Category: Community News

COVID-19 vaccine distribution is in full swing, and scammers have been quick to take advantage. BBB Scam Tracker is getting reports of cons ranging from calls phishing for personal information to messages claiming you need to pay to guarantee your dose. If you are eligible to receive the vaccine, be sure to double check any messages before sharing personal information. How the Scam Works: You get a phone call, social media message, or an email saying that you are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. It appears to comes from a friend, a public health official, or someone from a local hospital…

KINGMAN – Four- to six-inch accumulations from an overnight snowstorm made for dangerous driving conditions in Kingman. Kingman police Chief Rusty Cooper said officers handled 11 traffic accident calls between 4:00 p.m. Monday and 6:00 a.m. Tuesday. Cooper said minor injuries occurred in two of the crashes and that officers handled another 20 incidents involving rigs left stranded around the city. “El Trov Hill in the 1100 block of E. Andy Devine Ave. was particularly treacherous,” Cooper said. “The City of Kingman Public Works & Street Department was out in force all night, making major roadways and surface streets passable….

KINGMAN – A Kingman judge is going to step down from the bench and into retirement this spring. Cerbat Precinct Justice of the Peace John Taylor, a former deputy Mohave County attorney, intends to call it a career on March 31. County supervisors are expected to accept Taylor’s resignation and establish guidelines for selecting a successor during their board meeting next Monday. Staff is recommending that recruitment begin immediately and that a four-member panel be established to screen and interview applicants. The recommendation is for Dist. 1 Supervisor Travis Lingenfelter, Dist. 4 Sup. Jean Bishop, Presiding Mohave County Superior Court Judge Charles Gurtler and Kingman Justice…