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Pam Wanner

Developing a life plan

Dear Editor, Have something to look forward to every day. Work a job. Work in your apartment or house. Have an exercise or health outing of some kind. Clean out a closet. Read a book. Your goal may be to sit on the porch and watch nature or the traffic go by. We all need leisure days. If you have an idle day then plan to enjoy your time. Work on your health, mental and physical. Occasionally do a mind check. Clean out any garbage between your ears. Your mind is where you spend your life. Do away with negativity….

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Save our States executive director addresses KRW

KINGMAN – Save Our States (SOS) Executive Director, Trent England addressed a group of 50 people on the importance of saving the Electoral College at regular meeting of the Kingman Republican Women (KRW) last Monday. England gave a brief history of the Electoral College and discussed the powers that states have to protect it. “The states have been overly submissive to the Federal government without using the powers they have themselves,” England said, “The Electoral College limits the ability to commit election fraud to individual states.” He said that the Electoral College protects middle America from the rule of big…

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500 Golden Valley homes remain without water service

GOLDEN VALLEY, AZ – Approximately 500 homes in Golden Valley remain without water. The Golden Valley Improvement District water system’s booster station was shut down on Sunday, May 9 due to the failure of its supply well. This led to a loss of pressure in a portion of the distribution system. The initial problem is the well failed.  Water started to be lost in the storage tank.  Emergency interconnect was implemented.  The water in the tank got below 10 feet and the booster pumps had to be shut off so as not to damage the pumps.  The motor must be replaced….

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Is our mayor in hiding?

Dear Editor, Last month, a group of my fellow Kingman citizens invited Mayor Jen Miles to speak to us in a local church all-purpose room. As concerned Kingman residents, we wanted to ask her about current issues as they relate to everyone in our community, such as, why masks were still required in city buildings when the city mandate had been lifted, her take on recent recall efforts and why Kingman roads remain in disrepair. From the moment our spokesman contacted her, she appeared hesitant and somewhat suspicious, asking who would be in attendance, what we wanted to know and…

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MCSO awarded GOHS grant

MOHAVE COUNTY – Sheriff Doug Schuster is pleased to announce that the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office has received funding from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to purchase an all-terrain side-by-side vehicle. The chosen ATV, a Polaris General XP 1000, will be purchased for $29,126.32, using the awarded grant funds made possible by the passing of Proposition 207. The ATV will be utilized for multiple purposes throughout Mohave County. It will aid deputies in responding to remote off-road incidents and other emergencies in areas otherwise inaccessible by patrol vehicles. This ATV will be used for rapid response to off-road…

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500 Golden Valley homes without water today

Water level in tank fell too low GOLDEN VALLEY – About 500 homes in the Golden Valley area are currently without water as the county works to resolve the issue.  County engineer Mike Garmon says “If you’re without water service, it’s because you live in an area that has a connection served by our booster station.” This area is roughly all connections along Agua Fria and north of Agua Fria, plus some streets on the west side of the district between Agua Fria and 68. Garmon adds, “Emergency interconnect was initiated with Valley Pioneer, the neighboring water system, on Saturday.  Unfortunately,…

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