Category: Community News

MOHAVE COUNTY – The coronavirus case surge in recent weeks is taxing resources and pushing bed capacity at the four primary hospitals operating in Mohave County. Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley told Mohave County supervisors Monday that a rough average of new cases has been about 1,000 for each of the last three weeks. Burley said one hospital is on cautionary status that may require shipping some patients to facilities outside the county. She said two other hospitals are short of health care professionals and support staff. “Emergency Departments saw an average of 70-plus COVID patients per day…

MOHAVE COUNTY – The coronavirus case surge in recent weeks is taxing resources and pushing bed capacity at the four primary hospitals operating in Mohave County. Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley told Mohave County supervisors Monday that a rough average of new cases has been about 1,000 for each of the last three weeks. Burley said one hospital is on cautionary status that may require shipping some patients to facilities outside the county. She said two other hospitals are short of health care professionals and support staff. “Emergency Departments saw an average of 70-plus COVID patients per day…

BULLHEAD CITY –  Bullhead City Fire Department recently conducted recruitment for a new fire marshal. Candidates applying for the position endured a four-part testing process. Barbie Skeen-Barrett was the top candidate and accepted the offer to fill the position of fire marshal. The position oversees the Community Risk Reduction Division which responsibilities include code enforcement, public education, fire investigations, and other aspects of community risk reduction. Barrett has over 18 years of experience in the fire service. Barbie began her career in the fire service with Rural Metro Fire Department, serving as a firefighter/EMT in 2000. She then joined BCFD…