Category: Community News

KINGMAN — A woman has died eight days after being hospitalized as the result of an apparent elk attack on her property in the Pine Lake community in the Hualapai Mountains, about 15 miles southeast of Kingman.  The attack occurred on the afternoon of Oct. 26 while the woman’s husband was in Kingman. According to the husband, when he returned around 6 p.m., he found his wife on the ground in the backyard with injuries consistent with being trampled by an elk. He also observed a bucket of spilled corn nearby. There were no witnesses to the event. The husband…

BULLHEAD CITY – “I haven’t met a group of kids who eat, sleep, and breathe drama,” like these kids, said Joshua Michel, Fine Arts Director and Mathematics Teacher for 6th-8th grades at Desert Star Academy. Desert Star Academy Middle School kicks off its performing arts season with “Beauty and the Beast” on Nov 10-11, 6:30 pm, from Mohave High School’s stage, 2251 Hwy 95, Bullhead City. The season includes “Elf Jr.” (December), “Frozen” (April), “Finding Nemo” (June), and “The Sound of Music” (July). “It’s crazy how dedicated they are in getting the production going,” added Michel. “We started rehearsing (‘Beauty…

BULLHEAD CITY – “I haven’t met a group of kids who eat, sleep, and breathe drama,” like these kids, said Joshua Michel, Fine Arts Director and Mathematics Teacher for 6th-8th grades at Desert Star Academy. Desert Star Academy Middle School kicks off its performing arts season with “Beauty and the Beast” on Nov 10-11, 6:30 pm, from Mohave High School’s stage, 2251 Hwy 95, Bullhead City. The season includes “Elf Jr.” (December), “Frozen” (April), “Finding Nemo” (June), and “The Sound of Music” (July). “It’s crazy how dedicated they are in getting the production going,” added Michel. “We started rehearsing (‘Beauty…

KINGMAN – Bring your car down for a fun time on Saturday, Nov. 18 for Chillin’ on Beale.  Classics, customs, creatives, motorcycles, EVs, you name it will be on display. Cruise on down to Beale Street for music, good food, and down-home Kingman atmosphere! Events begin at 3 p.m. and only ends when the cars go home. November’s theme is a cruise in – Coats, Toys, and Canned Food donations. The event is free and open to the public – vehicle spots open. Contact Gene Kirkham at 714.488.1843 for more information.

BULLHEAD CITY – On Sunday, November 5 at 7:11 a.m., a bird made contact with a primary line, causing the breaker to open and damaging two fuses and a transformer. This outage affected 2,371 members in Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) service area expanding from Marina Boulevard on the north to Lause Road on the south and Riverview Drive on the west to Oatman Road on the east. MEC crews responded, replaced the damaged equipment, and restored power to the majority of members at 8:34 a.m. After further repairs, the remaining 67 members were restored at 9:30 a.m. Outage restoration is important…

KINGMAN – The Mohave Museum, 400 W. Beale St., is having a Treasure Sale in their parking lot on Saturday, December 2 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  There will be lots of one-of-a-kind items like doilies and baby clothes, also vintage cameras, furniture and other items.  All proceeds go to the Museum for in-house projects and exhibits.  Monetary donations also accepted.