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Night work scheduled on Airway Avenue for utility

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman is notifying

Mohave Electric announces classroom grant winners

BULLHEAD CITY – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) awarded eighteen

Full closure of Airway Ave, Flying Fortress Pkwy

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman is notifying

National Day of Prayer observed

KINGMAN – A National Day of Prayer event

Two years for possession of a kilogram of

KINGMAN – Transporting illegal drugs into Mohave County

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WACOG to host play day for seniors

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Western Arizona Council of Governments (WACOG), will be hosting a Reach Out and Play event with the seniors of our community. WACOG is a charitable organization dedicated to empowering communities through their various programs.  

WACOG’s programs provide assistance for children, healthcare, housing support, and senior outreach. Next week, the organization will be partnering up with the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

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Mohave County Fair was a hit with young and old alike

KINGMAN – People from all over the county unite for the annual Mohave County Fair, a four-day-long event, throng with lights and thrilling rides for all ages. Mohave County citizens travel from hours away to visit the Mohave County Fairgrounds in Kingman from Thursday, September 12 to Sunday, September 15. Booths from organizations and businesses throughout the county were scattered outside and inside the center, and murals of artwork from Mohave County artists were hung on the center’s walls.

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Officer spat on following arrest

KINGMAN – A Kingman man spit on a police officer following his arrest over the weekend. Deputy police Chief Joel Freed said officers responded right about midnight to a report of a man screaming profanities while walking in the vicinity of Rutherford Street and Beverly Avenue.

Freed said 38-year-old Justin Welch refused to exit the roadway and was placed in custody early Saturday, Sept. 14.

“While completing paperwork Welch spat at one of the officers, striking him in the face,”

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letter to the editor

International Day of Peace to be observed

Dear Editor,

Weather permitting …. come join other peace-loving citizens at Locomotive Park in an awesome testimony in support of peace at the International Day of Peace observance on Saturday, September 21, from 11:30 – 2:00!  This non-partisan Kingman event features this year’s international theme which is Cultivating a Culture of Peace.  There will be a traditional bell ringing ceremony at noon, coinciding with others worldwide to create a symbolic wave of peace to coincide with the opening of the UN.

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