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Hart Mine Bridge catches, fire, collapses

CIBOLA, Ariz. – The Hart Mine Road Bridge, located

Next DePuy Auction set for August 8 in

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Depuy Auction will be hosting

Black Mountain: First elementary students to form human

GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz. – Black Mountain School mastered

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Kiosk ordering boards – love them or detest

Dear Editor, Most likely you are. Becoming familiar

Kyle Wesely Jamar Williams

Kyle Wesely Jamar Williams, age 40, passed away

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Pedestrian lying on roadway killed by passing vehicle

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – A pedestrian was fatally

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Arizona Superior Court says Governor Ducey must give health clubs avenue to re-open

Victory Tuesday for Mountainside Fitness and other health clubs across Arizona who have been financially impacted by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s arbitrary shut downs. Up until today the Governor had not given gyms and fitness centers an avenue for re-opening. On Tuesday Arizona Superior Court Judge Timothy J. Thomason ruled Governor Ducey’s executive order to shut down gyms violated procedural due process and the Governor must give health clubs an avenue to re-open. The Judge wrote in his ruling – “There is very little credible scientific data supporting the notion that fitness centers operating with necessary safety protocols pose a…

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No buzz from the hive

Pegasus officials may address BOS in September KINGMAN – The public may learn more about a multi-billion-dollar data storage project that is eight months behind schedule sometime next month. The Pegasus Group Holdings and Plus Minus Power partnership announced in June 2019 that the $3 billion “Hive” would be operating about 12 miles south of Kingman before 2020. The partners last December announced a $5 billion second project phase dubbed “Firefly”. Nine months later, the economic development project is stalled without explanation. Mohave County economic development director Tami Ursenbach told the board of supervisors Monday that the enterprise has not…

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Mosquito fogging at Havasu’s Body Beach on Friday

MOHAVE COUNTY –  Due to the presence of mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus in the area of Body Beach in Lake Havasu City, an adult mosquito control treatment will take place on Friday morning, August 7beginning at 4 a.m. Fogging will be completed by sunrise, and the area will be safe for re-entry after 10 a.m. People must avoid the Body Beach area during the hours of 4 a.m. – 10 a.m. on Friday. Baron Pest Control was awarded the contract to provide fogging services within Mohave County and will complete the task using a backpack fogging machine….

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Three guests win a grand total of $56,779 at Aquarius

LAUGHLIN – Three lucky guests won a combined total of $56,779 last week from playing various slot machines at Aquarius Casino Resort. Dennis Q. from Bullhead City, won $34,000 playing video keno. Visiting from Kingman, Steven M. went home with an extra $12,780 playing Lightning Link. Marina S. from Moreno Valley, Calif., hit a $10,000 jackpot by playing 10x Pay. Aquarius offers a 57,000-square-foot casino with more than 1,200 state-of-the-art slot machines and popular table games including as blackjack, craps, roulette and high card flush. Each Golden Entertainment casino has implemented safety measures by promising a “Golden Commitment” to guests….

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COVID-19 update: 49 new cases, one death

Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000228 EndHTML:0000007935 StartFragment:0000002713 EndFragment:0000007899 SourceURL:file://localhost/Volumes/Public/%E2%80%A2%20editorial%20storage/General%20News/081220/0806%20covid%20update.doc MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff has been notified of 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. These are counts from Wednesday afternoon. There is also one death. It is a 50-59 year age range person in the Bullhead City service area. Of the 49 new confirmed cases, 28 are in the Bullhead City service area. There are 14 cases in the Lake Havasu City service area. There are six cases in the Kingman service area and one case in the North County service area. Of the 28 confirmed cases in…

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BLM issues decision approving Black Mountain Herd Management Area wild burro and population control

Decision seeks to address natural resource and public safety impacts caused by overpopulated herd  KINGMAN – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kingman Field Office will begin gathering and removing approximately 1,000 wild burros in September 2020 to address overpopulation and damage to the range in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) near Kingman. The agency signed the decision record this week authorizing removal of the excess animals to protect the health of both the wild burro herd and the landscape. “Animals removed from the Black Mountain HMA will be available for adoption or sale through the BLM Wild…

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