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COVID relief used for $40 million tutoring program

Ron Martin3 years ago3 mins

PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona is channeling $40 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding toward tutoring students falling behind in school, the state superintendent said Tuesday. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced at a news conference that free tutoring will be available for students who failed to pass proficiency tests in reading, writing and math. The tutoring program, however, will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. Only students between first and eighth grades at public and charter schools will be eligible. Parents can request it through the Arizona Department of Education website. “I have one obsession in life. My…

LHCPD to host community workshops and presentations

Ron Martin3 years ago2 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Police Department has announced several community workshops and presentations that will take place in the coming months. The purpose of these workshops is to give citizens the opportunity to learn about what police work is like in Lake Havasu City, directly from LHCPD employees. Citizens can get a chance to learn about the department’s use of force policy, patrol procedures, investigative techniques, and various other duties that its employees are entrusted with. The first workshop will take place on Friday, October 20, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the LHCPD Training…

Simply the Best benefit concert slated

Ron Martin3 years ago2 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – This September, the Havasu community will pay homage to recently lost musical legend Tina Turner for a great cause. Organized by the Havasu Community Health Foundation (HCHF), celebrity impersonator Tina Tina along with The Motown Blossoms, will join together on stage to perform your favorite Turner hits along with Motown classics courtesy of The Motown Blossoms. By the mid 1970s, Turner began her solo career. In the early 1980s, Turner was signed by Capital Records during her second performance at the Ritz. Her cover of Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together reached many European charts and in the U.S., the song was…

Slovakian, Czech funeral directors hosted locally

Ron Martin3 years ago1 mins

Sutton Memorial Funeral Home in Kingman hosted special guests from Slovakia and the Czech Republic last week. The European funeral directors were here to study and view American funeral home practices as they tour Route 66 on their way to the National Funeral Directors Association conference in Las Vegas. Photo by Keith Davis

Simply the Best benefit concert slated

Ron Martin3 years ago2 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – This September, the Havasu community will pay homage to recently lost musical legend Tina Turner for a great cause. Organized by the Havasu Community Health Foundation (HCHF), celebrity impersonator Tina Tina along with The Motown Blossoms, will join together on stage to perform your favorite Turner hits along with Motown classics courtesy of The Motown Blossoms. By the mid 1970s, Turner began her solo career. In the early 1980s, Turner was signed by Capital Records during her second performance at the Ritz. Her cover of Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together reached many European charts and in the U.S., the song was…

Hiker Fatality near Cottonwood Campground along North Kaibab Trail

Ron Martin3 years ago2 mins

GRAND CANYON, Ariz.—On September 9 at approximately 1:55 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received an emergency call of a hiker in distress on the North Kaibab Trail approximately one mile south of Cottonwood Campground. Soon thereafter the hiker became unresponsive and bystanders initiated CPR. National Park Service (NPS) search and rescue personnel responded to the call via helicopter. Given the location, specialized helicopter maneuvers were employed to allow rangers to assume care of the hiker, initiating advance life support efforts. Attempts to resuscitate the hiker were unsuccessful. The victim has been identified as 55-year-old, Ranjith Varma of Manassas, Virginia who was hiking from the South…

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COVID relief used for $40 million tutoring program

LHCPD to host community workshops and presentations

Simply the Best benefit concert slated

Slovakian, Czech funeral directors hosted locally

Simply the Best benefit concert slated

Hiker Fatality near Cottonwood Campground along North Kaibab Trail

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