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Dear Editor, A story about optimism and resilience

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Pam Wanner

God bless America

Dear Editor, As the Covid-19 pandemic and social distancing continues, I’m amazed how everything is blamed on our president. There are no boundaries only invisible lines we’re not allowed to cross or even mention. How did we get here? There is a lot that has set things in motion and this pandemic is no joke, it kills. How can we blame the president for this? There has been the most outrageous accusations that I have ever heard. One being that it’s the president’s fault that we don’t have toilet paper! Really. Where can we draw the line? Is it really…

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Scammers using Zelle for money transfers

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office would like to inform the community of a scam that has increased in popularity recently. Over the course of six weeks, they have received four calls of citizens being scammed out of money after attempting to purchase an animal over the internet. Three of these scams have taken place in the last two weeks. The victims all claim they attempted to purchase a pet (two dog incidents and two cat incidents) on various pet adoption websites across the country. The victims were contacted by the “seller” and told to pay various amounts…

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Together We Move Forward, Bullhead City Business Recovery 2020

BULLHEAD CITY – The City of Bullhead City has developed a free online portal called FORWARDto assist all City businesses. FORWARD features more than 25 federal, state and local assistance programs and incentives to help businesses recover. The portal is designed to be a convenient resource where business owners can easily learn about current recovery programs that are available. The portal offers a variety of grants, loans, deferrals and free programs to eligible businesses. Businesses will be receiving their portal invites via email starting today. Businesses are encouraged to take the time to go into the portal, create a business…

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BOS meeting: County Manager position open; rural television coverage will not be expanded

MOHAVE COUNTY – Dozens of people have applied for the Mohave County Manager position that Mike Hendrix will vacate for retirement on June 30. Human Resources Director Ken Cunningham said a national recruiting campaign netted 44 job applications by Wednesday. “They’re from all over the nation. They’re not just local,” Cunningham said of the applicant field. Cunningham said a four-member hiring selection committee includes Presiding Superior Court Judge Chuck Gurtler, Sheriff Doug Schuster, County Attorney Matt Smith and retired Kingman Unified School District Superintendent Roger Jacks. He said the committee will screen the field and conduct interviews with semi-finalists by…

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County ends day with eight new COVID-19 cases; total of 17 deaths, 156 cases

MOHAVE COUNTY, AZ (May 6, 2020) Late this afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of eight COVID-19 positive cases in Mohave County. Six of these are in the Kingman service area and two are in the Lake Havasu City service area. Of the six Kingman service area individuals, one, who is 65+, is hospitalized and is linked to another case.  The other five are all linked to another case, in isolation, and recovering at home. Three of them are 65+ and two are in the 20-44 year age range. The two Lake Havasu City service…

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Leapfrog Group awards KRMC third consecutive ‘A’ for patient safety

KINGMAN – On Friday, May 1, Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) was awarded an ‘A’ when the Leapfrog Group announced their spring 2020 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes KRMC’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and providing safer healthcare. The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization committed to improving healthcare quality and safety. It assigns safety grades to hospitals across the nation twice annually in the spring and fall. This grade marks KRMC’s third ‘A’ rating in a row – the first was awarded with Leapfrog’s spring announcement in May 2019, followed by an ‘A’ in November 2019….

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