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Bullhead schools mark opening of on-site employee childcare center

Ron Martin3 years ago3 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – Several dozen community leaders helped the Bullhead City School District (BCSD) ceremonially launch a childcare program for BCSD employees. Located on the Coyote Canyon School campus, the center was approved earlier this year by the BCSD governing board as a way to recruit and retain employees who are concerned about safe and affordable childcare. Led by the Bullhead Area and Laughlin Chambers of Commerce, members of BCSD’s school board, along with Mayor Steve D’Amico and members of the Bullhead City Council, center staff and students cut ribbons for what some commented could be a model elsewhere. Officially…

MCC Kingman campus pond gets a refresh, provides learning opportunities for students

Ron Martin3 years ago2 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave Community College campus in Kingman has been working toward rebuilding and refreshing the pond on campus. The pond will be utilized for student learning and a nice spot for students, employees and the community to enjoy. The pond will provide hands-on learning for students to study population ecology, the chemistry of water in freshwater systems, ornithology which is the study of birds, and much more. “The pond is going to grant us so many unique opportunities for students, it’s not just water and pupfish we are already attracting more species of dragonflies and hummingbird,”…

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University enrollment downturn since 2020

Ron Martin3 years ago4 mins

Over 1.6 million fewer students are enrolled in higher education in the U.S. compared to before the pandemic. Decreases in university enrollments have likewise occurred around the world. Japan has shut down 11 and merged 29 universities from 2000 to 2020. The reason is low birth rate where “the number of 18-year-olds here has dropped by nearly half in just three decades, from more than two million in 1990 to 1.1 million now. It’s projected to further decline to 880,000 by 2040, according to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.” The result is that Japan now…

Thrift store is bringing ‘Happy Hearts’ to Golden Valley

Ron Martin3 years ago2 years ago4 mins

GOLDEN VALLEY – Alicia Sapp, CEO and founder of the Golden Valley Family Resource Center and Frankie Lyons, founder of Veterans United Arizona, are happy to announce the Grand Opening of Happy Hearts Thrift Store and Consignment Shop located at 5417 Hwy. 68. Happy Hearts Thrift store will hold a grand opening on Friday, September 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the public is invited. Come and enjoy hamburgers, hot dogs, and refreshments in celebration of the start of new effort to help the Golden Valley community. Happy Hearts Thrift Store is 501c3 nonprofit that will help anyone…

Teens for Jeans drive beginning

Ron Martin3 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – Kingman Academy Middle School will be holding their annual community event starting next week. The theme this year is “Teens for Jeans.” They are collecting slightly used and new jeans of all sizes during the week of August 21 to August 28. The jeans will be distributed to local schools, local shelters, and local agencies that work with people in need of assistance. Donations can be dropped off at Kingman Academy Middle School, 3269 Harrison St.

Extreme storm cause MEC outages over weekend

Ron Martin3 years ago2 mins

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Throughout the weekend, Friday, August 18 – Saturday, August 19 twenty-six separate outages in Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC’S) service area affected over 4,800 MEC members. The majority of the outages were due to lightning striking lines, transformers, and other electrical equipment. MEC crews worked tirelessly throughout the night restoring power to all members by Saturday, August 19 at 1:57 p.m. The largest outage occurred at 5:49 p.m. on Friday in the Western service area for 1,949 members when winds from the extreme storm tore down a line, causing the circuit to lock open at the Big Bend Substation….

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Bullhead schools mark opening of on-site employee childcare center

MCC Kingman campus pond gets a refresh, provides learning opportunities for students

University enrollment downturn since 2020

Thrift store is bringing ‘Happy Hearts’ to Golden Valley

Teens for Jeans drive beginning

Extreme storm cause MEC outages over weekend

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