Category: News

LAKE HAVASU CITY – ‘Twas the week before Christmas as the Lake Havasu Library was still providing arts and crafts classes that everyone could enjoy. Knotty Knitters is a group whose crafts can be seen all over Lake Havasu. For the past 11 years, they’ve yarn bombed objects around town with knitted materials. Their displays can be viewed at McCulloch Blvd locations like The Kaws and Grace Arts.   Over the years, the group has donated their unique crafts to local nonprofits such the Elks Lodge and the Havasu Community Health Foundation. The library hosted another creative event the following day with their adult…

BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City police said speed and possible impairment are factors of focus in the investigation of a traffic accident that seriously injured a local man. Sergeant Eddie Espinoza said an officer was southbound on highway 95 when a BMW motorcycle passed at a high rate of speed at about 9:20 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 24. The officer estimated the motorcycle was speeding about 90 miles an hour when it blew through a red light at Ramar Road and then again at Hancock Road where it struck a Toyota Camry in the intersection. The driver of the Camry…

Kaitlyn Smith of Hackberry was named on Chadron State College’s President’s List. To qualify, student must have a cumulative 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. To qualify for either list, students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor’s degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester. Cities and states listed are the home address provided by the students. Chadron State College, which was founded in 1911, is the only four-year, regionally-accredited college in the western half of Nebraska. As a public institution with its roots in teacher education, Chadron State…

BULLHEAD CITY – No one was injured in a Sunday fire that destroyed a commercial building in Bullhead City. Firefighters responded at 12:40 p.m. to what was initially reported as a brush fire on Outpost Dr. Arriving personnel encountered a working commercial fire with heavy, black smoke emanating from the Daniells Septic structure. “The fire quickly spread through the building,” a news release said. “Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the main structure with assistance from the Mohave Valley Fire Department, For Mojave Mesa Fire Department and the BCFD CERT team.” Mohave Electric Cooperative and Southwest Gas technicians…

A Memoir by Lt Louise Furman It’s that time again; yet another time of year that jolts me into a clear memory of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Today as I write this, is Pearl Harbor Day, the attack that launched us into WWII, significant because we  are recently “launched” into so many other world conflicts. Prior to D-Day last year, Casey Jones of the Kingman Miner was kind enough to hear me recount how valuable Ike was to our history; he posted an insightful article about that historic landing on the shores of France. And so now, a warm feeling washes over…