local phone scam that has been reported.    In this phone scam, the caller portrays themselves as a representative of customer service from Lake Havasu City. The caller identification number appears to show up as an official Lake Havasu City phone number (928) 855-2116. During these calls, the scammer attempts to solicit personal information from the people who they are calling. This is a scam. A scam tactic called “spoofing” is used by scammers to make the caller identification appear to be a local number…

CHLORIDE – Saturday, March 16 is the date for Chloride’s annual St. Patrick’s celebration. Hosted by the Chloride Historical Society and the Special Events Committee this year’s events include an always zany parade down Tennessee Avenue, gunfights, gold panning, vendors, live music, and lots of other family friendly activities. It’s not too late to join the parade, contact Angie at (626) 483-4571 or Jeannie at (928) 565-9777 for an entry form. Vendors of all kinds are welcome on a first-come first-served basis. Spots are available on Tennessee Avenue for $10. Contact the Mineshaft Market at (928) 565-4888.