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Andy Devine construction will pause over holidays

KINGMAN – The construction crew for the Andy Devine Avenue ADA improvements project has taken down the traffic control along Andy Devine Ave. from Fourth Street to Third St. during the holiday season. There will be no lane restrictions or street closures along this section through January 5, 2020. Construction will begin again after the holidays, starting Monday, January 6, 2020, at 6:00 a.m. The travelling public can expect lane restrictions along Andy Devine Ave. from Fourth St. to Second St. for approximately two weeks. Up-to-date street closures and restrictions can be found on the City of Kingman’s engineering website…

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Literacy program seeks volunteers

KINGMAN – The Kingman Area Literacy Program (KALP) is seeking volunteers to help students of all ages to improve their reading and math skills, prepare for GED and other testing, and to help English Language Learners (ELL) expand their communications skills. Free tutor orientation/guidance is provided. When this briefing session is completed, the tutor chooses a student to help, and the tutor and student decide on the day and time that is best for them to meet. A minimum one hour per week is needed. Tutor sessions occur during open hours at the Mohave County Public Library – Kingman, or…

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Blessings upon blessings

By Jack Hommell Without getting syrupy or maudlin about it at all, we are fortunate to live in this area of Arizona and Mohave County. There are many, many reasons to be thankful for all the bounty we experience day by day. I won’t try to enumerate the blessings, I’ll just ramble along, noting them as they come to mind. We have, first and foremost, some of the best weather in the entire country. It gets warm for the most of the summer, with a few scorcher days. In the short winter, we have a very few frosty days and…

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City of Kingman creates Community Development Department; Planning & Zoning, Building & Life Safety to be combined

KINGMAN – In an effort to streamline customer service, Building & Life Safety and Planning & Zoning will be combined into one department: Community Development. This change will take place at the beginning of the New Year. Kingman Fire Department’s Building Official, Chris Young, will manage the Community Development Department. The department will be housed in the main city complex building, located at 310 North Fourth Street, and have the operating hours of Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. This will give customers a better “one-stop-shop,” in order to serve future projects and development within the city. “This…

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Free-range cows creating damage to area homes

Dear Editor, Help! My father has lived in Kingman about 30 years. Recently for the last three months his property has been damaged by multiple cows walking through it. Just recently, he returned home from visiting me in Las Vegas to find his property damaged and lights broken by cows walking on it. He is on a corner in the Vista Bella area. A call to animal control only resulted in them saying the cows were free to roam regardless of the damage they do. This has happened to many neighbors and now my 78-year-old father has to work out…

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