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Boil Water Advisory Lifted For I-40 Water System Customers

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Public Works Director Steve Latoski announced this afternoon “After rigorous flushing and disinfecting through the past week, our latest samples came back negative/clear to which we are lifting the boil water advisory for the I-40 Water System customers this afternoon.” He also mentioned that “our disinfection and system flushing exercises continued through the week without any negative developments.” There had been an extended advisory period due to certain meticulous coordination with the Prison that involved work to isolate the Prison’s stored water while staff flushed the system through pressure from adjacent Well #7.  Latoski said…

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MCC and Air Control Home Services partner on workforce pathway 

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College and Air Control Home Services have entered into a historic partnership to help teach students skills needed for the future workforce.   The College and Air Control Home Services, out of Lake Havasu, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Tuesday that states both will work together with the goal of providing a skilled workforce eligible for employment with Air Control Home Services. The College signed a similar deal with NUCOR Steel-Kingman earlier this year.   Jason Gee, Dean of Career and Technical Education said the MOU is just the beginning of what will become an inseparable…

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Pavement Preservation Projects to Continue with Phase II

KINGMAN – Beginning the first week of September and continuing through the month of October, the City of Kingman will be conducting pavement preservation projects throughout the city. Grading, different roadway seal applications, and striping will be completed during different phases throughout the two-month period. The tentative areas will be posted weekly to the City of Kingman social media pages. Work is expected to be completed as scheduled, weather permitting. Additional project information can be found on the City of Kingman website under Kingman Area Streets. Assistant Public Works Director Jack Plaunty said, “This is the second phase in the street repairs,…

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Pavement Preservation Projects to Continue with Phase II

KINGMAN – Beginning the first week of September and continuing through the month of October, the City of Kingman will be conducting pavement preservation projects throughout the city. Grading, different roadway seal applications, and striping will be completed during different phases throughout the two-month period. The tentative areas will be posted weekly to the City of Kingman social media pages. Work is expected to be completed as scheduled, weather permitting. Additional project information can be found on the City of Kingman website under Kingman Area Streets. Assistant Public Works Director Jack Plaunty said, “This is the second phase in the street repairs,…

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County’s Corner

As your Mohave County Treasurer, I am excited to bring you news from my office: news about the Board of Supervisors Tax Deed Sale auctions, investments, and other news I am sure you will find very interesting. Board of Supervisors Tax Deed Sale auctions, 2019 – 2023: * 6,861 parcels sold at auction and returned to the tax roll. * $6.7M in revenue generated for Mohave County. * $1.8M in redemption payments received to bring accounts to “current” status. Board of Supervisors Tax Deed Sale auction, 2023: * 788 parcels were sent to auction. * 689 parcels (87%) were sold….

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Fentanyl investigation leads to arrest

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Over the past several weeks, detectives with the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s (LHCPD) Special Investigations Unit, which is part of the Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET), have been investigating an individual selling fentanyl pills throughout the Lake Havasu City Area.  On August 29, at approximately 9 a.m., detectives from the LHCPD’s Special Investigations Unit arrested Lake Havasu City resident Jarred Brown, 28, following a search warrant at a residence within the 2100 block of Edgewood Dr. During the search warrant and subsequent investigation, detectives located approximately 115 Fentanyl pills, multiple items of drug…

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