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Mohave Electric to hold Annual & District Meetings

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BULLHEAD CITY – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) announced the dates of their Annual and District Meetings. These MEC members-only meetings will be held the week of September 16, 2024. MEC annually holds district meetings for board elections, and a large annual meeting to inform members of the co-op’s yearly activities. MEC members can mark their calendars for the following dates:

District 1 Meeting is on Monday, September 16 at Owens-Whitney School, 14109 E. Chicken Springs Rd., Wikieup, AZ 85360.

June sports betting figures released

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PHOENIX – Bettors in Arizona wagered approximately $454 million on sports in June of 2024, according to a new report by the Arizona Department of Gaming. This represents an approximate 15.5% increase when compared to June of 2023. The state collected approximately $3.15 million in privilege fees in the month.

Compassus earns caregiver satisfaction award

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BULLHEAD CITY – The Compassus program serving Bullhead City, has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Premier Performer” for achieving an overall caregiver and family satisfaction score that ranked in the top 5% of all eligible SHP clients for the 2023 calendar year.

The annual SHPBest™ award program was created to acknowledge hospice providers that consistently provide high quality service to families and caregivers of patients receiving hospice care.

LHCFD hosts open house recruitment

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LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Fire Department (LHCFD) is hosting an open house recruitment event on October 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the LHCFD Training Facility located at 2065 Kiowa Boulevard North. The event is designed to provide the community with an opportunity to learn more about the rewarding career of firefighting and the recruitment process for the LHCFD.

During the open house, attendees will have the chance to meet with current firefighters, learn about the day-to-day responsibilities of the job,

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Foothills Bank named in the “Top Companies to Work for in Arizona”, Ranking Third

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KINGMAN – Arizona Capitol Times, Best Companies Group and BestCompaniesAZ announced that Foothills Bank, a Division of Glacier Bank, has earned a spot on the 12th annual list of 2024 Top Companies to Work for in Arizona. Company rankings were announced at the virtual event on August. 20, 2024, where Foothills Bank earned the #3 ranking in midsized companies.

This highly selective list is the result of anonymous and comprehensive employee surveys

Parkway improvement contract awarded

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BULLHEAD CITY – A Prescott Valley based firm has been awarded a $2.6-million contract for making improvement along the Bullhead Parkway in Bullhead City. The Arizona State Transportation Board approved the contract for Asphalt Paving & Supply, Inc. (APS) during its Aug. 16 meeting in Safford.

The low bid submitted by APS was $557,000 (17.5%) under the state estimate. The project runs from Silver Creek Road to Laredo Drive.

“The work consists of raised median construction, pavement markings application, signing and lighting installation, and other related work,”