Category: Community News

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County voters are returning early ballots for the Nov. 3 general election quickly, and in large numbers. Recorder Kristi Blair said about 30,000 early ballots had been returned to the county by Friday, just nine days after about 82,000 were mailed to county residents who requested them. The more than 60,000 early ballots mailed out for the Aug. primary was a new record for early voting requests in Mohave County. Supervisor Gary Watson said he believes the county and nation may achieve new voter participation records in Nov. due to profound interest in the presidential contest…

KINGMAN– It’s all about the Big W –Water and the goal of protecting and preserving this invaluable Mohave County resource. It will be the focal point of a major multi-media presentation this Monday, October 19 at 1:30pm in the County Administration Building auditorium at 700 W Beale St. in Kingman. Sponsored by Mohave County, the City of Kingman, and, lead by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to complete a detailed three year study outlined before the Board of Supervisors and the public to determine the aquifer’s health and identify and implement future mitigation measures.. In 2017 Mohave County and…

MOHAVE COUTY – Passionate mask mandate debates have raged during tri state area city council, school board and other meetings and have divided friends and family through recent months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mohave County is now providing a public forum for the topic on Thursday, Oct. 22. Supervisor Gary Watson suggested a “town hall” or “public workshop” style meeting to attempt to clear up misinformation regarding the county mask policy, and how it differs from requirements that have been very contentious in area municipalities. “I think there’s a lot of people who are confused by what we want and…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – In an effort to continue to provide safe and secure water service to the community, Lake Havasu City announces the scheduled repair of a water service line on Lake Havasu Ave. near Papago Dr. requiring the closure of the northbound lanes from S. Palo Verde Blvd. to Papago Dr. on Thursday October 15, 2020. Southbound lanes will not be affected.  Papago Dr. will be accessible from the southbound directions of Lake Havasu Ave. The work is scheduled to occur between 3:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. subject to weather and other conditions. Both left turn traffic from…