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BULLHEAD CITY  – The Western Arizona Vocational Educational (WAVE) District provides high quality career and technical education to high school students.   The District is overseen by a seven-member board with two representatives each from Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City/Mohave Valley and Kingman and one from Parker.    The WAVE Governing Board currently has two vacancies in the Bullhead City/Mohave Valley area.  The Board is seeking interested candidates for the position.  The candidate chosen will serve on the Board until the next General Election and then follow election procedures if they wish to continue.  Candidates must reside within the Colorado River Union High School District boundaries to…

BOULDER CITY, Nev.–Beginning January 1, 2024, Lake Mead National Recreation Area will transition to a cashless fee collection system, accepting only electronic card payments for entrance, lake use, and campground fees. Entrance stations will continue to sell passes but will no longer accept cash for payment.  The transition to cashless fee collection will align this park with twenty-nine other National Park Service locations, such as Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, and the Petrified Forest. The new process will also enable more efficient, cost-effective operations.  Advance campground reservations, as well as first-come, first-served sites, will be available online only through recreation.gov. Concession operations…

BOULDER CITY, Nev.–Beginning January 1, 2024, Lake Mead National Recreation Area will transition to a cashless fee collection system, accepting only electronic card payments for entrance, lake use, and campground fees. Entrance stations will continue to sell passes but will no longer accept cash for payment.  The transition to cashless fee collection will align this park with twenty-nine other National Park Service locations, such as Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, and the Petrified Forest. The new process will also enable more efficient, cost-effective operations.  Advance campground reservations, as well as first-come, first-served sites, will be available online only through recreation.gov. Concession operations…

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman Council is seeking citizen input on Kingman’s next City Manager. As the City Council prepares to recruit for this important leadership position, they would like to invite community members to share their insights on the top skills, traits, and characteristics our next City Manager should possess. Additionally, they’d love to hear your thoughts on the top priorities for the City Manager. If you would like to provide comments, please email our consultant, GovHR USA, at KingmanAZcitymanager@govhrusa.com by Monday, November 13. All comments received will be compiled and shared with the Council by the GovHR USA team during…

KINGMAN – A newly-constructed 273,000 sq. ft. frozen food storage center prepares for initial operation in Golden Valley. Interstate Warehousing is situated on a 92-acre campus in the Griffith Energy Industrial Corridor off of Interstate 40 about 15 miles south of Kingman. “Our corporate office is based out of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. We have 9 facilities all over the country and this will be our tenth one,” said John Tippmann III, Vice President for Sales. “The date that we’re planning on opening is Dec. 4th. The ribbon cutting ceremony I think we’ll probably do in the spring.” The company hired…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Fired Kingman City Manager Ron Foggin has taken a temporary job in Lake Havasu City. Foggin began serving as interim Public Works Director Monday after 25-year veteran Havasu employee Greg Froslie was apparently dismissed. “It is best to adhere to city practice and refrain from providing any comments about any personnel matters,” Lake Havasu City Manager Jess Knudson said, essentially declining to clarify Froslie’s exit. Yet he said he finds Foggin capable of overseeing Public Works while the city conducts a nationwide search for a new Director. “I am proud of our employees in the Public…