Category: Community News

MOHAVE COUNTY –  Late Tuesday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified today of 29 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. There are also two Bullhead City service area deaths from previously reported cases. One is in the 60-69 year age range and the other is 80-89. Of the 29 new confirmed cases, 15 are in the Bullhead City service area. There are 10 cases in the Kingman service area. The Lake Havasu City and North County service areas have two apiece. Of the 15 Bullhead City service area cases, 13 remain under investigation. One is 11-19; one…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Erika Hiestand, a 2020 Mohave Community College graduate, is on the road to continue her education at Arizona State University in Tempe. Hiestand was honored to be the 2020 MCC Student Speaker during the Virtual 2020 MCC Graduate Recognition Ceremony. She was a 2019 All Arizona Academic Team member. Hiestand is a Physical Therapist Assistant student and is continuing her education to earn a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology at Arizona State University. She decided to attend MCC because of the great program, affordable tuition, smaller class sizes, board passing rates and the one-on-one attention between students and…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Erika Hiestand, a 2020 Mohave Community College graduate, is on the road to continue her education at Arizona State University in Tempe. Hiestand was honored to be the 2020 MCC Student Speaker during the Virtual 2020 MCC Graduate Recognition Ceremony. She was a 2019 All Arizona Academic Team member. Hiestand is a Physical Therapist Assistant student and is continuing her education to earn a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology at Arizona State University. She decided to attend MCC because of the great program, affordable tuition, smaller class sizes, board passing rates and the one-on-one attention between students and…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Sheriff Doug Schuster was a big winner in Tuesday’s contested Mohave County primary election races. The re-election seeking incumbent grabbed 79% of the vote to turn back Mike Gannuscio’s challenge in the republican primary. Unofficial returns show Schuster (23,624) leading Gannuscio (6,222) by 17,402 votes. Travis Lingenfelter is leading Jim Hamersley by 274 votes in the District 1 supervisor’s republican primary. Lingenfelter                       1,449 Hamersley                         1,175 Becky Foster                     1,044 Tim Woods                           895 Sherri Merriwether             318 Gabby Hamodey                  188. District 4 supervisor Jean Bishop (3,626) is cruising past republican challenger Bill Andrews (2,626) with 57% of the vote. The winner will face democrat Jack Ehrhardt…