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Lake Havasu City offices closed for Good Friday

All city offices and Havasu mobility are closed this Friday, April 19, in observance of Good Friday.  As always, police and fire personnel are on duty, however, administrative offices are closed. Trash and recycling services are not interrupted. The Aquatic Center pool is open for exercise and lap swim from 5:00am to 1:00pm, and the After School Program is open from 2:30pm to 6:00pm. All City offices resume normal schedules on Monday, April 22.

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Hydro-Vac cleaning taking place

Kingman’s semi-annual wastewater collections contractor will perform hydro-vac cleaning of various diameter conveyance lines over the next two weeks. The maintenance will be performed at various locations within Kingman and the county, including high traffic areas such as the Stockton Hill Road corridor, Airway Avenue, and Andy Devine Ave. The vehicles associated with the maintenance performed will be two tanker-style utility trucks – either white, white & blue, or red in color. The contractor performing the work is Simons Sewer Cleaning, and should finish the maintenance within about two weeks.

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Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse Grand Opening, Public ribbon cutting, scheduled for May 3

The Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse will officially open to the public on May 3, with ceremonies showing off the facility’s different capabilities.  Tours begin at 5:00 p.m. and run through 8:00 p.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony with local dignitaries will be at 6:00 p.m.            “This is going to be a family-friendly event,” said Fieldhouse general manager Ed Catalfamo. “In addition to the tours, there will be food, games, a bounce house and entertainment.”             Catalfamo briefed both the Colorado River Union High School District governing board and the Bullhead City Council this week about the opening.            “We’re going…

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Five inmates treated for suspected drug overdose

An investigation is underway after five inmates suffered medical emergencies following suspected drug overdoses at the Mohave County Adult Detention Center in Kingman Tuesday. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said detention officers responded just before 7:00 p.m. to a medical emergency in a male housing unit within the jail.    “In a very short period of time, officers and jail nurses were providing emergency treatment to a total of five inmates whose condition and symptoms all appeared as a drug overdose,” Mortensen said. “All five inmates were treated with doses of Narcan, a drug commonly used to reverse the effects of…

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Police searching for robbery suspect

The Mohave County Sheriff’s office has issued a surveillance system image hoping citizens might help identify a woman considered a subject of interest in a burglary investigation.    The probe was initiated on April 5 when a man told authorities he had been informed that his home in the 5200 block of S. Taxi Way in Mohave Valley was burgled while he was out of town. “It is estimated that over $30,000 worth of items were removed from the residence,” Mortensen said.    Mortensen said neighbors told the victim that a woman had knocked on doors and rang doorbells and behaved suspiciously…

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Bullhead City has Commission and Board Seats Available

The City of Bullhead City has various Commission and Board seats available for citizens to serve as of July 1, 2019. The City Clerk’s Office is currently accepting applications from citizens interested in volunteering for the following positions. The Board of Adjustment will have three seats available with two-year terms expiring on June 30, 2021. The Board of Adjustment hears and decides appeals of actions taken by the Zoning Administrator, and meets on an as-needed basis. There is a residency requirement to serve on the Board of Adjustment. The Building Board of Appeals will have four seats available with terms expiring…

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