BULLHEAD CITY – The company that operates the Moss Mine outside Bullhead City has agreed to pay a former contractor to resolve a legal dispute. The Northern Vertex Mining Corp. has announced its Golden Vertex Corp. subsidiary will pay $250,000 to M.C. Donegan LLC, a firm that previously provided drilling and blasting services at the gold and silver mine. M.C. Donegan will also be issued 365,100 common shares in the capital of the company to settle the business beef. Dave Hawkins

KINGMAN – Phase one of the emergency department expansion project has been completed at Kingman Regional Medical Center. The city issued a temporary certificate of occupancy for that portion of the project about mid-December. Project manager Randy Cook says expected state health care regulatory approvals should see the Stockton Hill Road access to the hospital reopen in February. Cook said the smaller scale phase two emergency department project should be completed by early spring.

KINGMAN – Phase one of the emergency department expansion project has been completed at Kingman Regional Medical Center. The city issued a temporary certificate of occupancy for that portion of the project about mid-December. Project manager Randy Cook says expected state health care regulatory approvals should see the Stockton Hill Road access to the hospital reopen in February. Cook said the smaller scale phase two emergency department project should be completed by early spring.