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Electoral College to be topic at District 1 GOP Precinct meeting

KINGMAN – GOP District 1 Precinct Committeemen will meet on Tuesday, September 21st.  Special guest, Trent England, founder of the Save Our States organization, will speak regarding the importance of preserving the Electoral College as well as defending it against the National Popular Vote campaign (NPV). The public is invited to attend this meeting. There is no charge for attendance and attendees who are registered as Republican will have the opportunity to apply to be Precinct Committeemen. “Precinct Committeemen are the most important officeholders that we have,” stated District 1 Director, Becky Foster. “They are the heart and soul of…

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Become a truck driver through MCC

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College and the Phoenix Truck Driving School partnership has been going strong for a year, and in that time helped more than 100 students obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) in Mohave County. Phoenix Truck Driving School, also known as Phoenix Truck Driving Institute, has provided students with CDL training for more than a decade. In northwestern Arizona, the school is located on the MCC Neal Campus in Kingman. It offers a combination of classroom, online, range, and on-the-road training. There is career placement assistance that gives students an opportunity to secure a job before they…

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Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes new Executive Director

BULLHEAD CITY – For the past few months, the Chamber of Commerce has been operating under the direction of our Interim Executive Director, John Hassett, as Board members worked through applications to find a new, permanent Executive Director. Starting August 30, Bo Hellams will take place as the Executive Director for the Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Hellams brings quality work experience, education, and an excited attitude that the Chamber has been in search for. Mr. Hellams received an undergraduate degree in Parks and Recreation focusing on Outdoor Leadership with a Minor in Business Administration from Humboldt State University…

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Kingman Farmer’s Market celebrates first responders for 9/11

KINGMAN – On Saturday, September 11, Kingman Farmer’s Market is planning to have first responders, active duty and veteran armed forces, and elected officials attend and speak. The market will take place at 102 E Beale Street and will run from 8 am to 12 pm. The market is hoping to have the Kingman Fire Department attend with their trucks and boots for cash donations, as well as the Kingman Police Department in a police unit. Kids of all ages can come and possibly be inspired to become a first responder when they grow up! There will be an auction…

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Eastbound Marina Blvd in Bullhead City will close overnight for lane striping Aug. 30

BULLHEAD CITY – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers in Bullhead City that eastbound Marina Boulevard near State Route 95 will be closed overnight from 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30, to 6 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, for permanent lane striping work. Motorists traveling eastbound on Marina Boulevard will need to use an alternate route to access SR 95.   Drivers should be prepared to slow down and use caution around construction personnel and equipment. This work will complete the construction activities associated with installing a new right-turn lane at the Marina Boulevard intersection. 

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County residents can help stop water transfer to Queen Creek

MOHAVE COUNTY  –The link below is the public website for the GSC Farm to Queen Creek Water Transfer Environmental Assessment (EA). The United States Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Lower Colorado Basin, Interior Region 8, is the lead federal agency for the preparation of this EA. This EA is being developed to assess and disclose the potential effects of the proposed transfer of GSC Farm, LLC’s (GSC Farm) Arizona fourth-priority Colorado River water entitlement located in La Paz County, Arizona to the Town of Queen Creek (Queen Creek), located in Maricopa and Pinal counties, Arizona (the…

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