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Airway Avenue sewer line project lane closures, restrictions beginning Tuesday

KINGMAN – Construction will begin Monday, October 12, at 7:00 a.m. and continue through 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2020. The work will be in the Airway Avenue and Prospector Street intersection. Detours will be in place and flaggers may be used at times. The contractor, Kincheloe Construction, is working to insure access to residences and White Cliffs Middle School and Desert Willow Elementary School. The project is to install a new sewer main on Airway Ave. starting in Prospector St. and extending approximately 375 feet east to serve two new homes that are under construction. Up-to-date street closures will…

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Safety improvement work on SR95 begins this week

BULLHEAD CITY – Motorists on State Route 95, between Bullhead City and Fort Mohave, should expect overnight delays and alternating lane restrictions starting Tuesday, Oct. 13, during construction of a raised median at two locations during the next several months. 7th Street to Aviation Way: Construction in Bullhead City is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Oct. 13, and be complete in December. Southern end of Bullhead City Parkway to Aztec Road: Work is scheduled to begin Sunday, Oct. 18, and will include the removal of the existing curb, gutter and sidewalk. The raised median is expected to be installed in mid-December. The…

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Safety improvement work on SR95 begins this week

BULLHEAD CITY – Motorists on State Route 95, between Bullhead City and Fort Mohave, should expect overnight delays and alternating lane restrictions starting Tuesday, Oct. 13, during construction of a raised median at two locations during the next several months. 7th Street to Aviation Way: Construction in Bullhead City is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Oct. 13, and be complete in December. Southern end of Bullhead City Parkway to Aztec Road: Work is scheduled to begin Sunday, Oct. 18, and will include the removal of the existing curb, gutter and sidewalk. The raised median is expected to be installed in mid-December. The…

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MCC congratulates long-time employees with service awards

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College would like to congratulate two of its employees, Sharon Hanks on the Kingman campus and Laurel Clifford on the Lake Havasu campus. Both employees received service awards for their dedication to the college. Hanks has been with MCC for 30 years and Clifford for 20 years. Hanks was excited to receive the award and was able to achieve this goal. She said that maybe she will be the first one to make it to 40 years at MCC. Hanks currently is the Database Administrator for the Student Information Systems and has held various positions since her…

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Foster vs Hammersley: Dist 1 candidate files suit against the other, alleging campaign fraud

KINGMAN – A post balloting battle has been quietly unfolding behind the scenes between two Dist. 1 Mohave County supervisor candidates who finished behind supervisor-elect Travis Lingenfelter in the Aug. 3 primary election. Becky Foster filed an elections complaint on Sept. 2, alleging Jim Hamersley committed fraud and perjury involving claims of residency and campaign finance disclosure violations. In a press release and in her formal complaint Foster alleged Hamersley and his wife lived in their more upscale home in the Rancho Santa Fe subdivision at 1100 Rawhide Dr. in Dist. 4, while fraudulently claiming residency at their “modest” rental…

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COVID-19 numbers for Mohave County

MOHAVE COUNTY – COVID-19 has resulted in 672 hospitalizations in Mohave County dating back to the start of the pandemic. That’s roughly 17% of the 3,959 people who’ve tested positive in northwest Arizona. These are some of the many statistics Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley provided during Thursday’s special Board of Supervisors meeting in Kingman. Burley told board members that 3,572 people infected in Mohave County have recovered from the coronavirus. 217 deaths have been recorded. Burley said new coronavirus case counts have averaged 61 people over the last three weeks. Nursing Services Manager Lynn Valentine said there’s…

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