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Dorner continues career as KUSD Superintendent

Gretchen Dorner continues her near 30-year career with her hometown school system at its highest level. Dorner brings a foundation of varied teaching and administrative experience to her new job as Superintendent of the Kingman Unified School District (KUSD). “I am so excited. I would never have imagined in the early 90’s when I started my career with, at that time, the Kingman Elementary School District, that I would eventually end up in this position,” said Dorner, noting that she’s also quite comfortable with the transition. “It just sort of naturally led this way. And now I get to be…

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Kingman City Offices Independence Day closures

City offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day, Thursday, July 4, 2019. In addition, there will be no residential or commercial trash service on Thursday; Thursday customers should put their cans out Wednesday July 3, 2019. City offices closed on Fridays will remained closed Friday, July 5: ·         Police Department Lobby ·         Fire Department Administration ·         Engineering ·         Planning & Zoning ·         City Clerk’s Office ·         Human Resources

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Lake Havasu City Independence Day schedule

All City offices and Havasu Mobility are closed on Thursday, July 4, to celebrate the Independence Day holiday. However, the Aquatic Center is open from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for open swim. Police and Fire Department personnel are always on duty.  Trash and recycling services are not affected by the holiday. All City offices resume normal schedules on Friday, July 5. While celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the country, Lake Havasu City encourages everyone to enjoy the holiday safely and responsibly! 

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A light in darkness

Work seems to have a way of moving friends and family to distant places. Some very dear friends recently moved to North Carolina, and though they will be greatly missed, they will never be forgotten. Though her husband’s job was the reason for the move, it also meant finding jobs for the other members of the family. Jane found her job in a candle factory as one who checks the quality of the product – a Quality Controller. Her new job reminded me of just how much I like candles. Candles have many purposes, but the two that immediately come…

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Fireworks usage in the City of Kingman

Effective December 1, 2010, Arizona State law allows for the sale of permissible consumer fireworks.  However, the use of any fireworks, other than novelty items, remains illegal within the Kingman City limits effective December 21, 2010. The new law allows for the sale of fireworks such as poppers, smokers and sparklers as well as ground based sparklers, spinners and fountains to be purchased. The City of Kingman does allow for the sale of these fireworks within the City of Kingman, but their use is illegal. Firecrackers that explode and aerial displays such as rockets and roman candles and shells remain…

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Bullhead City Public Works additional projects

The City of Bullhead City Public Works Department has the following projects going on in addition to regular work around our city during the week of July 1: ·City crews will be performing city wide sewer cleaning in various neighborhoods. ·City crews will be performing city wide sewer video inspection. ·City crews will be performing city wide street sweeping in various neighborhoods. ·City crews will be performing city wide traffic and street light maintenance and repairs in various locations throughout the city. ·City crews will be performing weed abatement city wide, this will consist of mechanical control and herbicide applications….

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