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Three new businesses underway for Stockton Hill Rd.

KINGMAN – Three new business ventures are advancing on Stockton Hill Road, Kingman’s busiest thoroughfare. Site preparation is already underway for an automotive lube and oil store on the near 3-acre parcel at Riata Valley and Stockton Hill Road (SHR).A quick service Take 5 store is being developed on the north end of the property. Cole Valley Partners previously welcomed a Dutch Bros and a Filiberto’s on other pads on the same parcel. Initial construction activity is expected in early Sept. for a Horizon Community Bank Branch at 4155 SHR. The bank is operating from a modular building at that location and the building development is…

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London Bridge Republican Women Dinner

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The London Bridge Republican Women Dinner will be held on Monday, September 13, at Shurgrue’s Restaurant and Bar in the Bridgeview Room. Check-in will be at 5 pm and the meeting will begin at 6 pm. It is a $20 fee, in either cash or check form, at the door. Guest speakers are Shiry Saper, Candidate for Superintendent of Education, and Tyler Bower, RNC National Commiteeman. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Amie Boggs at (928) 231-6805 before 5 pm on Saturday, September 11. No reservations will be taken at the door.

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MCC’s first day back

Classes have started at Mohave Community College and students are back on campus. Dr. Trever Holland introduced himself in his English 101 class this morning on the Neal Campus in Kingman. It’s not too late to sign up for classes. The next round of classes starts October 13. Classes are filling up, but there’s still space in Web Design, Introduction to Computer Information Systems, Business and others. Visit Apply.Mohave.edu to fill out a free application.

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Fair takeover compromise

KINGMAN – Mohave County supervisors have opted for compromise after voting Aug. 16 for immediate termination of a lease allowing the Fair Association to operate the Fairgrounds facilities in Kingman and hold events there. A 3-2 vote during a special Aug. 19 board meeting will instead terminate the lease at the end of this year. Fair Association Chairman Jerry McGuire made clear his disappointment with Monday’s Board action. “The immediate hostile takeover and the bullying of our Board and staff was divisive and harmful to many good people,” McGuire said. 40-year Kingman resident Doug Scholl urged supervisors to revisit the…

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Fair takeover compromise

KINGMAN – Mohave County supervisors have opted for compromise after voting Aug. 16 for immediate termination of a lease allowing the Fair Association to operate the Fairgrounds facilities in Kingman and hold events there. A 3-2 vote during a special Aug. 19 board meeting will instead terminate the lease at the end of this year. Fair Association Chairman Jerry McGuire made clear his disappointment with Monday’s Board action. “The immediate hostile takeover and the bullying of our Board and staff was divisive and harmful to many good people,” McGuire said. 40-year Kingman resident Doug Scholl urged supervisors to revisit the…

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McCoy and Spurlock appointed to Mohave County

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey on Friday appointed Megan A. McCoy to the Mohave County Superior Court judicial position vacated when the Honorable Charles Gurtler retired on June 30. McCoy, Kingman, was one of four finalists who interviewed for the bench appointment. McCoy served as a Deputy Mohave County Attorney prosecuting cases from 2006 to 2019, when she was appointed as Mohave County Court Commissioner. Presiding Judge Steve Moss applauded her selection for promotion by Governor Ducey. “Excellent choice,” Moss said. “She’s very competent, she is very knowledgeable, she’s experienced,” Moss said. “She’s level-headed and even-keeled. She’ll be an excellent judge…

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