MOHAVE COUNTY – Member Buster Johnson’s suggested conversion to a two-year budget cycle was voted down 3-2 at Tuesday’s Mohave County Board of Supervisors meeting. Johnson and Supervisor Ron Gould offered minority support for a plan Johnson believes will save time and money. Johnson said some of the time-consuming budget building blocks can be assembled every other year, while still allowing departments to make any necessary numerical changes annually. He said some departments have little change budget-to-budget and their staff members can be more productive and get more done in a two-year cycle while not duplicating annual activity. “I just…

BULLHEAD CITY – Join Murphy Broadcasting as they host the 4th Annual Wiggle Waggle Walk-A-Thon fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 29, at Rotary Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from the event benefit the SAINT organization. Participants are invited to form a team and raise money together! Adults are $10 and children are $5. There is a grand prize for the individual or team that raises the most money! Come meet Walter, the “Orphan Burro from Oatman” from noon to 1 p.m. Firafly Photography will also be on-site for photographs. This super FUN-draiser will also feature 20 vendors, a bounce…

QUARTZSITE – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites the public to participate in an informational pre-application workshop regarding the Orion Solar facility proposed on BLM-administered public lands south of Interstate 10, 30 miles east of Quartzsite. The Feb. 19 workshop will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Quartzsite Community Center, 295 E. Chandler Street. The BLM is considering a proposal from 174 Power Global, Corp. to construct, operate, maintain, and decommission a utility-scale photovoltaic solar facility on 4,654 acres of BLM-administered public land in southeastern La Paz County. The proposed project would produce approximately 800 megawatts…