Trending Today ...
vegetables
Bullhead Food Bank recognized for expansion efforts

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – The Arizona Department of

Letter to the Editor
Why early reading intervention can’t wait until parent-teacher

Dear Editor, Across the country, educators continue to grapple with

school bus
Mohave College launches K-5 literacy endorsement courses for

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave College is now enrolling

judge bench
Waninger enters plea for posted nude pics of

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – A Lake Havasu

masonic lodge
Historic Masonic Lodge to host open house

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Kingman Masonic Lodge No. 22,

gavel
Deaf defendant gets probation in OIS

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Attorneys and the judge shouted

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

Craft Day encourages imagination

KINGMAN – All ages can join the Mohave County Library staff for a free-for-all smorgasbord of creative fun! Drop in anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 17 for Special Craft Day. This is an opportunity to create with your imagination using library materials. The library is located at 3269 N. Burbank St., 928-692-2665.

Read More

Shoplifting call turns into drug bust

BULLHEAD CITY –  Bullhead City woman allegedly possessed dangerous drugs and marijuana when she stole items from a business in the 5200 block of Highway 95. Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the store at 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said Asset Protection employees advised deputies that they observed a woman concealing something and that she exited the store when they tried to confront her over the item which she had not purchased. Mortensen said the woman eventually identified as Brianna Lysandra Walton, 29, was spotted a short time later in a red vehicle at the store’s fuel…

Read More

MCC student is 2019 Coca-Cola Leader of Promise scholar

Mohave Community College Student Christina Henslee was just selected as a 2019 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar. Henslee is one of just 207 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society members across America named as a Promise Scholar and she will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The MCC science major received the award because of her academic excellence and campus leadership roles.  She is president of the Bullhead City campus Student Activities Council and Vice President of the campus PTK Honor Society. Henslee was shocked when the national honor society informed her that she is a Coca-Cola Promise Scholar. “My family and…

Read More

Peters pleads guilty to abusing disabled daughter

FT. MOHAVE – An elderly, wheelchair-bound Fort Mohave man who harmed his disabled daughter will spend another month in custody before he is released from the Mohave County jail under terms of a plea agreement entered Wednesday. Dean Peters, 77, pled guilty to vulnerable adult abuse by domestic violence. Peters was arrested on June 25 after an incident in the 5900 block of S. Gazelle Dr. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Amanda Claerhout said 33-year-old daughter has autism and Downs Syndrome and that he slapped her when she refused to exit a vehicle. “As a result of the assault, the victim…

Read More

Pawn World: Family, Firearms, and Fundraising

Pawn World has a steady history paralleling beautifully with the ideals of small-town Kingman. Owned by a local family since 1996, Pawn World is nothing short of a familiar and comfortable place to buy or sell. Rosalba and Jerry Homer, the owners of the two Pawn World shops in Kingman, moved to Kingman in 1996 after marrying and seeking a safe and welcoming place to start a family. Originally from California, Rosalba received the quiet and slow pace of the town, and the town embraced them in return. Jerry had already owned a pawn store in Bullhead City that he…

Read More

County roads to be improved

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County’s Road Division currently maintains more than 2,000 miles of roads of which 802.96 miles are paved. However, because of the recent approval by the Board of Supervisors, more than 30 more miles will receive soil stabilization and/or construction starting in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020. The roads for soil stabilization and/or construction include: •Five miles of Shinarump Road from Aztec Road to Laguna Road at the cost of $430,000; • Two miles of Bolsa Road from Egar Road to Gilbert Road at the cost of $95,000; • Two miles of Eagar Road from Agar Fria Drive…

Read More