2020 - The Standard Newspaper

Buster to push for two-year budget format at next Supervisor meeting

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – District 3 Supervisor Buster Johnson thinks Mohave County should consider reforming its budgeting process to better manage resources and maximize efficiency. Johnson is asking the Board to support his push for each department to prepare budgets in two-year intervals. A memo from Johnson notes that staff spends an enormous amount of time in annual preparation of the county spending plan and his belief that it would be prudent for departments to build two-year budgets instead. “I want to make clear that this in no way will stop public hearings or actual adoption of a budget each year,”…

LHC PD earns accreditation

Ron Martin6 years ago2 years ago1 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Police Department (LHCPD) has complied with dozens of benchmarks to achieve accreditation status. City manager Jess Knudson said the agency and its leaders worked hard last year to pass each of the necessary 174 standards. Knudson said the LHCPD is the 4th agency to earn the elevated status designation through the Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. Compliance, he said, is important going forward. “The work is far from over. There is an ongoing process of annual reporting and information gathering to share with the commission to make sure we maintain the status,”…

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Patiently waiting

Ron Martin6 years ago3 mins

I have a confession to make. I am often less than patient. When I want something, I wanted it yesterday. I, personally, detest waiting on anybody or anything and I suppose it can be chalked up to my being an A+ personality. I often wonder: Is that a good thing, or a bad thing? Or, is it just what it is? Or, perhaps it is also because I have become a product of my environment as it seems that someone or something is always pushing us through life in such a way that we must move quickly or get out…

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Piano concertist returns to Kingman

Pam Wanner6 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – John Nilsen, accomplished pianist from Oregon is returning to Kingman for a free Concert on Friday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m. The concert will be held at Canyon Community Church, 3270 North Harvard Street. This will be an intimate evening of music, art and community. Admission is free – a donation will be accepted. For more information call Canyon Community Church at 928-681-4673 or go to www.canyon-church.com

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American Legion hosts Valentine’s Day dinner

Ron Martin6 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – Join the American Legion AZ Post #14 for their Valentine’s Day Dinner ON Saturday, Feb. 15 from 6 to 10 p.m. They will be serving Cornish game hen, rice pilaf, a vegetable salad and one glass of champagne for $10/person. For more information, contact the American Legion Post #14 at 928-753-3555.

County attorney to face election challenge

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago1 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Attorney Matt Smith could face the first ballot box challenge of his political career this year. One of Smith’s former employees, Bryan Whitney, visited the county elections office on Friday, February 7, declaring his intent to run for county attorney. Whitney currently heads up a Kingman-based private law practice. He did not respond to initial requests to discuss his prospective candidacy. Smith has been with the county attorney’s office for 32 years, 16 of them as its leader. Smith has not been opposed in previous election contests. “Obviously you would prefer not to have a…

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Year: 2020

Buster to push for two-year budget format at next Supervisor meeting

LHC PD earns accreditation

Patiently waiting

Piano concertist returns to Kingman

American Legion hosts Valentine’s Day dinner

County attorney to face election challenge

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