A night out at the Mohave Museum of History and Arts
The event will feature an excellent assortment of alcoholic and non-alcoholic wines and beer, various cheeses, fine foods and a silent auction.
Take a historic walk through Kingman, and meet some historic people
Over 136 years of history rests in the streets of Kingman. Some of the history is mild. Miners and ranchers who went about their everyday life, military men traipsing through on camels, Charles Lindbergh staying at the Hotel Beale.
Lee Williams pays tribute to family, military in ‘Do Not Go Gentle’
Family. A short, simple word that can contain so much complexity.
Gaming event to collect pet food donations for Mutt Matchers
It’s time to break out the controllers and pack a bag of pet food.
Cancer survivors, supporters raise awareness with a walk
A mile can make all the difference. Especially after surviving cancer.
An ‘upgraded bean bag toss’ turned community fundraiser
Tournaments don’t have to be regulated to be held at the end of a sports season.
Cordelia Kay blasted apart expectations and created a legacy
The Lady Miner of Mineral Park
In the 1870s, it wasn’t unusual to find gold, silver and turquoise in northwestern Arizona.
Food Bank seeks donations, volunteers for holiday season
The holidays are quickly approaching, especially for the Kingman Area Food Bank. “Oct. 22 is the first day we start handing out Thanksgiving meals,” said Cathy Walker, executive director.
Friendly competition between firefighters and police during fundraiser for St. Jude
The Air methods helicopter made an impressive figure in the Home Depot parking lot at 3860 Stockton Hill Rd. Wednesday evening.
Just who is Andy Devine?
The man behind the street name, the festival, the rodeo and the “dual-tone wheeze”
A series of questions is often asked by visitors to Kingman: Was Andy Devine a person? Why is there a street named after him? There’s a festival and rodeo named after him, too? Who was he? And the answers are generally given: Yes. He was from here. Yes, every September. He was an actor.
Kilimanjaro to Kingman: Minister from sister church in Tanzania visits America, makes friends
“Next time we’ll invite our friends to visit us,” Emmanuel said.
Kingman Area Food Bank keeps on giving – and needs you to give too
The food bank is always accepting food and cash donations and looking for reliable volunteers.
Community Health Improvement Plan committees take their first steps, community involvement welcome
The first quarterly meeting for the Community Health Improvement Plan Wednesday, Aug. 22, provided updates on the three main priorities laid out in the CHIP: mental health, substance abuse and healthy living.
Massacre at Skeleton Cave: A four-hour battle turned into 54 dead Yavapai Native Americans
The Battle of Salt River Canyon, known as the Skeleton Cave Massacre, was the first principal engagement during the Tonto Basin Campaign under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Crook of the United States 5th Cavalry.
Community stakeholders plan to reduce obesity in Kingman by 3 percent
Obesity is a problem that faces most of the United States, and Kingman is no different.
To Broadway and back again
Shai Weaver has dreamed of being on Broadway, and now she can say she’s done it, and she plans to do it again. Lee Williams’ Weaver has returned for her senior year after spending two weeks in New York City working with the best Broadway has to offer.
Nearly a century’s worth of Hollywood films have taken place in Kingman
There is something about this area and something about Kingman. That something is immortalized in films dating back nearly a century.
Sacha Baron Cohen makes a joke of Kingman
The last five minute segment of the episode, which had Dick Cheney signing a supposed waterboarding kit, was called “Healing the Divide” and featured Kingman
You’re invited to crash the wedding at 2nd&Oak
From the street, it looks like any other house downtown.
Substance abuse among top three health challenges
According to data gathered by the Community Health Assessment, Mohave County ranks worse than peer counties for most kinds of substance abuse.
Under the influence: How much is too much when it comes to driving under the influence?
In its most basic form, a DUI is driving under the influence of anything. Whether it is alcohol from a party or sleeping medication that hasn’t quite worn off yet, impaired driving can be lethal. “Impairment is impairment,” said Rusty Cooper, deputy chief of Kingman Police Department. “It can lead to being hurt or killed.”
Mental health is the number one health priority
Mental health is, by and large, the biggest concern of the Kingman community. It’s a need that cannot be ignored.
ACC candidate hopes to bring back judicial code of conduct
Arizona Corporation Commission hopeful Rodney Glassman cannot stress the importance of integrity enough. Glassman said the lack of integrity is one of the biggest issues the ACC currently faces. “Most of what people see is the indictment, drugs in hotel rooms and rate increases,” Glassman said.
Virginia Statler has reached 100 years old, and her family is still counting
Born in Kansas in 1918, Statler moved to Kingman in 1928 to be with her mother, Lena Ussery Hickman. Statler went to school in the Little Red Schoolhouse here in Kingman, before she left in 1932 to finish her schooling in Prescott.
Fly baby, fly: 28th annual Kite Day Extravaganza
It was a bright sunny day, perfect for flying a kite.
Being a mother isn’t easy, but at least these mothers have a generation or two of support
A mother is someone who will laugh and cry with you, help and guide you and always support you and love you. Without our mothers, we wouldn’t be here. Motherhood is one of the hardest jobs in the world. It’s painful, it’s emotional, it’s stressful, and it is one of the most important jobs.
Secretary of State candidate seeking to preserve integrity of the office
Steve Gaynor said he wants to make sure the integrity of elections is preserved, regardless of party affiliation. Every single one of the 15 county elections should be well run, and each county election is just as important as the last one.
Born and raised Kingmanite Virginia Black Doyle was a model, an artist, an actress, a singer and a certified Rosie the Riveter
In a span of 100 years, so much can happen. The Allies won not one, but two world wars, the civil rights movement began and ended, women won the right to vote, humans were sent to space, and one Kingmanite who showed the world beauty and grace was born here.
Mohave Museum of History and Arts celebrates its 50th anniversary this week
On April 27, 1968, the “most unusual small museum in America” was officially dedicated by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. Friday marks the Mohave Museum of History and Arts’ 50th anniversary.
Behind The Motorcycle: An invention from around the world
From inventions like simple flint tools to hunt and farm, which advanced humankind by leaps and bounds, to airplanes which have advanced to the point of circling the world in a matter of hours instead of days. One of those boggling inventions is the motorcycle.
Pastoral Association hosts ecumenism discussion, potluck
The Kingman Unified Pastoral Association will host Dr. Lowell Almen at 5 p.m. today to be speak on religious discussions and agreements with a variety of religions. Almen will be at Grace Lutheran Church (2101 Harrison Street).
Kingman and the Lone Eagle: When Charles Lindbergh came to visit
The year is 1927. It’s a misty morning in late May and an unassuming mail pilot was about to make history.
Mohave County Gemstoners welcome agate expert
McMahan, author of “Agates, The Pat McMahan Collection,” has spent much of the past 26 years collecting agates.
Hualapai Mountain just barely missed having a national astronomical observatory
The year is 1956. The National Science Foundation is in search of another peak to place a National Astronomical Observatory. An aerial reconnaissance produced 150 possible sites, which was later narrowed down to five, and then two.
Women Making History: Some of Kingman’s finest are being awarded for their contributions to the community
The Women Making History project honors women in a wide variety of areas.
Fay Logsdon’s impact on the local education system should not be forgotten
Logsdon was born in 1907 in the Arizona Territory town of Prescott.
Column | Dismantling the domination of deterrence theory
Deterrence theory became widely popular in the 1970s, and it has had an enormous impact on contemporary crime control policies, particularly in the U.S.
State Sen. Steve Farley is in the gubernatorial race
“I’m an insider who is like a mole for the citizens,” Farley said. “I want people to take advantage of that.”
Column | Art brings a community together and creates icons
The installation of public art is almost always controversial.
Column | Feds’ attitude toward pot should go up in smoke
Drugs, substances, and certain chemicals used to make drugs are classified into five distinct categories or schedules depending upon the drug’s acceptable medical use and the drug’s abuse or dependency potential.
Gubernatorial candidate highlights education, health care
Gubernatorial candidate Garcia’s background is a familiar one.
Understanding where the family came from can help ground those who feel lost
Finding your roots
Discovery is what leads people to the Mohave County Genealogical Society.
A step back in time, a chance to see early life in Kingman
Who were the Bonellis?
It’s a rather unassuming home on the corner of Spring and Fifth streets, the stone facade a stark contrast to the white picket fence, yet the Bonelli House holds a key to early life in Kingman.
Finding the common word: Interfaith Harmony Week begins today
“None of you has faith until you love for your neighbor what you love for yourself.”
Jailed: Behind the scenes at the Mohave County jail
In custody deaths aren’t taken lightly
The first successful suicide attempt at the Mohave County jail in 14 years happened April 2016. Luckily, staff were just around the corner and revived the inmate.
Jailed: Behind the scenes at the Mohave County Jail
What it takes to run a jail
Don Bischoff, captain at the Mohave County jail, said there is a misconception or miscommunication about what goes on in a jail.
Jailed: Behind the scenes at the Mohave County Jail
The intake process, from arrest to general population
It all starts with an arrest.
Lee Williams High School is Miscasting a Concert
Students play the perfect role in raising money for AIDS/HIV research
Imagine your favorite play or movie. Now imagine everything just a little bit wrong.
Resolutions have a low success rate. So why do we make them, and how long have we been making them?
Changing for the New Year
It’s the first day of 2018. Plenty of people are up and at the gym or putting their phones down as they begin working on their New Year’s resolutions.
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