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KINGMAN — Police Chief Rusty Cooper would like

Enjoy Earth Day this weekend at ‘Jack’s Farm’

KINGMAN – The world marked the official 56th anniversary

City of Kingman to Begin Chip Sealing on

The City of Kingman’s Public Works Department will

VFW Post 10386 Open House & Chili Cook

KINGMAN – Come cook your favorite chili for

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Carol Ann Staley was born October 18, 1936,

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Crafting class is Saturday

Join Valen at The Farmhouse in creating a gorgeous Home Sweet Home House Sign. Class is Saturday, February 8 at 10 a.m. and is $35. Tickets are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wood-house-decorative-sign-tickets-90483200689?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR2katqUPSMZL8AfY5ENcFKueEVS5H06hBQUwZ-iofTHNZEJylnxq-iqi30. For more information, call (928)753-4764. The Farmhouse is located at 317 E. Beale St.

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Supervisors move to protect limited area groundwater

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Supervisors voted unanimously (5-0) at their latest meeting on Feb .3, to approve its chairman signing a letter to Thomas Buschatzke, the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources to undertake actions to designate the Hualapai Valley Groundwater Basin (less the Southern Greggs Subarea) an Irrigation Non-Expansion Area (INA).  Mohave County officials are very active in protecting their water rights and strongly contend that the expansion of large scale agricultural usage is rapidly depleting the aquifer and the potential remains for further expansion in the future. County Manager Mike Hendrix says the response is…

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BHC man assaulted Walmart employee during robbery

BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City police have made an arrest following a confrontation that resulted in an injury for a Walmart employee. Police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said officers placed Jessie Aranda, 20, in custody Monday and booked him into the Adult Detention Center on robbery and aggravated assault charges. Fromelt said a 64-year-old Walmart employee approached a man who was leaving the store with a cart full of stolen merchandise at 3:40 a.m. on Friday, January 31. “The suspect then pushed the woman to the ground and fled with the stolen items,” Fromelt said. “The victim was transported to Western…

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2019 Year in Review: Signing Colorado River agreement top water story for AZ

Water news in Arizona and the Southwest in 2019 certainly wasn’t limited entirely to the big signing of the Colorado River system-wide Drought Contingency Plan in May. But an event triggered by Arizona legislation, which was hailed by Governor Ducey as “the most significant water legislation passed in nearly 40 years,” certainly dominated headlines for the early part of 2019. On January 31, 2019, the Arizona Legislature passed – and Governor Ducey signed — a measure allowing Arizona to join six other western states and the federal government in signing onto the DCP, an inter-state water agreement designed to help stabilize the…

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City accepting applications for Citizens Academy

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman is launching its first Spring Citizens Academy, where city residents can take part in a seven-week program to learn more about city services. The Academy will begin on March 18, and will go through April 29, with sessions held from 6 to 9 p.m. Kingman residents can apply online at https://www.cityofkingman.gov/government/citizens-academy. The Academy is a free civic education program for those who want to learn more about how the city operates, through interactive department presentations, tours, and discussions. Participants will discover how the city builds roads and parks, keeps the community safe, manages day-to-day…

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Inadequate Funding for Rural Roads Detrimental to Economic Development

Local elected officials from Northern & Western Arizona share infrastructure challenges — regrets the widening economic disparity between urban and rural Arizona PHOENIX – The Arizona House of Representatives Transportation Committee received briefings on Wednesday from representatives from Camp Verde, Cottonwood, Kingman, and Yuma joined by County Supervisors from Apache, Coconino, La Paz, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai, and Yuma Counties. The testimony from rural representatives laid bare the dismal state of local roads and the immense toll that deferred maintenance has on rural Arizona’s ability to compete for new jobs and economic development opportunities – furthering the urban rural divide that…

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