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Republican district office to re-open

KINGMAN – On Monday, May 11th, the Mohave County Republican Party’s District 1 office will re-open their office at 2116 Stockton Hill Rd, Suite B. Even though political activity is Constitutionally protected as “essential” free speech, the office was closed for several weeks.  With restrictions originally issued by Governor Ducey, a number of people were concerned with the Coronavirus, choosing to shelter in place. Office hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.  Trump campaign signs, hats, flags and shirts are available for purchase at the office.  Further, information about the upcoming elections, both the primary and general,…

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Modifications to restaurant seating in Bullhead City

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ., – May 8, 2020 – City Manager Toby Cotter announced today that all restaurants in Bullhead City will be allowed to reduce mandatory parking spots to establish additional outdoor seating to help serve more customers and provide additional physical distancing. Existing ADA parking stalls and access aisles must remain accessible and safe for use. Effective immediately through the end of June, a Bullhead City business will have the flexibility to add additional outdoor seating even though it may affect established parking spots. Traffic and pedestrian interaction concerns must be prominent in any plan under this authority. However,…

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Many area restaurants set to re-open on Monday

MOHAVE COUNTY – Restaurants meeting certain criteria can welcome dine-in customers once again starting next Monday. There are many unanswered questions regarding whether customers are ready to return and which eateries will open or remain closed. “Some people are very excited to be opened again and some people are a little hesitant so I think it’s just going to depend on the restaurant owner and how they want to handle it,” said Becky Fawson, Executive Director for the Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce. “We’re getting out visiting places and making calls to find out who’s opening.” Fawson said the Chamber…

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Many area restaurants set to re-open on Monday

MOHAVE COUNTY – Restaurants meeting certain criteria can welcome dine-in customers once again starting next Monday. There are many unanswered questions regarding whether customers are ready to return and which eateries will open or remain closed. “Some people are very excited to be opened again and some people are a little hesitant so I think it’s just going to depend on the restaurant owner and how they want to handle it,” said Becky Fawson, Executive Director for the Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce. “We’re getting out visiting places and making calls to find out who’s opening.” Fawson said the Chamber…

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High-speed fiber broadband venture moving forward

BULLHEAD CITY – Mohave Electric Cooperative is another step closer to making fiber-optic broadband service a reality for its members with approval by the Arizona Corporation Commission of a financing application in a unanimous 5-0 vote of the Commissioners. In a first-of-its-kind endeavor for an electric cooperative in Arizona, MEC, in partnership with service provider TWN Communications, announced in October a goal to bring fiber-optic based internet access to members in all of its service territory. In January MEC was awarded an $805,500 grant from the Arizona Commerce Authority for Phase One of the Fiber Project. “This is an ambitious project…

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Scammers using Zelle for money transfers

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office would like to inform the community of a scam that has increased in popularity recently. Over the course of six weeks, they have received four calls of citizens being scammed out of money after attempting to purchase an animal over the internet. Three of these scams have taken place in the last two weeks. The victims all claim they attempted to purchase a pet (two dog incidents and two cat incidents) on various pet adoption websites across the country. The victims were contacted by the “seller” and told to pay various amounts…

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