Category: Community News

December 18th Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club raked and bagged leaves at Metcalfe Park.

Dist. 5 State Representatives Regina Cobb and Leo Biasiucci discussed their priorities for the upcoming Arizona legislative session during a Dec. 14 zoom tele-conference with Kingman City officials. Cobb said sorting through Governor Doug Ducey’s COVID-19 executive orders will be handled early when the session is convened Jan. 11. “What do we want to extend and what don’t we want to extend,” said Cobb, a Kingman republican. “I think that’s going to be one of our top priorities coming into session.” Biasiucci, a republican from Lake Havasu City, said lawmakers have essentially been sidelined for months during the pandemic that…

KINGMAN – Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) has begun using monoclonal antibodies to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients. Monoclonal antibodies are proteins made in a laboratory to mimic the body’s natural immune response. With this treatment, a patient receives an intravenous (IV) infusion of the antibodies. This can enhance the patient’s ability to fight the virus that causes COVID-19. In November, The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for certain monoclonal antibody therapies. This authorization allows the therapy for COVID-positive patients with high risk for disease progression or hospitalization. Clinical trials suggest that the therapy…