Category: Community News

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Branch of the Mohave County Library is hosting a three-day event promoting Personal Awareness on August 29, 30, and 31, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Representatives from several agencies and organizations will be giving presentations on where to find help on a variety of issues. Mohave County Public Health will be providing classes on blood pressure, internet safety, medication safety, nutrition, and more on Aug 29 and 31.  On Aug 30, WACOG, Bullhead City Police and Fire Departments, AZ@Work, Terros Health Crisis Hotline, Mohave Community College, AZ Coalition of Military Families, Community Legal Services, and AZ DES Vocational Rehabilitation and…

VERMILION CLIFFS, Arizona – To support California condors, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Vermillion Cliffs National Monument is sponsoring a Public Lands Day service project to improve the California condor (condor) viewing site. Due to the effects of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on the Arizona/Utah condor flock, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, The Peregrine Fund, Bureau of Land Management, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, and other Southwest Working Group condor partners, have determined, for the health of the condors, not to hold the annual release. Instead, the BLM and partners will host a site improvement project, Saturday, September 23, at 9…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) is currently responding to an identified case of active tuberculosis (TB) in one individual previously on the campus of the Diamondback Elementary School in Bullhead City. The school has identified 400+ individuals who were potentially exposed. MCDPH, in collaboration with the Bullhead City School District (BCSD) and school administrators, is taking all necessary steps to promptly respond and protect the well-being of students, staff, and their families. Upon notification of the active TB case on August 1, an investigation was immediately initiated. BCSD has issued a press release and is corresponding…