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TV district taxation under scrutiny

MOHAVE COUNTY – Complaints about taxation without service has prompted the Board of Supervisors to direct staff to investigate and report on the coverage area of the Mohave County Television District. Supervisor Ron Gould raised the issue following a Santa Fe Ranch property owner association resolution alleging its more than 2,700 members pay the county TV District tax but cannot get reception where they live outside Yucca. “We should not be taxing people if we’re not planning on ever giving them service,” association member Tim Krug said during Tuesday’s board meeting in Kingman. Deputy county attorney Ryan Esplin noted that…

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Sedan, big rig collide

KINGMAN – A man whose car reportedly failed to stop at a Kingman intersection sustained serious, life-threatening injuries in the ensuing two vehicle collision. Deputy Kingman police chief Rusty Cooper said officers responded on Monday, February 17, to the crash scene at the intersection of Castle Rock Road and Gordon Drive. “The investigation determined that a grey in color Chevrolet sedan, driven by a 40-year-old Kingman man, was eastbound on Gordon Drive when it passed two vehicles that were stopped at the intersection with Castle Rock Road,” Cooper said. “The sedan failed to stop, crossed the intersection, and crashed head-on…

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Pay raise approved for mayor, city council

KINGMAN – The Kingman City council voted Tuesday to increase pay for future mayors and council members. Vice Mayor Travis Lingenfelter and Council member Jamie Scott Stehly were in the minority of the 5-2 vote. “I probably won’t have any friends after I say this but I feel that you don’t do this (job) for the money. I know it’s hard work but we don’t do it for the money,” Lingenfelter said. “I think right now our priorities as a city are to find revenue sources for pavement preservation and general funded parks, police and fire and construction projects.” Lingenfelter…

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Compost, trumpery both look, smell the same

Dear Editor, Well! Well! The Democratic Party is in the process of expiring. Quoting from the Guest Column, “Who killed the democratic party”. “The Poverty Pimps constantly preach the evils of self determination and pride of accomplishment and the selfishness of those who work hard to get ahead.” At first glance the reader would speculate the “Poverty Pimps” do not work hard in order to get ahead. The writer then shoots his theory in the foot by labeling them “The privileged elite”. “Their constant mantra is ‘trust me, vote for me … you will not have to work for it…

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