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County’s Corner

As your Mohave County Treasurer, I am excited to bring you this month’s County Corner and share with you exciting news about the 2024 Board of Supervisors Tax Deed Sale auction! The Tax Deed Sale is a competitive online auction that is held through the Public Surplus website with the highest bidder of each auction winning the parcel of land. By selling tax deeded parcels at auction, the purchased parcels are then returned to the Mohave County tax roll helping to generate property tax revenues that otherwise would not have been received. Only vacant land was offered at the auction….

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Tax deed sale success

MOHAVE COUNTY – Last month’s Mohave county tax deed sale collected back taxes and provided a substantial general fund cash infusion as the Board of Supervisors and staff prepare to address a difficult budget year. Once conducted as auctions on the steps of the historic courthouse, Mohave County tax deed sales were mothballed years ago as they netted less return than resources invested in the exercise. Treasurer SueAnn Mello said her predecessor Cindy Landa Cox revived tax deed sales in 2019. Mello said Mohave County made bank by going for broke during the five-day sale conducted online by the Public…

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KRW to host candidate debate

KINGMAN – The Kingman Republic Women’s Club (KRW) and the Mohave County GOP District 1 will host a debate for Republican Mohave County District 4 Supervisor candidates. The event will be held Tuesday, April 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. at College Park Community Center, 1990 E. Jagerson Ave. The event is free to the public. Moderators from Dist. 1 and Dist. 3 will have scripted questions for the candidates. Candidates anticipated to attend are William Andrews, Logan Marsh, Don Martin, Marcus Neal, Steve Robinson, Marianne Salem, and Gilbert Smaby.

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Tri-state campaign races shaping up

MOHAVE COUNTY – Some 22 citizens have submitted nominating petitions seeking office in municipal races this election cycle in Kingman, Lake Havasu and Bullhead City. All will make the July 30 primary election ballot absent any candidacy challenges. Ken Watkins is uncontested in his bid for re-election in the City of Kingman. Robert Cathey is a challenger for a four-year term as Kingman Council members Jamie Stehly, Cherish Sammeli and Keith Walker seek re-election. The two-year council term is pursued by Council appointee Cengiz Arik, along with Jim Dykens and Elliott Chalew. Four council seats are up for grabs in…

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MCC Bursar Office receives 6th BankMobile ACE Award

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College’s Bursar Office has recently won the 2023 BankMobile ACE Award. “We are excited to announce, this is the sixth Achieve Campus Efficiency Award (ACE) MCC has received from BankMobile since the program’s inception,” said Connie Shelley, Bursar. “The Bursar Team is proud to be recognized for our exceptional efficiency and security in processing student refunds.” The Bursar’s Office assists students with student accounts, provides management information regarding billing, payment plans and much more. Shelley, Margi Chatwood, Erica Dysart and Phebe Partridge received the award. The four, join just over 180 other college Bursar’s Offices…

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