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Poetry by Whitney Etheridge

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MEC awards $10,000 in educational scholarships

BULLHEAD, Ariz. – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud

Kingman Fall Academy open for registration

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The City of Kingman is

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LBRW meeting Sept. 14

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – The monthly London

Movie at the Park is Aug. 21

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Bring your blankets, chairs and

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Monte gets ten years for child porn involvement

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – A Bullhead City man

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

Matthew Wanner

BHC Public Works Schedule

BULLHEAD CITY -The City of Bullhead City Public Works Department has the following projects going on in addition to regular work around our city during the week of Feb. 15: ·            City crews will be performing sewer cleaning on Zircon Ave., Baseline Rd. and Garnet Ln. ·            Herbicide applications and mechanical weed removal will continue along the Bullhead Parkway from Adobe R. north. ·            City crews will be performing street sweeping ahead of the slurry and in Holiday Highlands neighborhood. ·            City crews will be filling pothole along the Bullhead Parkway and throughout the City as needed. ·            City crews will continue shoulder and restoration…

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City offices Presidents Day Closures

KINGMAN – City offices will be closed Monday, February 15, in honor of Presidents Day. There will be no residential or commercial trash service on Monday, February 15; Monday and Tuesday customers should put their cans out one day late. KART will also not operate on Monday, but will return to normal operating hours Tuesday, February 16. LAKE HAVASU CITY – City offices are closed on Monday, February 15, in observance of the Presidents Day Holiday. Police and Fire Department services are unaffected, however administrative offices are closed. All City offices will resume normal schedules on Tuesday, February 16.

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Campaign violations corrected

MOHAVE COUNTY – Campaign finance law violations have been resolved by former Mohave County Dist. 1 Sup. candidate Jim Hamersley. A complaint by former Dist. 1 Sup. candidate Becky Foster resulted in conclusion of violation by the County Elections and Attorney offices. Deputy county attorney Ryan Esplin sent Hamersley a notice of violation for failing to complete his initial statement of campaign organization. Esplin said Hamersley also failed to delineate self-funded campaign expenditures totaling just under $26,000 for the Aug. 2020 primary election. Both violations were corrected in amended elections office filings last month. No sanction or other consequence results….

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Borelli wants election inspection

A local lawmaker is among Arizona senators calling for an examination of Maricopa County voting equipment and ballots for possible tampering to impact the outcome of the Presidential election. Dist. 5 state senator Sonny Borrelli said testimony at an informal hearing established probable cause to inspect the items given allegations of counterfeit ballots and alteration of votes in cyberspace. Speaking at the Feb. 5 coffee with the mayor event in Lake Havasu City, Borrelli said he and other senators will continue pushing the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to cooperate with a subpoena to allow the inspection. Borrelli said a statewide…

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Restrictions against business use in Valle Vista

Dear Editor, Attention to all property owners of Valle Vista: You agreed to follow the CL&Rs when you purchased residential property in the Valle Vista POA. Knowing this, current business activities are in jeopardy of receiving violation notices from the Compliance Committee. Business examples that I have noticed include auto repair facilities, B&Bs, realtors and contractors. It would be appreciated that all Valle Vista residents follow the existing CL&Rs. Thank you for reading this and cooperating to make Valle Vista a more pleasant and beautiful place to live. Kim Gaines Valle Vista

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Poverty never comes with privilege

Dear Editor, I hear a lot about white privilege.  I grew up in Martin county, Kentucky. We were considered one of the poorest counties in the United States. In April, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson and his entourage of staff, secret service, media and other politicians swarmed into the county seat of Inez during his war on poverty campaign tour. Johnson and the entourage rode through our town waving and then proceeded on down route 3, which was less than three miles north of my homeplace. He walked onto the porch of a local family where he did a photo…

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