Trending Today ...
Petrusa, Mundt make SNHU Dean’s List

MOHAVE COUNTY – Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates

Officer Involved Shooting in Meadview

MEADVIEW – On Monday, May 11, at approximately

Mahjong: Keeping the mind sharp

KINGMAN – Does Mahjong improve memory? Clinical evidence strongly

Full closure of Kino Avenue and Benton Street

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman is notifying

SBA is seeking organizations to help rebuild American

Dear Editor, For too long, the government talked

Quartzite RV Park ordered to restore power immediately,

PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes today issued a cease-and-desist

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

Lingenfelter selected as Procurement Director

KINGMAN – Kingman Vice Mayor Travis Lingenfelter has been selected for the Mohave County Procurement Director Position. Lingenfelter’s proposed hiring at an annual salary of $102,000 will be considered during the Board of Supervisors meeting next Monday. Lingenfelter was offered the position Monday after he and another applicant finalist from Florida were interviewed by a screening panel comprised largely of county department heads. Lingenfelter is declining comment before the Board considers his hiring next week. Lingenfelter is also a declared candidate for District 1 supervisor, but Human Resources Director Ken Cunningham said he would have to drop out of the…

Read More

Beale Street Theater plays March 14

KINGMAN – Join the Beale Street Theater as they present their spring show, The Complete Works of Willliam Shakespeare: Abridged, on Saturday, March 14. Show times are noon and 4 p.m. Tickets are $12 and are available at This and That Antiques, 534 Beale St. or online, bealestreettheater.com/tickets. For more information, call 928-530-8432.

Read More

Barrett receives 20 more years in prison

KINGMAN – A convicted sex offender from Bullhead City who is already serving more than a century long prison term was given more time behind bars during a Friday sentencing hearing in Kingman. Michael Barrett was previously convicted of ten counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for cell phone possession of images  of children engaged in various acts of pornography. Barrett, in a second case, had also been charged with three counts of child molestation involving three female teenagers under the age of 15. Barrett pleaded guilty to reduced counts of attempted child molestation for touching the girls who were…

Read More

Chris Hiatt to perform at Fairgrounds

Sounds of Kingman is pleased to bring you the “Chris Hiatt Experience,” in an extra-special concert event to be held on Saturday, March 21, at the Mohave County Fairgrounds from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Seating is, however, limited. Chris Hiatt is a well-known and widely experienced Blues guitar player in the Texas style of the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan. “Chris Hiatt doesn’t just play the guitar. . .he becomes one!” That was the review of the Portland, Oregon music critic S. P. Clarke, upon experiencing the sound of Montana native Hiatt. Many guitarists find…

Read More

Cooper and Kunert finalists for police chief

KINGMAN – Kingman will use internal promotion to select its next police chief according to City Manager Ron Foggin. He said assistant police chiefs Rusty Cooper and Evan Kunert are finalists to succeed retiring Chief Bob Devries. “Chief Devries has done a great job mentoring and putting his leadership team in a position to be able to take over when he leaves, which I am pleased about,” Foggin said. He said two hiring committees have been assembled to conduct interviews with Cooper and Kunert the week of March 23. “My plan is to sit down with a couple representatives from…

Read More

Gigantic book sale is coming

KINGMAN – A Gigantic Book Sale by Friends of the Kingman Library will be held indoors at the Mohave County Fairgrounds, 2600 Fairgrounds Ave. Parking will be at no cost. The sale will be open Friday, March 27, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturday, March 28, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Credit cards will be accepted. Members will receive a 10% discount Friday, and a 20% discount Saturday. Non-members may join upon entry. A large majority of the storage inventory will be available for selection of new and used books for all ages including large print, magazines, CDs, DVDs,…

Read More