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SBDC offers Economics of Tourism webinar

6 years ago5 months ago1 mins

The Small Business Development Center of Mohave Community College will offer a Lunch & Learn webinar via Zoom on Wednesday, March 27 from noon to 1 p.m. The presenter will be tourism development consultant Jim Hinckley. He will explain how to include all of the tourism facets, capitalize on tourism and become a community ambassador. As a key component in long-term economic development, tourism is something the entire community can participate in and profit from as a result. Small businesses will gain knowledge on how to incorporate the profitability of tourism into their industry. The webinar is free. Please register…

Attorney General issues warning on pet adoption scams

6 years ago5 months ago2 mins

Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants to warn Arizonans about pet adoption scams. “Every year, we learn about con artists taking advantage of consumers through internet pet scams,” said Attorney General Mark Brnovich. “Sometimes they post fake ads for pets that do not exist or they sell a pet that turns out to be very sick. Arizonans need to do their due diligence before hastily buying a pet, especially online.” General Brnovich offers the following tips: Be very cautious about buying a pet over the internet. Just because you see a picture or video of a cute animal doesn’t mean that you’ll…

7.5 million people visited Lake Mead National Recreation Area in 2018

6 years ago5 months ago5 mins

BOULDER CITY, Nevada – Lake Mead National Recreation Area welcomed 7.5 million recreation visitors to the park in 2018, according to figures released by the National Park Service. For the second year in a row, it is the sixth most visited park in the entire National Park Service. Nationally, visitation to America’s national parks in 2018 exceeded 300 million recreation visits for the fourth consecutive year. The 318.2 million recreation visits total is the third highest since record keeping began in 1904. “Lake Mead National Recreation Area continues to be a popular destination because of the diverse activities that you…

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Volunteers needed to spotlight endangered black-footed ferrets

6 years ago5 months ago3 mins

Survey results shine light on recovery effort in Aubrey Valley, Double O Ranch SELIGMAN — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking volunteers to assist with spotlighting efforts to help document the population of endangered black-footed ferrets in Aubrey Valley and on the Double O Ranch near Seligman. As part of the recovery effort, the department has scheduled two spring spotlighting projects – March 21-25 and April 18-21 (the department also conducts two spotlighting projects in the fall). The spotlighting method involves using high-powered lights to locate and identify black-footed ferrets. Their eyeshine is reflected by the spotlight and helps surveyors with identifying and…

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BLM announces extension of Bullfrog Day-Use Recreation Area infrastructure improvement project

6 years ago5 months ago2 mins

Site will be temporarily inaccessible during construction of new retaining wall LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office is extending the construction project to replace a failing retaining wall at Bullfrog Day-Use Recreation Area. The original completion date was set for February but has been extended through May 2. During the construction phase, the site will be temporarily inaccessible for safety reasons. The infrastructure improvement project is addressing structural concerns with the current retaining wall, which was built in 1968 and is failing. The new retaining wall will provide improved soil stabilization, safety, and…

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KPD cancels Junior Police Academy

6 years ago5 months ago5 mins

KINGMAN – On Tuesday, March 5, the decision was made to cancel both sessions of the 2019 Junior Police Academy (JPA). The Kingman Police Department (KPD) has held two JPAs every year for the past 13 years. That is a total of 26 academy sessions that have impacted almost 650 students. This year would have been the 14th year. The decision to cancel this year’s program was not made easily and is due to current and on-going staffing shortages. Additional resignations are anticipated over the next few months. The School Resource Officers (SRO), who would normally organize and oversee the academy…