🌱 Nighttime Acoma Boulevard closures: see if your route is affected

Coffee in hand, Lake Havasu City? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Nighttime Acoma Boulevard closures: see if your route is affected
• Are you named in this week's Mohave County legal and probate notices?
• How a Lake Havasu traffic stop turned into a $200,000 drug bust

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 114 and low of 93 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 112, low: 91.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 111 and low of 90 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lake Havasu City Announces Nighttime Roadway Improvements and Milling Operations on Acoma Boulevard (thebee.news) — Expect major nighttime closures on Acoma and Industrial boulevards starting Monday, August 31, as Lake Havasu City crews mill and repave from Lake Havasu Avenue to Kiowa and along key connectors to State Route 95. Detours will run 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., with rolling utility work and changing traffic patterns near Havasupai Boulevard, so plan extra time, drive cautiously, and check the city website for detailed maps.
   

• Legal Notices for the Week of Aug. 26 – Sept. 1, 2026 (thestandardnewspaper.online) — This week's legal notices include several probate and trust matters involving Lake Havasu City residents, plus upcoming Mohave County Superior Court hearings held at the College Drive courthouse in Lake Havasu City with Zoom access. Locals named as creditors, heirs, or interested parties are urged to review deadlines for filing claims, responding to quiet-title and tax-lien suits, or attending October probate hearings that could affect property and estate rights.
   

• Man accused of throwing cocaine bricks from car window during Lake Havasu City pursuit (fox10phoenix.com) — Lake Havasu City police say a traffic stop near Palo Verde Boulevard and Highway 95 turned into a three-mile pursuit where the driver allegedly tossed two cocaine "bricks" worth about $200,000 from his car. Officers report the chase ended after a collision with a detective's vehicle, and the suspect now faces multiple felony drug, flight, and evidence-tampering charges tied to a broader cocaine investigation in the city.
   

📸 Around Lake Havasu City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Havasu City

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Friday August 28
• LHC - Toddler Sunshine Hour
  Lake Havasu City Branch Library 1770 North McCulloch Boulevard, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
  9:30 am
• LHC - Sunshine Playtime - Storytime Room
  Lake Havasu City Branch Library 1770 North McCulloch Boulevard, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
  10:30 am
• LHC - 1st Quarter Meeting #1 - Room A/B
  Lake Havasu City Branch Library 1770 North McCulloch Boulevard, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
  11:00 am
• Lumberfest 2026 →
  Northern Arizona University Central Quad
  1:00 pm
• Migrating from Zoom to Microsoft Teams Meetings
  Northern Arizona University *Online
  1:00 pm
• Inspiration/Station
  Lake Havasu City Branch Library 1770 North McCulloch Boulevard, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
  3:30 pm
• Grad Student Social
  Northern Arizona University *Off Campus
  5:00 pm
• Welcome Party: Steppin' into the early 2000s
  Northern Arizona University Office of Inclusion- IMQ 1050 E Pine Knoll Dr Flagstaff AZ 86011
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Volleyball @ Young Scholars
  Wallace Jr. High School 1501 Valencia Rd, Fort Mohave, AZ 86426, USA
  4:00 pm
• Eagles' Wing Night
  Parker Regional Chamber of Commerce & Tourism 1300 W Arizona Ave Parker, Az 85344
  5:00 pm
• Sundance Line Dancing
  Parker Regional Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Sundance Saloon
  5:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Country Line Dance Lessons →
  Parker Community Center, 1115 W 12th St, Parker
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Can anyone fix this for me?
  It was my grandmother's and it means a lot to me, but it broke again. I tried to fix it with rubber bands and super glue. I think I need new handles… (Nextdoor Acoma)
• Second my daughter ( caregiver/helper) is moving around mid sept or end am wondering if antibody knows someone who wants to trade a big bedroom own bathroom and walk in closet and kitchen privileges of course all for just being available in evening
  and at nite for very small tasks when aim to tired to help myself .We have unlimited internet available and cable.! (rarely). Just putting out… (Nextdoor North Palo Verde)

• Greens Operations posted a job opening for NIGHT AUDITOR - Home2 Suites Lake Havasu in Lake Havasu City. Apply here.
• Goodwill Industries of Central and Northern Arizona posted a job opening for Donation Attendant Part Time in Lake Havasu City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Havasu City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bullhead City

• Bullhead City School District Hosts Free Parentvue Workshop for Parent Empowerment (thebee.news)
• He Fell on Hot Sidewalk, Will Now Lose His Leg (newser.com)
• Frog & Firkin Football Preview: Thursday and Friday games (allsportstucson.com)

Kingman

• City of Kingman Dispels Annexation Myths and Provides Factual Clarifications for Residents (thebee.news)
• Kingsmen Rodeo Returns to Kingman for Two Days of PRCA Action (cowboylifestylenetwork.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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