Category: Community News

Americans from across the nation will pay homage on National Vietnam War Veterans Day on Friday, March 29 to those who served during the Vietnam conflict, and to those who paid the ultimate price. Many Americans do not realize our government’s participation in Vietnam occurred long before the actual Vietnam conflict began. That’s right, it was a conflict and was never actually designated a war by our government. The first American military death in Vietnam occurred on Sept. 26, 1945, during the unrest in Saigon when Office of Strategic Services Officer Lt. Col A. Peter Dewey was killed by Viet…

KINGMAN – At its regular monthly meeting, the local FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) Mohave Lodge #16, on Wednesday, March 30, presented a 45-year pin to member Pat Mullen-Lamb. It commemorates her 45 continuous years of service to the lodge. Mullen-Lamb, who is a Lifetime Member of the Lodge, received her 40-year pin just two months shy of her 45th anniversary in January. She had served continuously for 44 years and 10 months at that time and was shy two months of her 45th anniversary. Mullen -Lamb holds the record for Lodge #16 as the longest continuously-serving member. She graduated…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Bighorn Trek is here! Mohave Community College would like to invite community members to stop by and see what MCC has to offer. The event showcases higher education and career opportunities in each community. The event will be held at MCC’s Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City campuses. Bullhead Campus, 3400 Hwy. 95, Thursday, March 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lake Havasu Campus, 1977 Acoma Blvd. W, Friday, April 5 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with college instructors and local businesses to learn about the skills needed…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Rodeo participants saddled up over the weekend at the Lake Havasu Stampede Rodeo. Havasu Rodeo is the host of many events for cowboys, cowgirls, and cow families of Havasu.   Their Delbert Days Rodeo is an annual favorite and the Lake Havasu Stampede Rodeo is no exception. Dedicated riders gathered for the three-day event all to show what they’re made of starting on Friday, March 15 through Sunday, March 17 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Sara Park Rodeo Grounds.   This was a family fun filled weekend that included seven challenges performed by top riders of…

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – On Saturday, March 23 at 11:07 a.m., MEC’s substation system protection equipment shut power off due to failure of a component. The outage affected approximately 2,405 MEC members in the area of Riviera Blvd., Oatman Road, and Riverview Drive in Bullhead City. MEC crews responded, and rerouted substation circuits, restoring power to all members at 12:25 p.m. Testing has been completed and the failed equipment is scheduled to be replaced. Outage restoration is important to Mohave Electric Cooperative. Please remember, there are many ways to report an outage. You can call our toll-free line at 1-844-632-2667, text…