Golden Valley News

Paint the night away and help the Lee Williams High School wrestling team during a paint night at Black Bridge Brewery, 421 E. Beale Street hosted by the Sisters Gallery.

Mohave County issued the following building permits for the week ending Aug. 16:

Fresh out of his teenage years and pinned down by Chinese forces at the freezing Chosin Reservoir in North Korea, Donald Lowder and his fellow Marines laid eyes for the first time on an engineering marvel that would save the day.

Phase 2 of the World War I Monument restoration project at Mohave County Superior Court will be underway come September.

Arizonans have the chance to donate money to assist the Arizona Game and Fish Department in providing water to countless species through the state, including those near Kingman.

Hundreds of pets are swallowed up by the vast desert landscape every year. Few survive the weeks, months or even years exposed to the elements, surviving is all they do. And one Lake Havasu City woman has made it her mission to bring them home.

Water lines on Third Street in Kingman from the Beale Street alley to Pine Street will undergo replacement starting Monday, Aug. 26, which means drivers in the downtown will be navigating detours.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department continues to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species, and it seems the ramifications are being felt throughout some Western U.S. states.

Most businesses do whatever they can to stay politically neutral. Great American Pizza and Subs in Golden Valley is an exception to that rule.

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office has received an increase in calls reporting possible online scams.

It is time for the 6th Annual Grape Stomp in Valle Vista. Stomping is free of charge and will be held at Stetson Winery on Saturday, Aug. 31 from noon to 6 p.m. The venue will have live music and food will be sold.

A collision between a passenger vehicle and an ambulance occurred at about 9:38 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 on State Route 68 right before the junction with U.S. 93.

A California union is funding a measure in a bid to convince Arizona voters to force hospitals here to pay their workers more.

Work crews in Arizona and New Mexico forged ahead Friday, Aug. 23 with construction of taller border fencing funded through a national emergency declaration by President Donald Trump.

The last 265 workers at Kayenta Coal Mine are being laid off this month, another step toward the looming closure of the Navajo Generating Station that will bring the loss of hundreds more jobs this winter.

Consumer advocates said Friday that Wells Fargo’s $6.5 million settlement of a Navajo Nation lawsuit that charged the bank with preying on tribal members is a “tremendous victory” for Native communities targeted by such practices.

Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Division of Boating and Safety divers located the body of the missing 17-year-old boy that went missing Wednesday, Aug. 21 in Lake Havasu.

Impairment on the part of the at-fault driver has not been ruled out, reported DPS.

The heat will begin to return Monday, Aug. 26, which is forecast to have a high near 99 degrees.

Soak up some sun at Katherine Landing at Lake Mohave Marina for National Park Service’s birthday Sunday, Aug. 25.

Each animal is spayed or neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and comes with a free veterinarian visit.

It was all smiles at the Kingman Elks Lodge No. 468’s annual Fishing For Smiles children’s fishing day held Saturday, Aug. 17 at Dunton Ranch located off Fort Rock Ranch Road.

The Kingman Middle School band is putting down the instruments and picking up sponges to wash cars for its fundraiser Saturday.

Mohave Electric Cooperative, which serves some areas on the outskirts of Kingman including Peach Springs, Valle Vista and Wikieup, will be accepting member orders for shade trees from Sept. 11-24 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., excluding weekends and holidays.

It’s important to note that the National Weather Service takes its measurements at the Kingman Airport.