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Walsh named new Kingman City Manager

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman is excited to announce that they have officially entered into negotiations for their next City Manager. After spending the last several months working with MGT’s GovHR USA executive search consultants to find the ideal individual for the position, local candidate Tim Walsh has come out on top. Tim Walsh, a Kingman native, who currently works as the Director of Development Services for Mohave County, was formally named at the conclusion of Tuesday night’s Executive Session.  Mr. Walsh brings 15 years of local government experience to the City of Kingman as well as a lifetime…

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Pioneer Country Events Gun Show set

KINGMAN – Pioneer Country Events will host a gun show at College Park Community Center, 1990 Jagerson Ave., on Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17. The gun show welcomes dealers in coins, knives, guns, clipos, ammo, U.S. and foreign military memorabilia, and collectibles of all kinds. Hours are Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is $7 per day or purchase a two-day pass for $12. Children 16 and under are free with adult paid admission. Refreshments will be available for purchase. For information email pioneercountryevents@gmail.com or visit pioneercountryevents.com.

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TI Project: Battling Bills summoned to Kingman

KINGMAN – The Kingman City Council is inviting its squabbling business partners to Kingman for a discussion of the Interstate 40 Rancho Santa Fe Traffic Interchange (TI) project. The special council meeting is planned Monday, March 11. Las Vegas businessmen Bill Lenhart and Bill Plise have been fighting with one another for control of KDP Manager, the entity partnering with the city to develop the TI. The council has spent extended time in executive sessions in Dec., Jan. and Feb. talking privately about KDP Manager and the Development Agreement (DA) with the City. Mayor Ken Watkins said the battle between…

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What do you expect from our next President?  

Dear Editor, I’m voting for the Presidential candidate who will promise to keep Social Security solvent. I’ve hit the age where I’m finally on the receiving end of some of this government money and I want to keep it going. Never fear, I’m still paying plenty of taxes. I’m still holding down a job so Uncle Sam takes a big slice of every pay check.  Seventy million Americans feel the same way I do when It comes to Social Security. For over 30 million Americans, Social Security is all they have and many do not even collect $2,000 a month….

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Fire burning north of Seligman at 100 acres

MOHAVE COUNTY – On March 5, Kingman Fire was requested through Arizona Department of Forestry for an initial attack on a wildland fire in Seligman,. Kingman Fire Department is responding with a type 6 brush unit and three personnel, Captain J. Gilbert, Firefighter M. Eads and Firefighter M. LaRue. The fire is approximately 10 miles north of Seligman, and approximately 100 acres in size with winds that are gusting at 40 mph. Crews will be on this assignment for an unknown time frame depending on the incident and any changes in the weather. Kingman Fire would like to remind everyone…

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SBDC offers free business workshops

The Mohave Community College Small Business Development Center (MCC SBDC) will host two upcoming workshop, free and open to the public. The workshops will be entitled “Write a Business Plan in 30 Days or Less” and “Start Showing Up Online: A Beginner’s Guide to Social Media Growth.” The workshop on writing business plans will be held Wednesday, March 20 from noon to 1 p.m., and will be presented by MCC SBDC Director Jeanette Pigeon. The social media workshop will be held on Thursday, April 18 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and will be presented by social media expert Nia Confer….

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