Category: Community News

KINGMAN – On Dec 4, Kingman Medical Regional Center (KRMC) hosted its Annual Holiday Open House, at the Main Campus on Stockton Hill Road. “It’s our fourth year doing this annual event, says Scott Kern, Director of Community Relations and Development. “It kicks off the Christmas season for the hospital and the community.” As Kern describes it, the Holiday Open House is the manifestation of various of the best of both worlds of fun and entertainment. “We have the fun, candy, and games. The Mohave Community Orchestra volunteered their time for the event. Fun for the children, but with the…

KINGMAN – The Mohave Republican Forum will host its annual Christmas Party and installation banquet on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. at Calico’s Restaurant, 418 W. Beale St. The menu will include choice of prime rib, stuffed chicken, or salmon. Semi-formal attire is suitable. Live entertainment including Christmas carols will be provided by Art Michaud. There will also be a raffle, door prizes, and a silent auction. Tickets are $35 per person; reservations are recommended. For information or reservations, call Mary Chan, 928-753-3024 or Betty Masterson at 928-263-1954 or dbmasterson@yahoo.com.

WIKIEUP – Late Friday morning, Dec. 6, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office received a call that a 57-year-old man had become stranded in his four-wheel drive truck while trying to cross the Big Sandy River. Search and Rescue was activated, and swift water teams responded to his location. While enroute, he managed to self-rescue to the shore he had entered on. The Big Sandy River is one of several water ways in Mohave County that continue to run with large amounts of water for days, if not weeks, after a rainstorm has passed. Search and Rescue wants to remind everyone…

KINGMAN – Soroptimist International of Kingman and Kingman Elks Lodge 468 teamed up on November 24 to kick off the Dolly Parton Imagination Library book program in Kingman. The program is headed locally by Kingman Elks Lodge chair and trustee Nan Chrimes, Soroptimist president Kathy Hopper, and Soroptimist co-chair Colleen Kirby. Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth to age five, in participating communities throughout the U.S. Kingman Elks Lodge 468 was the venue for families with children up to five years old to participate in this free book-a-month program.   At…