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Bullhead City residents are staying home/limiting travel

BULLHEAD CITY – The question has been brought up numerous times to city officials about travel within the community.  City Manager Toby Cotter analyzed statistical information to show that residents are doing a good job of staying at home. “Looking only at statistics, it is clear that residents and tourists are staying home,” Cotter said. “Traffic counts, business closures, park facility closures, the Governor’s Executive Orders and continued announcements advising people to stay home are working.”  Cotter said people might see a full parking lot at Walmart or Smiths and say everyone is out and about, but traffic counts show…

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Bullhead City residents are staying home/limiting travel

BULLHEAD CITY – The question has been brought up numerous times to city officials about travel within the community.  City Manager Toby Cotter analyzed statistical information to show that residents are doing a good job of staying at home. “Looking only at statistics, it is clear that residents and tourists are staying home,” Cotter said. “Traffic counts, business closures, park facility closures, the Governor’s Executive Orders and continued announcements advising people to stay home are working.”  Cotter said people might see a full parking lot at Walmart or Smiths and say everyone is out and about, but traffic counts show…

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Arizona hospitals to receive emergency advance payments from Medicaid

To help Arizona’s hospitals weather the impact of COVID-19, Governor Doug Ducey announced today that the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) will work with its provider partners to make available more than $50 million in accelerated hospital payments and advances and extend an additional $5 million in new COVID-19 related funding to Critical Access Hospitals throughout the state. A Critical Access Hospital is a rural acute care hospital located more than a 35-mile drive from any other hospital.  “Our hospitals represent the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19,” said Governor Doug Ducey. “We need them operating at full…

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Arizona hospitals to receive emergency advance payments from Medicaid

To help Arizona’s hospitals weather the impact of COVID-19, Governor Doug Ducey announced today that the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) will work with its provider partners to make available more than $50 million in accelerated hospital payments and advances and extend an additional $5 million in new COVID-19 related funding to Critical Access Hospitals throughout the state. A Critical Access Hospital is a rural acute care hospital located more than a 35-mile drive from any other hospital.  “Our hospitals represent the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19,” said Governor Doug Ducey. “We need them operating at full…

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Local Pizza Hut owners donate $70,000 to charity

KINGMAN – A chain of eateries owned by Kingman resident Krystal Burge and her brother Mark Peterson have been lauded for a generous charitable contribution. The 89 Pizza Huts restaurants owned by the sister-brother business partners worked together to raise more than $70,000. The money is being donated for research, technology and specialists at the Phoenix Children’s hospital. Dave Hawkins

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Mohave County COVID-19 update

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County officials reported three more positive coronavirus cases Wednesday, and two Thursday, bringing the county total to 28. The latest two cases are from the Kingman area. County Communications Director Roger Galloway said a second death of an elderly person (65+) with underlying chronic health conditions has occurred in Lake Havasu City. This is the second COVID-19-related death in Mohave County. The first was also an elderly person hospitalized with underlying chronic health conditions in Lake Havasu City. Galloway said the 25th and 26th cases trace to the Kingman service area. He said one is 20-44 years of…

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