A fast-moving brush fire Sunday near the Route 66 village of Winona, Arizona, forced a six-hour evacuation and prompted the arrest of one resident. The Arizona Daily Sun newspaper, based in nearby Flagstaff, reported Steve A. Carter, 54, was booked into the county jail on suspicion of felony endangerment, felony criminal damage and misdemeanor reckless burning. … Continue reading Wildfire forces evacuation of Winona
Category: Towns
VIDEO: Mad Mike Hughes finally blasts off from Amboy
via GIPHY Daredevil and flat-Earth advocate "Mad" Mike Hughes overcame months of hurdles and technical problems to blast off more than 1,800 feet into the sky Saturday in a homemade rocket near the Route 66 town of Amboy, California. According to the Associated Press, Hughes' steam-powered rocket rose 1,875 into the air before a … Continue reading VIDEO: Mad Mike Hughes finally blasts off from Amboy
Official: Only 50-50 chance of getting federal money for ART
Albuquerque's chief operating officer said the city has only a "50/50" chance of receiving a $75 million federal grant to help pay for the troubled Albuquerque Rapid Transit project. Lawrence Rael gave the grim assessment to Albuquerque Journal editors and reports last month, and that getting the money for the new mass-transit project depends on … Continue reading Official: Only 50-50 chance of getting federal money for ART
Old book provides a look back at Quay County, New Mexico
In the last few days, I've perused a book titled "Quay County, New Mexico, 1903-1985." It contains hundreds of stories and photos from the region, including the Route 66 towns of Endee, Bard, San Jon, Tucumcari, Polomas and Montoya. The book, edited by Mary Lynn Moncus and Marian Farmer Knapp, contains nearly 800 pages of … Continue reading Old book provides a look back at Quay County, New Mexico
Tulsa takes first step to Route 66 neon sign district
After years of talk about the idea, the Tulsa city council this week finally began a process to set up new zoning rules along Route 66 that will allow bigger neon signs than what codes now allow. Tulsa Public Radio reported: The council has initiated a zoning code overlay to relax sign regulations along the … Continue reading Tulsa takes first step to Route 66 neon sign district
El Reno soon will have a Route 66 Monument
The city of El Reno, Oklahoma, last week approved a contract with an area metal-fabrication firm to build a large Route 66 Monument near downtown. The city announced on its Facebook page: On Tuesday, February 13, the City Council unanimously agreed to celebrate the history of “America’s Mother Road,” historic Route 66, with a monument … Continue reading El Reno soon will have a Route 66 Monument
Kingman OKs archway near Locomotive Park
The city of Kingman, Arizona, recently approved a contract for building the so-called Beale Street Gateway Arch that will be near Locomotive Park. The contract with YESCO, based in Salt Lake City, will cost $177,736 in motel taxes, reported the Kingman Daily Miner. The chamber of commerce also contributed $35,000 to the project. The newspaper reported: … Continue reading Kingman OKs archway near Locomotive Park
New neon sign, lizard statue goes up in Kingman
Route 66 author and tour guide Jim Hinckley recently sent a long list of additions in Kingman, Arizona -- including a new neon sign along Route 66 and a statue of a big lizard. Based on those two things, it's safe to say Kingman no longer is a sleepy Route 66 town. Hinckley wrote: Improvements … Continue reading New neon sign, lizard statue goes up in Kingman
Contraceptive program launched for wild burros in Oatman area
A contraceptive program in the Oatman, Arizona, area aims to eventually cut the number of wild burros there. The Kingman Daily Miner reports the Bureau of Land Management and Humane Society of the United States have trapped female burros and inoculated them with an immunocontraceptive vaccine known as porcine zona pellucida, or PZP, then administers … Continue reading Contraceptive program launched for wild burros in Oatman area
Holiday Inn with Route 66-themed restaurant opens in Joplin
A new, rare-model Holiday Inn that contains a restaurant inspired by Route 66 and hopes to attract Mother Road travelers opened a few days ago in Joplin, Missouri. The only problem is Holiday Inn Joplin at 3402 S. Arizona Ave. sits more than 2 1/2 miles south of the nearest alignment of Route 66 at Seventh … Continue reading Holiday Inn with Route 66-themed restaurant opens in Joplin