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Don’t worry about tomorrow

I once knew a couple who were given to such worrying that they worried most when there was nothing to worry about! Does that sound at all like you? I would hope not, yet there are many people who fit just such a description. They are chronic worriers; worrying about their health, family, job, and money matters, just to name a few. One day Jesus sat on a hillside before a vast multitude of men and women who were given to earthly cares. He said to them, “Therefore take no thought, saying, what shall we eat? Or, what shall we…

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County roadwork continues

MOHAVE COUNTY  – The citizens of Mohave County can expect the following activity from Mohave County Public Works during the week of March 16: Arizona Strip: Road grading on Mt. Trumbull Loop in Main Street Valley and near Tuweep Valley in Colorado City. Kingman: Road grading on 1) Jackrabbit Dr., 2) Quail Run Rd., 3) Buckhorn Dr., 4) Valley View Rd., 5) Buckhorn Bend, 6) Cottontail Tr., 7) Palo Christo Dr., 8) Sundown Rd. and 9) Greasewood Dr. Also, pot hole repairs and right of way repairs in the Butler area. Hackberry: Road grading on Antares Rd. Wikieup: Road grading…

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Extreme localized weather leads to separate outages

BULLHEAD CITY – Late afternoon weather resulted in two outages impacting Mohave Electric Cooperative members in the Bullhead City and Kingman service areas on Thursday, March 12. An extreme storm and lightning resulted in 1,414 members losing power for nine minutes beginning at 5:57 p.m. in north Bullhead City and 2,489 members east of Kingman ranging from the Hualapai mountains through Valle Vista, Truxton, and Valentine to parts of Peach Springs. The outage times were identical because both were the result of an open breaker at a power provider source. Power was restored at 6:06 p.m. “The weather that moved…

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Kino Avenue closures extended due to weather

KINGMAN – Due to recent and expected rains, the Kino Avenue closure will continue through Wednesday, March 18, at the minimum. The street closure is at Willow Road and Kino Ave., and extends to North Glen Rd. Detours are still in place for street closures. This project is the continuation of a multi-phased project to improve water delivery to city water storage tanks that will allow our infrastructure run more efficiently, resulting in an overall benefit to our customers. The total cost for the project is $1.51 million. Up-to-date street closures will be located on the City of Kingman’s engineering…

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Mohave County Coronavirus update

MOHAVE COUNTY – Kingman Regional Medical Center is implementing patient visitation restrictions to attempt to prevent any spread of the coronavirus among its patients or workforce. Chief Executive Officer Brian Turney said signs will be posted at the hospital and that voluntary compliance is requested this weekend before the restrictions will be more strictly enforced next week. Turney said patient visitation will be restricted to family members and that visitation hours will also be limited. Mohave County jail commander Don Bischoff said inmate visitation takes place through a video system and that restrictions are not yet necessary because of segregation…

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Coronavirus Response: MCC extends spring break for students, urges prevention not panic

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College will extend spring break one week for students, and cancel public events on its campuses in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The announcement was made during the College Governing Board meeting on Friday, March 13. Students begin spring break on March 16, and will resume classes on March 30. Public events on college campuses will be suspended until April 3, at which time the college will reevaluate the possibility of continuing with scheduled events.  “There are no confirmed cases connected to the college, but following Governor Ducey’s state of emergency declaration and the announcement…

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