Category: Community News

KINGMAN – April is shaping up to be a big month for the Mohave County Fairgrounds. Fairgrounds General Manager Tim Woods expressed his excitement, saying, “We have all kinds of good things coming up!” Most of his excitement lay in the improvements made to the fairgrounds in the last 12 months. Woods says he wanted to make improvements to the fairgrounds so that residents could be proud to come to events there. Significant improvements have been made to the rodeo grounds, particularly making it safer for rodeo contestants and animals alike. Woods said that when he took over, the fairgrounds…

KINGMAN – April is shaping up to be a big month for the Mohave County Fairgrounds. Fairgrounds General Manager Tim Woods expressed his excitement, saying, “We have all kinds of good things coming up!” Most of his excitement lay in the improvements made to the fairgrounds in the last 12 months. Woods says he wanted to make improvements to the fairgrounds so that residents could be proud to come to events there. Significant improvements have been made to the rodeo grounds, particularly making it safer for rodeo contestants and animals alike. Woods said that when he took over, the fairgrounds…

GOLDEN VALLEY – Golden Valley Fire District Board Chair and former volunteer firefighter, Sue Foster, has announced a fundraising event specifically for the purchase of vital specialized equipment for Golden Valley firefighters. The event will run from 11 a.m. through 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 24 at Great American Pizza, 6775 Highway 68. Bring your family! Bring your friends! Bring your neighbors. Bring your appetite! Enjoy the fun and games! There will be horseshoe and cornhole contests as well as a raffle for a rifle. Raffle tickets are $5 each. Come see the helicopter! Come see the fire trucks! See…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Knowledge is the key to opening doors of opportunity and positive change. It’s a lesson Michael Adams, a retired Navy Veteran and former business owner learned in life, and it motivated him to become a student at Mohave Community College, where he is also the vice president of the Student Activities Council on the Havasu campus.   Adams, 58, is majoring in Paralegal and English, and decided to go back to school because he saw the value in education. He also wanted to grow his social skills and learn more about diversity.  “It was the logical choice because it’s affordable,…