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Executive Order: “Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected”

PHOENIX⁠ — “Stay home, Stay healthy, Stay connected” – that’s what the state is asking of fellow Arizonans in the continued effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The latest Executive Order issued today by Governor Doug Ducey follows new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and comes at the recommendation of public health officials who are tracking data specific to Arizona. The Governor’s order promotes increased physical distancing, while encouraging social connectedness among citizens. It takes place at 5:00 p.m. March 31. “Keeping Arizonans safe and healthy as we slow the spread of COVID-19 remains our top…

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Community Development Block Grant process completed

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead Fire Department (BHCFD) has announced that they have successfully completed the required survey process for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). In early March, several of their crew members, CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) members and Community Risk Reduction members were out conducting required informational surveys in the area of District Six. These completed surveys allow the department to obtain the allotted CDBG grant funds that will assist with the purchase of a new Type 1 Medic Unit (Ambulance) this fall. Obtaining this new Medic Unit will provide enhanced emergency assistance to District Six and…

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82-year-old takes plea in choking health care worker

BULLHEAD CITY – An April 16 sentencing hearing has been scheduled for an elderly Bullhead City man who expressed confusion during a recent change of plea hearing in Kingman. William Forshey, 82, reluctantly pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for attacking a health care worker while he was being treated last October at a medical facility in the 2700 block of Silvercreek Road. “I didn’t do a thing,” Forshey said during one portion of the hearing. “I have a problem thinking clearly since all this has happened.” Prosecutor Karolina Czaplinska said Forshey became violent when he was a patient in the…

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82-year-old takes plea in choking health care worker

BULLHEAD CITY – An April 16 sentencing hearing has been scheduled for an elderly Bullhead City man who expressed confusion during a recent change of plea hearing in Kingman. William Forshey, 82, reluctantly pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for attacking a health care worker while he was being treated last October at a medical facility in the 2700 block of Silvercreek Road. “I didn’t do a thing,” Forshey said during one portion of the hearing. “I have a problem thinking clearly since all this has happened.” Prosecutor Karolina Czaplinska said Forshey became violent when he was a patient in the…

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