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America in Chaos    

Dear Editor, New York’s mayor Eric Adams has recently been on a trip to Mexico and parts of South America preaching the urgent message, “Don’t come to New York City!”  It’s good that he is making this evangelistic crusade to convert those being fooled in third world countries. New York has become a migrant magnet with over 100,00 migrants housed in hotels or wherever they can find shelter.  This should be a trip for President Joe Biden. He seems totally indifferent to the chaos on America’s border. Chaos that has now taken over some of America’s cities. Mayors and Governors are…

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Streetscaping continues

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman’s Beale Street Scape and Improvement Project has completed phase one of this multi stage project.  Construction now moves down Beale Street, to the next block, with construction activities expected on phase two continuing for the next few months. “We are pleased with the progression of the project. The last few items in Phase I will be completed while crews begin work on Phase II. Some of the challenges have been plan adjustments and long manufacturing times for materials, such as street lights. We are currently two weeks ahead of schedule and on budget,” said Curtis Larson, Project Manager….

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Firefighter injured on scene

LAKE HAVASU CITY – One Lake Havasu City firefighter was hurt after responding to a residential structure fire on Saturday, Oct. 7. Crews were dispatched at about 3:38 p.m. after dispatch received multiple calls of black smoke and fire coming from a home in the 3000 block of Saratoga Ave. “The first arriving fire company reported a working fire with smoke and flames coming from the roof of the residence,” a press release said. ?“There were no occupants at home at the time of the fire. Multiple pets were found and removed from the residence by fire crews.” Personnel reportedly…

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Controlled burn scheduled in Bullhead City

BULLHEAD CITY – On Wednesday, October 11, the Bullhead City Fire Department will conduct a controlled burn in Heritage Trail Park between Highway 95 and the Colorado River in Northern Bullhead City, AZ. Residents can expect to see large plumes of smoke rising from the area during the burn, which is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. and wrap up near the noon hour. However, crews will be assigned to stay and monitor the burn area into the evening’s hour. We ask the community to refrain from calling 911 if they see smoke in this area between the noted time frames….

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GVID future undecided

GOLDEN VALLEY – The future of the Golden Valley Improvement District (GVID) remains unclear following lengthy discussion at Monday’s Mohave County Board of Supervisors(BOS) meeting. Members of the BOS serve as the governing board for the GVID but there are options to transition the entity to a domestic (citizen) administered district or to sell it to a Missouri-based company interested in a possible purchase. Golden Valley residents supplied a mix of input during board consideration of what to do with the GVID. Patrick Stone said the GVID has operated well over the years, despite a surcharge controversy and some other…

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Cooking safety starts with you

BULLHEAD CITY – As Fire Prevention Week approaches, the Bullhead City Fire Department reminds residents: “Cooking safety starts with you. Pay attention to fire prevention.” The Bullhead City Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week (FPW)  =for more than 100 years — to promote this year’s FPW campaign, “Cooking safety starts with YOU. Pay attention to fire prevention.” The campaign works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take when cooking to keep themselves and those around them safe.  According to NFPA, cooking is the leading cause…

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