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BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City School District (BCSD) has started an intensive program to improve classroom results and instructional leadership.  The partnership with educational services company Instructional Empowerment (IE) is covered by a $1.25 million bipartisan Congressionally-approved federal grant administered through the office of Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs. Many schools across Arizona and the rest of the country have reported students struggling after they returned from pandemic-related online instruction and other non-traditional classrooms.  IE states that its mandate is to build a cooperative, serious learning culture in all classrooms to close achievement gaps for all students.  That includes targeted…

KINGMAN – Mayor Ken Watkins said it’ll be the City of Kingman’s pleasure to host the Arizona State Transportation Board’s monthly meeting on Sept. 15. The state board will address its agenda when the meeting convenes at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors auditorium at 700 W. Beale St. Watkins expressed interest in the possibility of the city hosting an informal dinner reception to welcome state board and staff members the night before the meeting, as it did when the Board last met in Kingman a few years ago. The hand of ADOT is evident throughout northwest Arizona with…

KINGMAN – Mayor Ken Watkins said it’ll be the City of Kingman’s pleasure to host the Arizona State Transportation Board’s monthly meeting on Sept. 15. The state board will address its agenda when the meeting convenes at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors auditorium at 700 W. Beale St. Watkins expressed interest in the possibility of the city hosting an informal dinner reception to welcome state board and staff members the night before the meeting, as it did when the Board last met in Kingman a few years ago. The hand of ADOT is evident throughout northwest Arizona with…

KINGMAN – The City Council expects more information from the company proposing a new four-year revenue sharing agreement to place its rental scooters back on the streets of Kingman. Several dozen of the rental scooters were pulled from the community last month following expiration of the initial agreement with Bird Rides, Inc. Bird Executive Kylee Floodman told council members Sept. 5 that the Kingman-placed scooters provided nearly 10,000 rides over some 18 months. She said average usage was 17 minutes and some 3.3 miles per scooter ride. Floodman said the company wants to expand its service area and number of…

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) has  announced that applications can now be submitted online for Grandfathered Rights in the Douglas Active Management Area (DAMA) and Irrigation Authorities in the Hualapai Valley Irrigation Non-Expansion Area (HVINA). For the DAMA, applications for Irrigation Grandfathered Rights, Type 1 Non-Irrigation Rights, and Type 2 Non-Irrigation Rights must be submitted by March 1, 2024. There will be no exceptions to this deadline. For the HVINA, applications should be completed prior to the submission deadline for annual water use reports, which is March 31, 2024. The entire application process for both the…

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman is taking next steps in its search for short- and long-term administrative leadership following the 6-1 Council vote that terminated the employment agreement for former city manager Ron Foggin on Aug. 15. Finance Director Tina Moline is serving as Acting Manager and the Council, during its Tuesday meeting, decided to interview potential candidates for Interim City Manager the afternoon of Sept. 14. Interim Public Management, under contract with the City, has recommended that retired city managers Charlie Cassens and Grady Miller should be considered. The Council scheduled in-person, executive session interviews for Cassens and…