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Stockton Hill entrance to open Wednesday KINGMAN – Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) will open its new emergency department (E.D) entrance on Wednesday, February 10. This entrance is part of KRMC’s E.D. facility expansion, which began in October 2019. Starting Wednesday at 7 a.m., individuals seeking emergency care are to enter the KRMC campus using Stockton Hill Road at the traffic lights. Upon entering the parking lot, they will notice the new E.D. entrance on the left – facing the road.  KRMC’s emergency department expansion nearly doubles its patient care spaces, now totaling 48. The E.D. features private patient rooms,…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Redistricting methodology was addressed during the Feb. 1Monday’s Mohave County Board of Supervisors meeting in Kingman. Elections Director Allen Tempert provided strong testimony in support of contracting for expertise rather than attempting to use in-house resources to redraw county district boundaries. Redistricting occurs once the census is complete every ten years and Tempert said the firm employed by the county 10 years ago did a great job. “The consultants were the right way to go. Totally unbiased. They were the numbers people. They’re the analysts,” Tempert told the board. “I have a great skill set to do…

KINGMAN – Kingman has fared very well in the business development arena while charging through the pandemic with a string of successes including Culver’s, Dutch Bros, Cal-Ranch, Harbor Freight and more. Retail recruiting consultant Rickey Hayes believes Kingman should already be home to many other “junior anchors”. “Every market your size should have a Hobby Lobby or a Michaels or some type of retailer that caters to both the home decor and the hobbies of the folks in your market,” Hayes told Kingman City council members during their Feb. 2 meeting. He said T.J. Max and Ulta Cosmetics should also…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County supervisors are supporting a Mohave Community College (MCC) initiative to establish an advanced manufacturing training center in Kingman. Board approval came during Monday’s meeting to send a letter of support to Dist. 5 representative Regina Cobb, who is attempting to secure supplemental funding from the state. Dist. 1 Sup Travis Lingenfelter said the proposed center would provide training for various trades supporting local business and industry. “Not everybody in the county can have a four-year degree,” Lingenfelter said. “This training facility that the college is going for is for truck driving, for the trades and…