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Development fees adopted for Kingman

KINGMAN – Formal and final adoption of development fees came at Tuesday’s Kingman City council meeting. The 5-2 vote was expected as council members Keith Walker and Cherish Sammeli expressed a mix of reservation and opposition through various junctures in the process that will see the fees implemented in early October. Vice Mayor Ken Watkins said the adopted fees will generate about half the revenue than the original proposal. He said the compromise appears workable. Council member Sue Ann Mello noted that a previous Kingman Council rescinded development fees about a decade ago. She said the city can do the same…

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Mohave County Democratic Party welcomes the Independent Redistricting Commission to Lake Havasu City

MOHAVE COUNTY  – On July 28 at 5 p.m., the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is scheduled to hold its first public hearing in. The Mohave County Democratic Party is excited to welcome the Commission to Mohave County and encourages all residents to take part in this exciting, once-in-a-decade democratic process. Main Location: Lake Havasu Civic Center, 2360 McCulloch Blvd. North, Lake Havasu City; Satellite Location: Suddenlink Community Center, 2380 Suddenlink Way, Bullhead City; Satellite Location: Kingman Board Meeting Room, 3033 MacDonald Ave., Kingman. States must redraw their congressional and legislative maps every ten years. The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC)…

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MCC Dental Hygiene students help children during Backpack Buddies event

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College students, staff and faculty happily helped children in the 2021 BHHS Legacy Foundation Tri-State Backpack Buddies event this week in Mohave Valley. Backpack Buddies helps provide basic essential for home, health and back to school items for children in the Arizona, California and Nevada tri-state area.  Items donated include shoes, school uniforms, and hygiene supplies. MCC Dental Program students have been participating in this event for five years, and always enjoy teaching children proper dental care. “Being able to do a community service event with the Legacy Foundation and with a school like MCC, it makes…

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Oleanders are a threat

Dear Editor, Oleanders! Why are they here and being sold at all nurseries? They are 100 percent poisonous and all levels of government and agriculture have known this fact for decades. These days they say nothing and don’t warn the public of the dangers of this plant. When we lived in Phoenix in the ‘80s, there were always news stories of people of all ages suffering from the poisonous properties of this plant (from the roots to the tips). From rashes, blindness, blood poisoning, and death! Why are you promoting this plant? You should be ashamed and fined for promoting…

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Bahas holding pop-up hiring event Saturday, July 24

Arizona’s hometown grocer aims to fill more than 700 full-time and part-time grocery positions Bashas’ Family of Stores is holding pop-up hiring events across the state this Saturday, July 24, from  9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at every one of its 114 grocery stores in Arizona and at its distribution center in Chandler. On this day during this time, every individual location will have a welcome table with signage and a table for on-the-spot interviews so that managers can hire job applicants immediately.   On Saturday, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., job applicants are encouraged to visit the location where…

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MEC members without power along Colorado River

BULLHEAD CITY  – On Tuesday, July 15, at 7:33 a.m., 542 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members experienced an outage due to a damaged connector after strong stormy winds. Crews responded by de-energizing the line to make repairs. Once repairs were completed, the line was re-energized, and power was restored to all members at 9:53 a.m. The outage affected members north of Marina Blvd. and south of Church Street of Bullhead City. Manager of Engineering & Operations, Jerry Hardy stated, “Monsoon season has begun, and wind can be one of the largest effects on our system. When trees, awnings, or other…

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