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Godoy gets three years in drugs-for-sale case

KINGMAN – A three-year prison term has been

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County pushes forward with morgue project despite transparency

KINGMAN – Its architect has submitted application with the

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Kino Avenue waterline project to start

KINGMAN – A project to install a new water transmission main on Kino Ave., between the Mohave Wash and Stockton Hill Road begins February 10. The first closure to take place will be Kino Ave. at the Mohave Channel to Walleck Ranch Dr. and should last three weeks. Portions of Kino Ave., North Glen Rd., Morrow Ave., Plaza Drive, and Khan Ave. will be closed throughout the project. Detours will be in place for street closures. The contractor, Freiday Construction, is working with residents in the area regarding notification, but no water service delays or disruptions are scheduled to take…

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Andy Devine ADA Project Update

KINGMAN – A partial street closure of Andy Devine Avenue (Ella’s Place), adjacent to the Mohave Museum, will be required for the continuing construction of the Andy Devine Ave. ADA project starting Monday morning, February 10; barring any weather delays. The south-east bound lane of Andy Devine Ave. from the intersection of Beale Street to Route 66 will be closed to traffic for approximately two weeks. A detour route around the construction zone will be provided to both motorists and pedestrians.  The city would like to remind all travelling public to use caution when travelling through construction zones, and to…

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Hope that does not disappoint

Several years ago, at a Senior Adult Rally, I shared that I had had three heart attacks, three-way by-pass surgery, and two strokes. I can’t see and need cataract surgery; I have rheumatism, arthritis, my knees hurt and creak and pop as I walk. My hips hurt and my back hurts. I can’t sleep at night and I can’t stay awake during the day. I spend more time in the doctor’s office than I do anywhere else. I go to the kitchen and can’t remember what I went there for, and I stand at the bottom of the stairs and…

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BHC Public Works update

BULLHEAD CITY – The City of Bullhead City Public Works Department has the following projects going on in addition to regular work around our city during the week of February 10: ·            City crews will be performing city wide sewer cleaning in various neighborhoods. ·            City crews will be performing city wide sewer video inspection. ·            City crews will be performing city wide street sweeping in various neighborhoods. ·            City crews will be performing city wide traffic and street light maintenance and repairs in various locations throughout the city. ·            City crews will be doing street striping in various areas of the City.  Please use…

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Two injured in head-on collision

KINGMAN – A driver was taken to a medical facility following a head-on collision on Saturday, Feb. 1. The accident occurred in the area of Jagerson Ave. and Van Nuys Rd. According to a Mohave County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, a white Dodge truck with a box trailer and an older model Ford truck blocked both lanes of traffic and both vehicles sustained heavy damage. The cab of the Ford truck had been crushed inwards, pinning the driver inside. Medical personnel were able to extract the driver, who was transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center, and later flown to a Las…

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