Lake Havasu City saw a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in July, but August looks like it could be a kinder month.https://t.co/4BqjgyjWM9
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 9, 2020
BREAKING: Arizona Department of Health Services outlined a three-part test for schools to decide when it's safe to reopen. Read the guidelines here:https://t.co/VwsZfxi8Kw
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 6, 2020
The disease is well on its way to becoming the third-leading cause of death in the state this year, following cancer and heart disease, according to state data.https://t.co/3ZGvKPG010
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 1, 2020
Lake Havasu City's face mask requirement has been extended to Sept. 1: https://t.co/38mg2nZfKA
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) July 24, 2020
Lake Havasu City Mayor Cal Sheehy says the city has encouraged Suddenlink to upgrade its infrastructure to improve internet reliability: https://t.co/UbaQdf1ubY
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 18, 2020
Lake Havasu City will move forward with negotiations to purchase the recently closed Havasu Fitness property and equipment for $3 million dollars with the goal of turning the gym into a new municipal courthouse building.https://t.co/7Sk3XXooTN
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 12, 2020
Water service should be fully restored for south side residents.https://t.co/uVCkpkX2Xe
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 11, 2020
“We’re in a health crisis that has turned into an economic crisis,” said Supervisor Ron Gould at Monday’s board of supervisors meeting.https://t.co/X4YxlvQEqh
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 9, 2020
Some industries have struggled during the crisis, but outdoor recreation hasn’t been among them.https://t.co/KQCKXHr0wq
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 8, 2020
The co-working project is being priced out “piece by piece,” PED Director James Gray said.https://t.co/btnbWXiT3S
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 2, 2020
A top aide to Attorney General Mark Brnovich is accusing Secretary of State Katie Hobbs of undermining public confidence in the integrity of elections.https://t.co/X6bqhZKjAp
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 23, 2020
Spoiled medication and missing rent checks are just some of the problems that Arizonans have seen as a result of recent postal system changes, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said during a grilling Friday of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.https://t.co/hQjfsIdS0w
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 23, 2020
The Lake Havasu Golf Club is requesting to rezone to residential a 26,000 square foot area off Hogan Lane that is currently zoned within the Golf Course District.https://t.co/BNVSNQrI1t
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 23, 2020
Results are expected within three to four business days.https://t.co/EbmG0Z923z
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 23, 2020
The possibility of PMG Manufacturing moving into the vacant Kmart building has elicited strong responses from many of its possible future neighbors.https://t.co/Y0B90pAMca
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 23, 2020
The fate of the former Kmart building will be in the hands of the Lake Havasu City Council next week.https://t.co/PjMfLjljdZ
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 23, 2020
Arizona's Secretary of State has certified that a voter initiative that would boost taxes on high-earning Arizonans to increase school funding will be on the November ballot.https://t.co/R0cqeaR769
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 22, 2020
Lake Havasu City is considering waiving rental fees at city parks for the rest of 2020 in an effort to help struggling businesses and give citizens more fitness options.https://t.co/DqHFx3CJx8
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 22, 2020
Two Lake Havasu City police officers who fired their weapons were placed on administrative leave after the incident.https://t.co/lNTUElow1s
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 22, 2020
The county health department said a county-wide blitz testing effort is in the works.https://t.co/RVWa0wZbtv
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 22, 2020
Campus Director Dr. Carla Harcleroad recounted a “very exciting” and smooth-sailing first day of classes. More than 110 students are enrolled in the fall semester so far.https://t.co/mEjIFpJCr9
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 22, 2020
Virtual class is in session at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School, and the hope is for all grade levels to return to classrooms by September 8.https://t.co/xEYYYxum5t
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 21, 2020
As of 11 a.m. Friday, the Ridge Fire has grown to more than 3,000 acres and is 1 percent contained.https://t.co/yHJ2lil9jI
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 21, 2020
The Lake Havasu City Council will hold an executive session on Tuesday to evaluate City Manager Jess Knudson after some potentially embarrassing videos and photos of Knudson were distributed along with an anonymous letter.https://t.co/E7cmwlPXWi
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 21, 2020
The event had originally been postponed from April to Sept. 25-27, but the planning committee said Wednesday that ongoing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic prompted its cancellation.https://t.co/VWVIPZ4EL4
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 20, 2020
County residents will pay about two cents more in property taxes, with increases in the county’s library and television taxing districts.https://t.co/8W4fJTzoqP
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 20, 2020
Some parents have made the decision to pull their students from the district, favoring alternatives like online or homeschooling.https://t.co/XLPYu5WW1c
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 20, 2020
Vaccinations will be a necessity for students returning to class later this fall. But with the cancellation of the city’s annual “Havasu Stick’em” vaccination event, those vaccinations will be harder to come by.https://t.co/k2cipCewvO
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 20, 2020
The Ridge Fire in the Hualapai Mountains, caused by a lightning strike on Sunday, Aug. 16, has now grown to 500 acres and wasn’t slowed by stormy weather in the area on Tuesday, Aug. 18.https://t.co/nZAVXRfSI6
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 20, 2020
A man was injured after allegedly exchanging gunfire with law enforcement during a standoff that lasted about three and a half hours on Wednesday afternoon.https://t.co/vgX2vsIkEo
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 20, 2020
The National Weather Service says the average temperature in Havasu has been 98.2 degrees this August, which would make it the seventh hottest August on record with 13 days left to go. https://t.co/8fivYwsna9
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 19, 2020
Havasu schools will fully reopen elementary campuses on Oct. 12, when students return from fall break. Secondary schools will fully reopen on Jan. 4. https://t.co/EhkMnsx4fh
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 19, 2020
Elementary schools in Havasu could open by Sept. 8: https://t.co/jAeGrOLCzT
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 19, 2020
Many questions remain when it comes to high school sports, including competition schedules for all of the Knights teams, but getting back to practice is the first step. https://t.co/9zTwrzEQgo
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 18, 2020
Havasu firefighter and police associations say they are disappointed by the city's plan to change its employee salary structure.
“Frankly, it was not the message that had been sold to employees for the last two years.”https://t.co/mVMQz1DBqc
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 18, 2020
Nearly 600 Havasu families were expected to send their children back to school this week to take advantage of on-site support services. Here's how the first day went:
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 18, 2020
The summer of 1950 was one to remember for two Lake Havasu City couples.https://t.co/fl4Lzf6GmT
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 16, 2020
After nearly four hours of discussion, the decision for reopening was pushed to next week’s regular board meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 6 to 9 p.m.https://t.co/qv7kqnMQ0h
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 12, 2020
Organizers of Desert Storm have canceled the event altogether for 2020. https://t.co/ss8ByaEkhW
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 12, 2020
"People aren’t focusing in on that yet, but they’re going to have to,” said Chuck Essigs, a lobbyist for the Arizona Association of School Business Officials and an education finance expert.https://t.co/krKYmLAy64
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 8, 2020
Athletic Director Dustin Zampogna said the high school plans to follow the Arizona Interscholastic Association guidelines released on Wednesday.https://t.co/4f5sPEssHo
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 8, 2020
The first fall sport to return to action is golf, which can begin practice on Aug. 17. Golf competition between schools can start on Aug. 24. You can read the rest of the schedule here:https://t.co/LnrEded5hG
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 7, 2020
ICYMI: Body Beach will be closed for mosquito fogging from 4 to 10 a.m. tomorrow morning.https://t.co/3S5rFxfEk6
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 7, 2020
Mohave County reached the 30 percent voter turnout benchmark on Tuesday for just the second time in a primary election in at least 18 years.https://t.co/BXN9X42n3f
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 6, 2020
Trump noted the state's efforts to encourage face covering and discourage indoor dining and gathering at bars as examples for other states to follow when they experience what Trump has called “embers" of the outbreak.https://t.co/EC9zguuCul
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 6, 2020
Due to a state system outage last night, Wednesday's numbers were reported this morning. There are 14 new virus cases in Lake Havasu City.https://t.co/4mFmw61huK
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 6, 2020
By Wednesday morning, the county’s 24 voting precincts reported 23,642 for Schuster, against 6,222 votes in favor of challenger Mike Gannuscio.https://t.co/4lM6hpzvQh
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 6, 2020
For one Lake Havasu City gym, the announcement was too little, too late. Havasu Fitness announced on Friday it would close after 26 years in business, and owner Dale Bailey says there’s no turning back now.https://t.co/VcdQeRQdpf
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 5, 2020
Fogging will require Body Beach to be closed Friday morning from 4 to 10 a.m.https://t.co/WO5jEEqux9
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 5, 2020
Nancy Campbell, Cameron Moses, and David Lane were all on pace to earn a majority of votes needed to earn a seat on the City Council and avoid a runoff election as of Tuesday night.https://t.co/guQzk7LRhV
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 5, 2020
Incumbent Sheriff Doug Schuster used donations from individuals to both outraise and outspend challenger Mike Gannuscio through June 30 and still had $4,788.23 left on hand for the final month of the Aug. 4 primary.https://t.co/2yAq6CYgf2
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 2, 2020
City Manager Jess Knudson said he understands the county health department reached out to the Arizona State Land Department to notify them that they need to address the presence of West Nile virus from the Body Beach area to the Contact Point area.https://t.co/pRw233Cpgc
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 2, 2020
The former state health director says Gov. Doug Ducey is “scientifically wrong’’ in lumping gyms and fitness centers with bars as places that cannot be safely operated during the pandemic.https://t.co/4R1kHoMUEx
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 1, 2020
By about 10 a.m. Friday, a handful of parents were gathered outside the school district offices to protest the opening of online-only education next week. https://t.co/vPcATQlqTb
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 1, 2020
Residents and visitors are urged to avoid Body Beach and nearby areas out of precaution.https://t.co/vHCW9aaN2U
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) August 1, 2020
Tornado spotted near Kingman; warning issued for Southern Mohave County: https://t.co/HErJ9rWp0g
— Today's News Herald (@havasunews) July 24, 2020
Mondays in Havasu. 💕 pic.twitter.com/PsHGWVZImT
— Go Lake Havasu (@GoLakeHavasu) August 24, 2020
A moment of peace brought to you by Copper Canyon. More boating attractions here: https://t.co/MGFzLQPq1u pic.twitter.com/lUInnQZ6PT
— Go Lake Havasu (@GoLakeHavasu) August 22, 2020
https://twitter.com/GoLakeHavasu/status/1295743396368154625
It’s time for an Arizona pop quiz! 🔎
What famous bridge is located in Lake Havasu City? 🌉 pic.twitter.com/DX4DimDTdf
— Arizona Capitol Museum (@azcapitolmuseum) August 20, 2020
Do you have an upcoming #flight to Lake Havasu City? Check this article to learn the four W's plus a few more tips on how to help keep you #healthy. https://t.co/3uWC0xuua3 #safetravels
— Quality Inn & Suites (@QualityLHC) August 24, 2020
When you’re in public, wear a mask that covers your nose AND mouth to help protect others and slow the spread of #COVID19. Learn how to wear your mask correctly. https://t.co/KvwdBRWWFP. #DoYourPart pic.twitter.com/JMC1WVnGb2
— LHCAZGOV (@LHCAZGOV) August 22, 2020
Intersection of Smoketree and Cliffrose in Lake Havasu City (1965?)
Photo courtesy of @HavasuMuseum #TBT #LakeHavasuCity pic.twitter.com/yB3YO0NgJT
— LHCAZGOV (@LHCAZGOV) August 20, 2020
We’re counting on you Lake Havasu City to take the #2020Census and be counted! Visit https://t.co/daFP4HwBp2 or call 1-844-330-2020. #EveryoneCounts pic.twitter.com/ndYcTeVb0f
— LHCAZGOV (@LHCAZGOV) August 18, 2020
Planning to host summer gatherings or cook-outs with people not in your household? Check out CDC’s new tips to help protect you and your family.
See more tips: https://t.co/SECS9Wjb85#COVID19 #MaskUpHavasu pic.twitter.com/2GGmK3EzFP
— LHCAZGOV (@LHCAZGOV) August 16, 2020
Wondering how you can do your daily activities safely while protecting yourself and your loved ones from COVID-19? To help you determine your level of risk, answer these questions about “Deciding to Go Out:” https://t.co/m9vlAjIHiO#COVID19 #MaskUpHavasu pic.twitter.com/1khQKKanKU
— LHCAZGOV (@LHCAZGOV) August 15, 2020
The @AZDHS offers a dash board on their website at https://t.co/zPUOfwnLan indicating whether counties meet the recommended benchmarks for reopening certain paused industries and operations. Here’s a video on how to access the benchmarks and information. #COVID19 #MaskUpHavasu pic.twitter.com/EdQdwuJy84
— LHCAZGOV (@LHCAZGOV) August 14, 2020
I grew up in Lake Havasu City, AZ and I remember is getting to 131. For some reason I don’t think it got recorded that high.
— Good Human (@chrisdraper2007) August 17, 2020