Trending Today ...
london bridge
London Bridge Days Parade, Changes to Route and Road

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – Lake Havasu City

Against the Odds: Education student turns hardships into

MOHAVE COUNTY – What could have been a

Mohave College women’s soccer hosts Eastern Arizona, Yavapai

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave College women’s soccer

Mohave College men’s soccer hosts Eastern Arizona, Yavapai

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave College men’s soccer

walk away from drugs
20th Annual Walk Away from Drugs & Keep Kingman

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The 20th Annual Walk Away

pirate dog costume
Monster Mutt Mash “26”

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The 3rd Annual Monster Mutt Mash

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

County procurement earns prestigious award

MOHAVE COUNTY – The National Procurement Institute has presented Mohave County with the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) award. Procurement Director Becky O’Brien led a presentation during the Sept. 16 Board of Supervisors meeting. “This is the 14th time that Mohave County has earned this award. The AEP award is earned by public and non-profit organizations that demonstrate excellence by attaining a high application score based on standardized criteria,” O’Brien said. “The application process is rigorous and requires comprehensive documentation in 18 categories.” O’Brien told supervisors that only 11 other organizations in Arizona and a total of 42 counties…

Read More

Mental Health First Aid training offered

KINGMAN – Western Arizona Council of Governments (WACOG) is offering a free Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health First Aid for Older Adults training course on Tuesday, Oct. 1 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, 600 E. Beale St. Mental Health First Aid is a free eight-hour course that teaches how to help someone who is developing a mental health issue or experiencing a mental health crisis. The training helps identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. To register call 928-377-4694 or email catt@wacog.com.

Read More

Rollover claims life of Kingman man

KINGMAN – A Kingman man died Wednesday following a September 15 traffic accident in Bullhead City. Police department spokeswoman Emily Fromelt identified the man who died of his injuries at University Medical Center in Las Vegas as Jamie Joseph Barr, 35. Fromelt said police responded to a single-vehicle rollover accident at 1:20 a.m. at Highway 68 and McCormick Boulevard. She said Barr was westbound on the highway when he lost control and was ejected when the vehicle rolled at the bottom of a dirt embankment. A medical helicopter flew Barr to Las Vegas. Investigators believe Barr was not wearing his…

Read More

Driver cited in boat crash

LAKE HAVASU CITY – On Monday, Sept. 16, at approximately 10:10 p.m., several 911 calls were placed about a boat crash near Site 5 on Lake Havasu. Deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Division of Boating Safety, along with officers from the Lake Havasu City Police Department, the Lake Havasu City Fire Department, River Medical Ambulances, and a trooper from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, responded to the scene. According to a Mohave County Sheriff’s Office press release, a 2008 Cobra 26-foot boat with eight people on board was traveling southeast on Lake Havasu, approaching Site 5, when…

Read More

Expect traffic delays due to homecoming parade

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Police Department would like to notify residents of expected traffic delays on Friday, September 20 for Mohave High School’s 50th Anniversary Homecoming Parade. The parade will kick-off at 10 a.m. from the corner of Gemstone Avenue and Langford Drive and continue east on Hancock Road to the Mohave High School parking lot, east of Trane Road. The parade is expected to last approximately one hour. Portions of Hancock Road will be blocked off during this time; however, sections on Hancock Road will reopen once the parade passes through.

Read More

Cooper convicted in meth dealing case

KINGMAN – A Bullhead City man faces a five- to 10-year prison term following his conviction for possession of dangerous drugs for sale. A Mohave County Superior Court jury returned a guilty verdict Tuesday afternoon in the one-day trial of Christopher Cooper, 48. Defense attorney Mike Shin told the jury Tuesday morning that his client does not deny that more than 15 grams of methamphetamine were confiscated from a shed on a residential property on February 5. Shin said Cooper was not involved in drug sales. “Mr. Cooper is not denying possession. That’s not the issue. The issue is whether…

Read More