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MCSO Patrol Division working for community

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is made up of several different divisions and units, including administration, patrol, search and rescue, K9, volunteer posse, civil, detective, boating safety and detention. No one division or unit is more important than the other, but the one division with “boots on the ground” or in this case – in their vehicles and boats, is the deputies assigned to the Patrol Division. Sheriff Doug Schuster is very proud of the hard-working men and women assigned to the Patrol Division.  “Our primary goal is to combat crime while ensuring the safety and security…

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Business workshop will be held today

COVID-19 series – Workforce Continuity & Strategy ACA will present the second webinar in our COVID-19 series – Workforce Continuity & Strategy. This informational sessions is designed to provide guidance, tools and resources to all of Arizona’s businesses impacted by COVID-19. The ACA will join experts from the Small Business Administration, our Office of Economic Opportunity team, and Arizona Department of Economic Security to discuss how to: Avoid employee furloughs and strategize alternative options Navigate the Payroll Protection Program and the impact on your cash flow by rehiring your previously laid-off employees Address federal and state guidelines on reduced work…

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E Pluribus Unum

That tiny bit of Latin may be the most important any of us ever mutter. Some folks will ask “Why is that important, what does it even mean”? Those people will sometimes stop and ponder the meaning if it is explained to them, others will just shrug and go on about their daily drudgery.  “From Many, One”. Those who can’t grasp or refuse to try to grasp just how profound that phrase really is are the ones to pity. Those folks will probably never realize just how fortunate they are to live in a country where that simple statement has…

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21 positive COVID-19 cases in Mohave County, 1 death

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Department of Health (MCDPH)-Nursing was notified Monday afternoon, April 6, of a positive COVID-19 case in the Lake Havasu City service area. The individual, an adult in the 65+ age range, is currently hospitalized. MCDPH nurses will begin the contact investigation as soon as possible. It has yet to be determined if the patient contracted the disease as a result of travel, or if the case is epidemiologically-linked to another identified case. MCDPH-Nursing was also notified the same day of yet another positive COVID-19 case in the Lake Havasu City service area. This individual…

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County virus management strategy

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County supervisors emerged from a near 90-minute executive session Monday before approving three coronavirus management motions offered by Buster Johnson, the Board’s senior member. Johnson’s first motion was quickly approved without discussion. Supervisors agreed that the Board, at least initially, will conduct three special meetings each week to address any COVID-19 pandemic matters necessary. The meetings will be conducted mostly by telephone while the public can view them during live streaming or in play-back mode on the county YouTube channel. These meetings will be conducted Monday, Wednesday and Friday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. The second Johnson…

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Mohave County Road Division maintains high level of efficiency

One of the hot topics and/or complaints discussed by many residents Mohave County over a cup of coffee and on the various social media outlets is the current condition of the county’s roadways. However, many don’t understand the county encompasses an extremely large area. Mohave County has 13,461 square miles, is the second largest county in Arizona and the fifth largest in the Contiguous United States. Of the abovementioned square miles, the county has 10,049 miles of roads of which 2,107 miles are maintained by the county’s Road Division. That includes 89.91 miles of tertiary maintained dirt roads, 1,209.33 miles…

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