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LMNRA closing trails for the season

To help keep visitors and outdoor recreators safe during the record high temperature summer months, Lake Mead National Recreation Area is instituting seasonal closures to certain strenuous areas and park trails from May 15 through September 30.  The National Weather Service said excessive heat is the leading weather-related killer in the Southwest United States. Therefore, Lake Mead is taking measures to proactively curb these serious safety concerns and potential tragedies by closing the following areas:  * Goldstrike Canyon  * White Rock Canyon and White Rock Canyon Trail  * Arizona Hot Springs and Arizona Hot Springs Trail  * Liberty Arch Trail …

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Funding Awarded to Kingman Police by the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for the Buckle Up Campaign

KINGMAN – May 20th kicks off the two-week Arizona Buckle Up Arizona Enforcement campaign. The Kingman Police Department has been awarded $1,000 from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to participate in the Buckle Up Arizona…It’s the Law! program from May 20th through June 2nd, 2024 as part of the National Click It or Ticket Campaign.  The grant funds will be used to pay for officers’ overtime costs to engage in occupant protection traffic enforcement with a “zero tolerance” approach to seat belt and child safety seat violations throughout the City of Kingman.  The purpose of the campaign is for the Kingman Police Department to…

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Your Serve

I lost the duel. Recently, my fourteen-year-old grandson finally eclipsed me in a death match we like to call ping-pong. For the better part of three years, he and I have played countless games together and, at the beginning, I usually bested him. As time, talent, and development would have it, I declined while he progressed. Thus, the cruel nature of defeat for me while victory reigned supreme in him. Why do I mention this? In every person’s life there comes a moment of realization—an epiphany that ushers in a new mindset or understanding. Think with me. What are seminal…

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Mohave Community College Names New Vice President of Administrative Services

MOHAVE COUNTY – Following a nationwide search, Mohave Community College (MCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Joline Pruitt as the new Vice President of Administrative Services, effective July 1, 2024. Pruitt will succeed Jennie Dixon, a Kingman native and longtime MCC employee, who is retiring after years of dedicated service to the college. As VP of Administrative Services, Pruitt will oversee several offices at the college including Business Services, Employee Services, Information Technology, Risk Management and Facilities Management.  She brings to MCC more than 20 years of operations experience in finance, facilities, human resources, compliance and technology.  She…

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MCC’s student computer club hosts annual technology recycling event

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College Kingman Campus student club, MC4, held a technology recycle drive in partnership with the City of Kingman’s Public Works Department. The recycle drive was held April 27 where a total of 9,360 pounds of technology was collected. The event was well attended with local community members stopping by to recycle their unused technology.

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