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Black Tie Gala Saturday

The Kingman Regional Medical Center Foundation will present the third annual Black Tie Gala. This event benefits the Foundation’s Catch It Early program, which helps local women obtain the breast healthcare they need – regardless of their ability to pay. They provide community outreach and education; free or low-cost mammograms; and other healthcare and support services for the early detection and treatment of breast cancer. The Black Tie Gala will take place on Saturday, March 14, at the Aquarius Casino Resort in Laughlin, beginning at 5:30 pm. Rose and Orchid sponsors will receive entry to exclusive raffles. This black-tie formal…

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Officer and vehicles struck in wild chase

KINGMAN – A vehicle struck a law enforcement officer and two patrol vehicles were struck but no injuries were reported during a wild chase that ended in Kingman Monday afternoon. Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies responded at 1:39 p.m. to conduct a welfare check after a citizen reported spotting a male in a vehicle parked two days off Interstate 40, about 27 miles west of Kingman. “The reporting party advised she had observed several empty prescription bottles inside the car and the male subject was hiding under a blanket,” said sheriff’s office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. She said the subject later identified…

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Lingenfelter selected as Procurement Director

KINGMAN – Kingman Vice Mayor Travis Lingenfelter has been selected for the Mohave County Procurement Director Position. Lingenfelter’s proposed hiring at an annual salary of $102,000 will be considered during the Board of Supervisors meeting next Monday. Lingenfelter was offered the position Monday after he and another applicant finalist from Florida were interviewed by a screening panel comprised largely of county department heads. Lingenfelter is declining comment before the Board considers his hiring next week. Lingenfelter is also a declared candidate for District 1 supervisor, but Human Resources Director Ken Cunningham said he would have to drop out of the…

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Beale Street Theater plays March 14

KINGMAN – Join the Beale Street Theater as they present their spring show, The Complete Works of Willliam Shakespeare: Abridged, on Saturday, March 14. Show times are noon and 4 p.m. Tickets are $12 and are available at This and That Antiques, 534 Beale St. or online, bealestreettheater.com/tickets. For more information, call 928-530-8432.

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Don’t forget to vote if eligible!

I’d like to remind Mohave County voters that only properly registered Democratic Party members are eligible to participate in Arizona’s March 17 Presidential Preference Election (PPE). The purpose is to determine which of the 18 Democratic Presidential candidates that Arizona will be nominating for the National Democratic Party. The Arizona Republican Party previously determined that President Donald Trump will be Arizona’s nominee for the GOP National Party. Republicans, Independents and anyone not registered as a Democrat are ineligible to participate in the PPE. Anyone uncertain of their voter registration status can gain clarification by visiting the Mohave County Website (www.mohavecounty.us). …

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Cooper and Kunert finalists for police chief

KINGMAN – Kingman will use internal promotion to select its next police chief according to City Manager Ron Foggin. He said assistant police chiefs Rusty Cooper and Evan Kunert are finalists to succeed retiring Chief Bob Devries. “Chief Devries has done a great job mentoring and putting his leadership team in a position to be able to take over when he leaves, which I am pleased about,” Foggin said. He said two hiring committees have been assembled to conduct interviews with Cooper and Kunert the week of March 23. “My plan is to sit down with a couple representatives from…

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