Trending Today ...
arrest
Papineau charged for stealing from deceased woman

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – Bullhead City police have

gavel
Fiscella  gets time spent, probation for meth possession

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – Judge Ryan Esplin

Dance Party is every Wednesday

KINGMAN, Ariz. – A Dance Party, sponsored by

police badge
Community invited for National Night Out

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – The Bullhead City Police

craps table gambling
$47.59 million in tribal gaming contributions for first

PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG)

judge bench
Havasu career criminal resentenced to 13 years

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – A Lake Havasu

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

New District Administrator takes helm at ADOT northwestern district

ADOT administrator Kara Lavertue Kara Lavertue (right) is the new District Administrator for ADOT. Pictured also is Michele Beggs, ADOT Community Relations Project Manager. Photo by Connie “Ceejay” Jones.

KINGMAN – Kara Lavertue is the new District Administrator for the entire Northwestern District of the Arizona Department of Transportation. She began her new position May 11, which was a promotion.

Featured photo: Kara Lavertue (right) is the new District Administrator for ADOT. Pictured also is Michele Beggs, ADOT Community Relations Project Manager. Photo by Connie “Ceejay” Jones.

Prior to her promotion, Ms. Lavertue said she was a Resident Engineer in the Prescott Valley area. Her office remains in Prescott, but she plans to visit Kingman every two weeks.

“I look forward to overseeing all of this,” Lavertue said. “We have a lot of projects going right now that should be completed soon.”

She said the West Beale Street project should be finished in late spring 2027.

She added, “I look forward to working with the community and getting more roads fixed.”