Discussion for raising entry level pay for new hires MOHAVE COUNTY – A couple of hours of meandering discussion led to Monday’s final adoption of a $519-million budget for the new fiscal year. Unanticipated eye-popping construction cost increases for a pair of priority capital projects are funded in the new spending plan. Financial Services Director Coral Loyd said rapid inflation in the construction materials market dramatically increased cost projections that were part of the tentative budget approved last month. “The animal shelter costs are expected to increase from about $2.5-million to $3.5-million and the court remodel from $5-million up to about $8.5-million,”…

“A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz,” – Humphrey Bogart There’s always a green light at Quinn’s Cages Athletic Center & Batting Cages in Kingman. Owner Mike Quinn opened the center last January, holding his grand opening in early March. “There were no other indoor batting cages in this area. I have always been involved with youth sports and coaching, so opening an athletic center with batting cages seemed to be the next step for me,” said owner Mike Quinn. “Everyone is welcome here. We are a youth-focused family-oriented center, and we offer a little…