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KINGMAN – The City of Kingman is notifying

Mohave Electric announces classroom grant winners

BULLHEAD CITY – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) awarded eighteen

Full closure of Airway Ave, Flying Fortress Pkwy

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman is notifying

National Day of Prayer observed

KINGMAN – A National Day of Prayer event

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KINGMAN – Transporting illegal drugs into Mohave County

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KPD awarded grant funds from Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

KINGMAN – The Kingman Police Department is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $34,502 grant from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for DUI/Impaired Driving Enforcement. The grant funds will be used to pay for officer’s overtime costs for enhanced targeted DUI and impaired driving enforcement throughout the City of Kingman from October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024. The goal of the Impaired Driving Program is to reduce alcohol and drug related driving fatalities and injuries through enforcement, education, and public awareness throughout the State of Arizona. The Kingman Police Department is an active participant…

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Rancho Santa Fe partners enter litigation

KINGMAN – Two Las Vegas businessmen who banded together to partner with the City of Kingman in the proposed development of the Interstate 40 Rancho Santa Fe Interchange are engaged in a bitter and messy legal dispute over property. At the heart of the battle are William Lenhart and William Plise, 50/50 partners when KDP Manager LLC was originally formed and organized in Nevada in Aug., 2019. “KDP Manager LLC (Buyer) is an entity established for the purpose of acquiring and developing approximately 1,300 acres in the City of Kingman under a Development Agreement (DA) with the City of Kingman,”…

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Katie’s House Foundation offers housing assistance to marginalized community

BULLHEAD CITY – Most high schoolers don’t think about finances. By the time high school has ended, financial education for most, is a subject of mystery. Some may struggle with paying for college, residential rentals, car loans, even trying to figure out how to budget finances with a low income job.   Is it lack of effort or lack of education?   Katie’s House Foundation partnered with The Normalize Money Project School of Financial Literacy, is recognizing the lack of financial education and is making strides to educate the community on financing as well as better housing options.  Katie’s House Foundation is a nonprofit that provides shared…

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Fatal crash victim identified

BULLHEAD CITY – Police have released the name of the local resident who was fatally injured in an Oct. 25 traffic accident in Bullhead City. Police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said Bernard Medina, 37, was ejected when the Chevrolet Blazer he was driving left the Bullhead Parkway just south of Arroyo Vista Drive and tumbled down an embankment. Fromelt said Medina’s fiance and their 3-year-old son were not hurt in the rollover and escaped the vehicle before it caught fire.

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Firefighters encounter gunfire

KINGMAN – Northern Arizona Fire District personnel responding to a medical call drew gunfire from a north Kingman residence late Sunday morning. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said the firefighters were able to safely retreat after shots were fired from the home in the 3700 block of John L Ave. “Deputies arrived on scene and began making announcements for the suspect … to come out of the residence,” said sheriff’s office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. She said the subject identified as Steven Willard was unarmed when he exited the home after about one hour of negotiation. Mortensen said Willard, 66, is…

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Pioneer Country Events Gun Show

KINGMAN – Pioneer Country Events – the oldest Gun, Knife, Coin, Collectibles and Antique Show in Mohave County – will host their next show on Saturday and Sunday, November 11 and 12. The show will be held at the College Park Community Center, 1990 Jagerson Ave. Pioneer Country Events provides a friendly atmosphere welcoming dealers in Coins, Guns, Knives, Clips, Ammo and U.S. or Foreign Military memorabilia and Collectibles of all kinds. Hours are Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission for adults is $7 for one day or $12 for a two-day…

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