Category: Community News

MOHAVE COUNTY – Tristan Bartels has lived by the lake his entire life, so when it was time to go to college, he decided to stay at home. He recently shared his story with a group of community and educational leaders from throughout Mohave County who attended an Achieve 60 Arizona presentation at the Mohave Community College Kingman campus.  Achieve 60 is a non-profit that has a goal of seeing 60% of Arizona adults, ages 25 to 64, earn a college credential or degree by 2030. Bartels told the group about the value of having Mohave Community College and ASU-Havasu in…

The center will re-open next spring LEES FERRY – On Sunday, December 1, the National Park Service’s Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center near Lees Ferry will close for the season. Until December 1, hours remain 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 7 days a week (except Thanksgiving, November 28, when it will close for the day). The Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center will re-open next spring. The Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center is located on Highway 89A on the west side of Navajo Bridge, near Lees Ferry. The public will still be able to enjoy the center’s outdoor exhibits and a self-guided walk across…

Sunshine Boylan’s path to becoming a member of the 2019 All-Arizona Academic Team, as well as an honors society member, student council officer and university scholarship recipient has not been easy. At age 15, family financial struggles forced Boylan to drop out of high school in California and get a job. Over the years she became a single mother of four, and dreamed about becoming a registered nurse. The lack of a high school diploma and college degree limited her options, but when she met her fiancé she said an opportunity opened up that gave her time to further her…