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MOHAVE COUNTY – Utah Tech University celebrated the 2025

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Daniel Deluna BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City

Master Gardener Program cultivates skills — and community

KINGMAN — The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

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Kingman Festival of the Arts was held at

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KINGMAN – The City of Kingman Public Works

Havasu Parks and Recreation Summer Camps still accepting

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Summer camp registrations are

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Pam Wanner

Oh, Wow!

A few days ago, in an idle moment, I watched the highway traffic from my front porch. There was the usual mix of traffic, but as I watched carefully and began to pay closer attention, I was struck by the amazing number of trucks on the road. That casual observation brought me to do a very informal count of the number of highway freight trucks passing my vantage point. I arbitrarily chose to count twenty five passing trucks (including both directions) and then check the time required for that number. The number of minutes for that count was six minutes….

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City offices closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

City offices in Lake Havasu City, Kingman, and Bullhead City will be closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Police and Fire Department services are unaffected, however administrative offices are closed. All City offices resume normal schedules on Tuesday, January 21. The Aquatic Center in Lake Havasu City is open for lap swim and exercise classes until 1:00 p.m. and the Community Center is open for Pickleball from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Trash and recycling services are not interrupted in Lake Havasu City. In Kingman, there will be no residential or commercial trash service…

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Roadwork scheduled throughout Mohave County

The citizens of Mohave County can expect the following activity from Mohave County Public Works during the week of January 20, 2020: Arizona Strip: Road grading on 1) Pakoon Springs Rd. and 2) Mt. Trumbull Loop. Kingman: Road grading on 1) Vock Canyon Rd. and 2) Calle Ocampo. Hackberry: Road grading on 1) West First St., 2) Byers St., 3) Nelson St., 4) Lincoln Rd. and 5) Barker Dr. in the Truxton area. Yucca: Road grading on 1) Planet Ranch Rd. from MP1 to MP10, 2) Alamo Rd. from MP36 to MP46, 3) Gene Autry Rd., 4) Mesquite Dr. and…

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KAAP hosts bingo night

KINGMAN – Join Kingman Aid to Abused People (KAAP) for their 2020 Bingo Night fundraiser at Kingman Elks Lodge, on Club Ave. For $35, get nine game cards for each game and taco bar. Dinner is served at 5 p.m. and bingo begins promptly at 6 p.m. Join KAAP in supporting our local domestic violence shelter. There will be raffle tickets for a 50” Smart TV. This is a 18+ event. For more information, contact Trini at 928-279-8894 or Roberta 928-681-7794.

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The Great Oatman Bed Races

OATMAN – Come down to Oatman on Saturday, Jan. 25, for the Great Oatman Bed Races. Watch as teams of five haul a metal-framed bed on wheels (one member rides on the bed) down a dusty stretch of the center of town to a station where a waiting bed must be made up with sheets and pillow cases before racing the original bed on wheels back to where they started, or the finish line. Team registration, which includes four pushers and one rider, is $50.Some of the town’s legendary wild, wandering burros look on. This is good old-fashioned family fun!…

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Governor Doug Ducey Calls for Increasing Broadband Investment in Rural Areas

Move would dedicate $60 million to help “close the gap” for rural areas with limited access to broadband Governor Doug Ducey is calling for increased investment in broadband for Arizona’s rural areas that would help “close the gap” for rural residents and communities where access to broadband services is often limited. Ducey wants to more than triple the state’s investment in what’s known as the rural broadband development grant, from $3 million to $10 million, and will be seeking $50 million for fiber optic infrastructure development along the interstates in rural areas. The move would be especially beneficial to the…

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