Category: Community News

BULLHEAD CITY – After a full day of work in summer temperatures reaching above 110 degrees, MEC crews responded to a vehicle contacting a pole incident. The call came from emergency dispatchers just after 2:30 p.m.; the vehicle erupted in fire, catching a utility pole and nearby brush on fire at the NW corner of Hwy 95 and Boundary Cone Road in Mohave Valley. For the safety of the responding fire crews MEC performed circuit switching to isolate the section of line in the incident area. Shortly after 4:00 p.m., a brief outage affected approximately 450 members; and of those,…

In recognition of a generous donation from a former Kingman resident and business owner, Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) has renamed its Cancer Center. It is now called the W L Nugent Cancer Center, named for William (Bill) Nugent. Bill Nugent has donated accrued equity in a 60,000 sq. ft. building and associated land at 2110 Airway Avenue to Kingman Regional Medical Center. Nugent was a longtime resident of Kingman who contributed greatly to our community.  He graduated in 1970 with a degree from Cal Western University in San Diego and embarked on a career as a general contractor and real estate developer in…

FT. MOHAVE – A Fort Mohave man has been arrested in the shooting death of his wife. Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies responded just before 11:00 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a shooting at a residence in the 1600 block of E. Gran Circulo in Fort Mohave. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the body of the 49-year-old victim was found inside the home. Angela Olejniczak was found to have multiple gunshot wounds and was declared deceased at the scene,” Mortensen said. She said officers made contact with 56-year-old Keven Olejniczak. “A subsequent investigation by MCSO detectives revealed Keven…