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Construction on Route 66 may cause confusion and delays for the next few months

KINGMAN – Motorists and pedestrians should be aware of ongoing construction downtown along Route 66/Andy Devine Avenue over the next few months.

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will be working on a small portion of the drainage system and parking lot at the Kingman Powerhouse and Visitor Center. ADOT, in partnership with the Western Arizona Council of Governments, the City of Kingman and contractor Falcone Brothers & Associates, started construction on the street improvement project along Andy Devine Avenue from Second Street to the Historic Route 66 highway toward Oatman on Tuesday, Nov. 12.

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Catch fish, not birds

PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) reminds anglers of the importance of proper fishing line (monofilament) disposal after AZGFD biologists remove a tangled fledgling from the wild and take it to wildlife rehabilitators. 

Nest watchers at Willow Springs Lake noticed the eaglet with fishing line wrapped around one of its legs. AZGFD biologists tried multiple times, but were unable to safely access the nest. 

“So we had to wait until it fledged,” said Kenneth “Tuk” Jacobson, AZGFD raptor management coordinator. “Once it took its first flight, we were able to capture it and found that the fishing line had caused a severe wound to the eagle’s leg.”

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Historic Jail Preservation Project underway in Kingman

KINGMAN – The Mohave County Historical Society is welcoming information and donations as it advances its Historic Jail Preservation Project in downtown Kingman.

The organization secured a lease of the property from Mohave County in Jan., 2023 with a goal of restoring and reopening the two-story building as a showcase for local history, much like the Mohave Museum and Bonelli House.

Historical Society Director Leah Stagg said jail construction that commenced in 1909 was completed in 1910. She said that the facility was in the community forefront long before, and then during decades of operation before closing in 1968.

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