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Hendrix exit approved

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Manager Mike Hendrix drew praise when his retirement-related resignation was approved during Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. Hendrix began his service to the county when he was hired in its Public Works Department in May 1984. “It was with deep regret to receive the letter of resignation from our county manager Michael Hendrix,” said supervisor Gary Watson. “For a number of years he’s done a great job for Mohave County and I want to thank him for his leadership and the great job that he’s done for all these years.” “We will be sorry to…

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21 positive COVID-19 cases in Mohave County, 1 death

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Department of Health (MCDPH)-Nursing was notified Monday afternoon, April 6, of a positive COVID-19 case in the Lake Havasu City service area. The individual, an adult in the 65+ age range, is currently hospitalized. MCDPH nurses will begin the contact investigation as soon as possible. It has yet to be determined if the patient contracted the disease as a result of travel, or if the case is epidemiologically-linked to another identified case. MCDPH-Nursing was also notified the same day of yet another positive COVID-19 case in the Lake Havasu City service area. This individual…

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KRMC asks the public to not bring children to the ER unless they need care

KINGMAN – To limit the spread of COVID-19 in our community, KRMC has implemented strict visitor restrictions―including at the KRMC emergency room (ER). At this time, children under 12 who are not patients are restricted from entering the ER. Please do not bring children to the ER unless they need emergency medical care. Children who are not needing medical care cannot enter the facility. With visitor restrictions, KRMC has no way to accommodate unattended children while their parent or caregiver is receiving medical attention.

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19 positive COID-19 cases in Mohave County, 1 death

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) -Nursing was notified today Monday, April 6, of a positive COVID-19 case in the Lake Havasu City service area. The individual, an adult, is in isolation and recovering at their home. MCDPH nurses are currently in the process of the contact investigation. There are now 11 positive confirmed cases in the Lake Havasu City area, six in Kingman, and two in Bullhead City. One of the 19 passed away and became the first COVID-19-related death in the county. This person was over the age of 65 and had other…

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County virus management strategy

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County supervisors emerged from a near 90-minute executive session Monday before approving three coronavirus management motions offered by Buster Johnson, the Board’s senior member. Johnson’s first motion was quickly approved without discussion. Supervisors agreed that the Board, at least initially, will conduct three special meetings each week to address any COVID-19 pandemic matters necessary. The meetings will be conducted mostly by telephone while the public can view them during live streaming or in play-back mode on the county YouTube channel. These meetings will be conducted Monday, Wednesday and Friday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. The second Johnson…

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Mohave County Road Division maintains high level of efficiency

One of the hot topics and/or complaints discussed by many residents Mohave County over a cup of coffee and on the various social media outlets is the current condition of the county’s roadways. However, many don’t understand the county encompasses an extremely large area. Mohave County has 13,461 square miles, is the second largest county in Arizona and the fifth largest in the Contiguous United States. Of the abovementioned square miles, the county has 10,049 miles of roads of which 2,107 miles are maintained by the county’s Road Division. That includes 89.91 miles of tertiary maintained dirt roads, 1,209.33 miles…

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