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MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave Community College board voted Friday to approve a change in the tuition and fee structure for students. The new tuition rates for in-state and out-of-state students will take effect starting with the upcoming fall 2024 semester.  This will be the first time in eight years that tuition has increased at Mohave Community College. The adjustments come after careful consideration and are part of MCC’s commitment to maintaining high-quality educational standards and services for its students, and also keeps the College among the top three most affordable higher education institutions in Arizona. Based on feedback from students, MCC…

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman has announced three finalists for the position of City Manager. Finalists were narrowed down by the City Council from a group of 15 candidates, which were identified by MGT’s GovHR USA executive search consultants, following pre-screening of the initial 43 applicants for the position. * Edward Dickie has 18 years of experience in city management serving in communities in Utah, North Carolina, and Arizona.  His Arizona experience includes serving as Town Manager for Parker, City Manager of Nogales and Town Manager of Dewey. Mr. Dickie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Earth Resources from…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Fire Department is pleased to announce the selection of Garrett Roberts as the new Deputy Fire Chief of Administration. This appointment resulted from a nationwide search process involving highly qualified candidates inside and outside the fire department. As the Deputy Fire Chief of Administration, Garrett will oversee various administrative functions within the department, including fire prevention/community risk reduction programs, emergency management, fleet/facility services, grants, personnel management, and policy development. Furthermore, Garrett will work closely with Chief Pilafas to ensure efficient operations and collaboration with other city departments. Garrett comes to the Lake Havasu City…

MOHAVE COUNTY – It’s not clear if Mohave County got the political message delivered by an arts-oriented Phoenix based group that says it advocates for various causes and people of color. The Fuerta Arts Movement has ended its brief campaign indicating opposition to hand counting election ballots in northwest Arizona. The Board of Supervisors twice considered, and twice rejected dumping equipment in favor of hand counting election ballots in Mohave County. Executive Director Xenia Orona said the Fuerta Arts Movement believes hand counting ballots would be problematic while machine counting has provided fair and secure elections in Arizona for 20…

MOHAVE COUNTY – It’s not clear if Mohave County got the political message delivered by an arts-oriented Phoenix based group that says it advocates for various causes and people of color. The Fuerta Arts Movement has ended its brief campaign indicating opposition to hand counting election ballots in northwest Arizona. The Board of Supervisors twice considered, and twice rejected dumping equipment in favor of hand counting election ballots in Mohave County. Executive Director Xenia Orona said the Fuerta Arts Movement believes hand counting ballots would be problematic while machine counting has provided fair and secure elections in Arizona for 20…