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Dear Editor, During the recent Trump administration’s U.S.

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Safe evacuation in Lake Havasu City garage fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY – At approximately 11:30 p.m.

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Rhythm & Brews festival returns for third year

KINGMAN — The Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce

Nancy Griffith Terhaar

March 12, 1948 – May 29, 2026 Nancy,

Volunteers help expand innovative Colorado River Fish Habitat

BULLHEAD CITY — Twenty volunteers from Bullhead City

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KINGMAN – An alleged scam artist was arrested

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Golden Valley water service expected to be restored by early next week

GOLDEN VALLEY – Good news for many Golden Valley, Arizona residents. Mohave County staff has found a compatible submersible motor, through an exhaustive statewide search, that is available for installation. The contractor will be ready to mobilize on Friday morning and will be working through the weekend.  It’s expected that the installation will be completed and the well should be back online early next week. Approximately 500 homes in Golden Valley have remained without water for several days.. The Golden Valley Improvement District water system’s booster station was shut down on Sunday, May 9 due to the failure of its supply well….

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Save our States executive director addresses KRW

KINGMAN – Save Our States (SOS) Executive Director, Trent England addressed a group of 50 people on the importance of saving the Electoral College at regular meeting of the Kingman Republican Women (KRW) last Monday. England gave a brief history of the Electoral College and discussed the powers that states have to protect it. “The states have been overly submissive to the Federal government without using the powers they have themselves,” England said, “The Electoral College limits the ability to commit election fraud to individual states.” He said that the Electoral College protects middle America from the rule of big…

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Save our States executive director addresses KRW

KINGMAN – Save Our States (SOS) Executive Director, Trent England addressed a group of 50 people on the importance of saving the Electoral College at regular meeting of the Kingman Republican Women (KRW) last Monday. England gave a brief history of the Electoral College and discussed the powers that states have to protect it. “The states have been overly submissive to the Federal government without using the powers they have themselves,” England said, “The Electoral College limits the ability to commit election fraud to individual states.” He said that the Electoral College protects middle America from the rule of big…

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500 Golden Valley homes remain without water service

GOLDEN VALLEY, AZ – Approximately 500 homes in Golden Valley remain without water. The Golden Valley Improvement District water system’s booster station was shut down on Sunday, May 9 due to the failure of its supply well. This led to a loss of pressure in a portion of the distribution system. The initial problem is the well failed.  Water started to be lost in the storage tank.  Emergency interconnect was implemented.  The water in the tank got below 10 feet and the booster pumps had to be shut off so as not to damage the pumps.  The motor must be replaced….

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500 Golden Valley homes remain without water service

GOLDEN VALLEY, AZ – Approximately 500 homes in Golden Valley remain without water. The Golden Valley Improvement District water system’s booster station was shut down on Sunday, May 9 due to the failure of its supply well. This led to a loss of pressure in a portion of the distribution system. The initial problem is the well failed.  Water started to be lost in the storage tank.  Emergency interconnect was implemented.  The water in the tank got below 10 feet and the booster pumps had to be shut off so as not to damage the pumps.  The motor must be replaced….

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Kingman solid waste rates increasing

KINGMAN  – The Kingman City Council voted to increase the solid waste rates during the April 20, Kingman City Council Meeting. Residential monthly charges for a single-family home, with two solid waste pickups weekly, are increasing from $19.78 to $20.37. Commercial service rates will increase based on the container size and frequency of pickup; rate information can be viewed on the city’s website: https://www.cityofkingman.gov/government/departments/finance/utility-billing/sanitation-fees. Extra trash hauls for residential customers will increase from $15.00 to $25.75 per load, and extra trash hauls for commercial customers will discontinue. The study concluded that adjustments of the solid waste rates and fees are essential to…

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