Category: Community News

LAKE HAVASU CITY – If you’re someone who loved last month’s Rockabilly Reunion, The Wake the Lake Country Music Festival promises not to disappoint. Organizer of the concert Kennie Cuppetelli is at it again with bringing another festive musical occasion to Lake Havasu. Cuppetelli is the founder of last year’s London Bridge Days Music festival and the famed Rockabilly events. Wake the Lake Country Music Festival will be on Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Lake Havasu State Park. Tickets for this event can be purchased by visiting https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wake-the-lake-country-festival-tickets-849513938057?aff=oddtdtcreator With nine musicians scheduled to be in…

KINGMAN – On Friday, March 29, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day was observed at Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Kingman. The ceremony was hosted and coordinated by the Vietnam Veterans of America, (VVA) Chapter 995 in Kingman. The Vietnam Veterans Recognition Act was signed into law in 2017. designating March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day. This date is significant as it indicates the end of the Vietnam War and the return of U.S. troops to American soil. President of the VVA and U.S. Army veteran, Lee Elder, officiated.  Elder is also Chaplain for the Marine Corps League Dean W. Reiter…

KINGMAN – Scores of dogs and cats will soon abandon weathered and worn-out kennels at a dilapidated downtown Kingman facility to transition to more comfortable confinement at Mohave County’s brand-new animal shelter at 3629 Burbank St. Woodruff Construction is wrapping up its year-long building campaign and will turn the 9,000 sq. ft. facility over to Animal Shelter Director Nicole Mangiameli at a date uncertain later this month. Staff has engaged in planning for the mid-to-late April move to the new shelter. “Our goal would be completing the move in one working day. We have our volunteers with their own vehicles…

KINGMAN – Mohave County is contemplating using its fairgrounds facilities in Kingman for recreation. The Board of Supervisors takes up a staff recommendation to resurface the floor of the Exposition Center to accommodate pickleball play at the meeting on Monday, April 1.Backup material notes the surge in popularity of the sport across America, pickleball play demand exceeding capacity in Kingman and the under-utilization of the Exposition Center building at the Mohave County Fairgrounds complex.“The Exposition Center at the Mohave County Fairgrounds has undergone recent interior improvements, and it is well positioned to serve dual purpose in providing indoor, climate controlled…