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A whole new world: Back-to-school night introduces 5th graders to Bullhead City Middle School campus
BULLHEAD CITY — As a woman and her son walked toward the main entrance of Bullhead City Middle School, she pointed to the one-way driveway that runs west to east through the parking lot in front of the campus. "This is where I'll drop you off and pick you...
Bullhead City Barracudas race twice, prepare for final
BULLHEAD CITY — The Bullhead City Barracudas raced in two more meets in preparation for their final competition in Needles on Saturday. We've had an exciting and successful season," head coach Ryan Proctor said. “Lots of great individual performances, improvements and success as a team. We've seen our older swimmers continue to grow and progress while helping our younger group improve each week.”
Moore named Chief of the Year
BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City Fire Chief Patrick Moore was named Fire Chief of the Year by the Arizona Fire Chiefs Association during the July 16 leadership conference in Glendale. Moore began his career in the fire service with the former Hualapai Valley Fire Department (Northern Arizona Fire District) in north Kingman in 1992. Moore has served as Chief in Bullhead City for a little more than six years.
Donors supply cases to replace backpacks for BCSD students
BULLHEAD CITY – When the Bullhead City School District governing board agreed to restrict backpacks for middle and junior high school students this upcoming school year, some parents questioned how their children would carry pens, pencils and personal hygiene items. Although lunch boxes, notebooks and small purses are already permitted, anonymous donors have stepped up with another option: small zippered cases.
BARC contract awarded to Precise Builders
BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Council has awarded a Fort Mohave firm a $3.8-million contract to build the Bullhead City Animal Resource Center (BARC). Four construction companies provided proposals, and Precise Builders, Inc. of Fort Mohave submitted the low bid. “We’re excited that it’s a local contractor, with...
Arizona gets upgraded credit outlook from SP
(The Center Square) – Arizona now has a positive credit outlook, which means the state continues to be on good economic footing. S&P Global Ratings upgraded the Grand Canyon State’s outlook from “stable” to “positive” citing the state’s economy on the rise and keeping its AA issuer credit rating. According to a press release, that means there’s a “one-in-three” that the rating could increase “over the next two years.” "The...
Alabama man pleads guilty to sending violent online messages to Arizona election workers
An Alabama man pleaded guilty Thursday to sending violent messages to Maricopa County election workers during the state's 2022 primary elections. Between Aug. 2, 2022, to Aug. 4, 2022, 60-year-old Brian Ogstad of Cullman, Alabama, sent multiple threatening direct messages to an Instagram account maintained by Maricopa County Elections, according to the U.S....
Retail chain Big Lots to close 13 locations across Arizona
PHOENIX – Big Lots will be closing over a dozen of its Arizona stores, a product of the company’s plans to shut down multiple locations across the country. Thirteen locations across the Grand Canyon State are planned to close sometime this year. Closing stores will have banners on their personal webpages indicating their closure and promoting a 20% off discount with limited exceptions.
The haves and have-nots of Arizona rainfall this week
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It’s been a stormy week in Arizona, and we wanted to see just how much rain fell in the Valley. For the past week, rainfall totals from the Maricopa County Flood Control District paint a picture of haves and have-nots. Around the Phoenix Metro area, seven-day rainfall totals (as of Friday morning) show amounts generally between 0.10″ and 0.25″ of rainfall.
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