Category: Community News

BULLHEAD CITY – A female juvenile was treated for minor burn injuries to her feet suffered during a lunch hour brush blaze in Bullhead City Monday. Firefighters responded at 12:17 p.m. to the incident in the 1700 block of Toro Road. Spokeswoman Lori Viles said personnel encountered fire spread from a vacant lot extending to multiple exposures on Williams Drive. She said two wooden fences and a carport area were protected from flames. Cause of the fire is under investigation. Dave Hawkins

BULLHEAD CITY – A female juvenile was treated for minor burn injuries to her feet suffered during a lunch hour brush blaze in Bullhead City Monday. Firefighters responded at 12:17 p.m. to the incident in the 1700 block of Toro Road. Spokeswoman Lori Viles said personnel encountered fire spread from a vacant lot extending to multiple exposures on Williams Drive. She said two wooden fences and a carport area were protected from flames. Cause of the fire is under investigation. Dave Hawkins

MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Monday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of 85 new COVID-19 confirmed cases. Thirty-five of the new cases are in the Bullhead City service area. There are also 32 cases in the Lake Havasu City service area. The Kingman service area has 15 new cases. North County has three new cases. Of the 35 Bullhead City area cases, all of them remain under investigation and although they are confirmed positives, more information is required. Two cases are 0-10; three cases are 11-19; one case is 20-29; seven cases are 30-39; ten…

MOHAVE COUNTY – North Kingman rancher and businessman Mike Gannuscio wants to return to the Mohave County Sheriff’s office to lead the department in a new direction. Gannuscio is challenging re-election seeking Sheriff Doug Schuster in the upcoming republican primary election. Gannuscio was an equipment mechanic, fabricator and welder when he moved from California to Arizona in 2001 to help his parents run their business in Meadview. Gannuscio joined the sheriff’s office as a deputy in 2006. “It was a very satisfying experience until I got hurt on the job and wasn’t able to be on patrol anymore,” he said….