MOHAVE COUNTY – An avalanche of early voting is beginning today throughout Mohave County. Well more than half of the county’s 127,000 registered voters have requested mail ballots to vote in front of the upcoming August 4 primary election. “Right now we have over 74,000 early ballot requests,” Recorder Kristi Turley said. They’ll be mailed out en masse starting today, though properly registered voters can request them up until July 24. Blair said her best recollection of previous record early ballot requests in Mohave County was in the neighborhood of 50,000. Blair, Elections Director Allen Tempert and other county officials…

Kingman Crossing, Rancho Santa Fe interchanges, airport development in the works KINGMAN – Various preliminary approvals came Tuesday for three major projects that Kingman officials hope improve transportation and stimulate economic development that will increase tax base and brings jobs for the future. Two of the initiatives gaining early stage thumbs up from the Kingman city council are proposed Interstate-40 interchanges, situated less than two miles apart. The council approved the rezoning of four parcels proximate to the proposed Kingman Crossing, an interchange effort spearheaded by Kingman Regional Medical Center. A cluster of retail development is envisioned on both sides…