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CAROL JEAN MAGRAY

Carol Jean Magray, of Kingman, died Tuesday, July 13, 2021. She was 84. Mrs. Magray was born July 23, 1936 in Detroit, Mich. The family contact is her husband Dennis Eugene Magray. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.

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Some 3,000 MEC members without power during lightning storm

BULLHEAD CITY  – Severe lightning storms with high winds caused scattered outages in Mohave Electric Cooperative’s service territory early Tuesday morning. MEC crews responded to ten separate outages beginning at 1:15 a.m. An outage in MEC’s eastern service area resulted in 2,546 MEC members without power due to storm damage to a pole ground wire. The outage occurred at 6:43 a.m. Crews responded and made repairs restoring power was at 8:07 a.m. Another storm-related outage near Bullhead City Airport, resulted in 582 MEC members without power. Manager of Engineering & Operations, Jerry Hardy stated, “Although we can’t control the weather,…

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Short Story: The Last Alien Man

By Jack Mint I Being the last surviving male on a planet populated only by women isn’t as great as it sounds. They poke and prod. Now I know what these gals felt like getting pawed by guys. Except there’s no more of them. Only me left. It’s what they say—the women of another planet. At first, it was hazard suits and scientific. “Please extend your right arm.” “Which one?” I said to the head doctor. She stood with several other doctors holding clipboards and an army of nurses. Air flared the nostrils of the head doctor and she said,…

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Financial Suicide is not necessary

Dear Editor, There is some risk to all of life. A friend and his wife had a house paid for and a substantial savings account. At the age of 65 he was retired and bored and bemoaned he had never been a business owner. He was aware of a family who had recently closed a business so he offered to buy it from them and even employed a family member to run it. He knew nothing about the business but was confident all would be well. The cost of the investment, his lack of understanding the business and the monthly…

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Kingman Mayor updates Republican Women on city issues

KINGMAN – The recently adopted $272.5 million city budget was the main topic on Monday, July 5 when Mayor Jen Miles spoke to the KRW (Kingman Republican Women). Mayor Miles advised the group that the budget was approved (in an online meeting) on June 28 after six months of process. She explained that the city begins early in the year with strategic planning sessions to identify priorities and goals. While the budget is very long and detailed, Miles said that very shortly the city will issue a “citizen’s ledger” which will summarize the budget and it will be on the…

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1,000th MEC Solar Residential Rebate Milestone

BULLHEAD CITY  – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) marks the 1,000th solar residential installation milestone for the SunWatts Renewable Energy Rebate Program. This also marks the 100th solar residential installation for 2021. The 17,600-watt solar system was completed three months after the Bullhead City member submitted the SunWatts application and will produce an average of 26,000 kWh per year. A rebate of $880 was presented to the MEC member on July 6. “Members have the flexibility of selecting a solar installer to help them choose the size and type of system that fits their needs,” said Steve Bouman, Energy Management Specialist. “We recommend…

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