Category: Community News

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…

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…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Monday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified today of 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. There are also three deaths from previously reported cases. Two of the deaths are in the Bullhead City service area.  One is 70-79 and one is 80-89. The third death is an 80-89 person in the Lake Havasu City service area. Ten of the 12 new confirmed cases are in the Bullhead City area. All ten remain under investigation. Two are 30-39; one is 40-49; one is 50-59; six are 60-69. The two remaining cases are both…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Effective Friday, July 31 at 11:59 p.m., the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado River District lowered fire restrictions from Stage 2 to Stage 1 for public lands in and around Yuma and Lake Havasu City, due to increased moisture in the area, and lower fire activity. It has been determined that the likelihood of a large wildfire has lessened to the degree that fire restrictions can be lowered in those areas. Lands managed by the Kingman Field Office will remain under Stage 2 fire restrictions, as local conditions there remain much dryer. Around Yuma and…