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Higher UES rates to take effect this month

MOHAVE COUNTY – That the Arizona Corporation Commission approved a substantial rate increase for UniSource Energy Services (UES) electric customers gained nominal publicity, and many customers who missed the news will likely be caught by surprise when they open their bills this month and next. The rate increase averaging $13.68 a month on average for residential customers went into effect Feb 1. A smaller portion of that adjustment will be reflected by those receiving bills in the first half of the month with later Feb. bills taking a bigger bite from the wallet, before billing consistency takes root in March….

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Higher UES rates to take effect this month

MOHAVE COUNTY – That the Arizona Corporation Commission approved a substantial rate increase for UniSource Energy Services (UES) electric customers gained nominal publicity, and many customers who missed the news will likely be caught by surprise when they open their bills this month and next. The rate increase averaging $13.68 a month on average for residential customers went into effect Feb 1. A smaller portion of that adjustment will be reflected by those receiving bills in the first half of the month with later Feb. bills taking a bigger bite from the wallet, before billing consistency takes root in March….

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City seeks volunteers for Desert Clean-Up

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ., February 7, 2024 – The City of Bullhead City is seeking volunteers to join a desert clean-up event being organized through a joint effort by The City, Golden Vertex, Republic Services, Mohave County’s ERACE program, and the Bureau of Land Management. The clean-up is scheduled for Thursday, February 15, 2024, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Volunteers, along with staff from the participating organizations, will clean the side road banks along Silver Creek Road East of Bullhead Parkway, focusing on removing large items, such as tires, dumped furniture, electronics, and concrete. Participants will also gather and remove…

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Another fire fatality in Golden Valley

GOLDEN VALLEY – Another fire fatality is under investigation by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said foul play is not suspected in the death of Dana Lee Pollan, 67. Mortensen said deputies responded at about 11:22 pm on Sunday, Feb. 4 to the incident in the 4500 block of Smoketree Road in Golden Valley. They were greeted by firefighters who reportedly indicated that the fire had been contained to a bedroom within the residence. Mortensen said Pollan’s body was recovered from that bedroom.

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County BOS represents their party, not our citizens

Dear Editor, The recent action by the BOS to oppose the already approved creation of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument and spend county tax dollars to mount a legal challenge against it ignores the decades of work by our Indigenous brothers and sisters to secure protections for this existing federal land and ignores our current county budget deficit, but it does support the Arizona Republican Party’s efforts against the Biden Administration. The Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument protects and preserves the rich cultural, ecological, historic, and…

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Bal pleads guilty to sex offense

KINGMAN – A north Mohave County resident will be going to prison for child sex offenses he admits committing more than a decade ago. Samuel Bal, 41, pleaded guilty Feb. 2 to two charges reduced to attempted sexual conduct with a minor. A sexual conduct with a minor charge and another sexual abuse count are dismissed in the deal. Terms require Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen to impose a 5- to 10-year prison term at a March 13 sentencing hearing. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Amanda Claerhout said Bal engaged in sexual activity with girls aged 7 and 13…

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