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Black Tie Gala Saturday

The Kingman Regional Medical Center Foundation will present the third annual Black Tie Gala. This event benefits the Foundation’s Catch It Early program, which helps local women obtain the breast healthcare they need – regardless of their ability to pay. They provide community outreach and education; free or low-cost mammograms; and other healthcare and support services for the early detection and treatment of breast cancer. The Black Tie Gala will take place on Saturday, March 14, at the Aquarius Casino Resort in Laughlin, beginning at 5:30 pm. Rose and Orchid sponsors will receive entry to exclusive raffles. This black-tie formal…

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Lingenfelter selected as Procurement Director

KINGMAN – Kingman Vice Mayor Travis Lingenfelter has been selected for the Mohave County Procurement Director Position. Lingenfelter’s proposed hiring at an annual salary of $102,000 will be considered during the Board of Supervisors meeting next Monday. Lingenfelter was offered the position Monday after he and another applicant finalist from Florida were interviewed by a screening panel comprised largely of county department heads. Lingenfelter is declining comment before the Board considers his hiring next week. Lingenfelter is also a declared candidate for District 1 supervisor, but Human Resources Director Ken Cunningham said he would have to drop out of the…

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Cooper and Kunert finalists for police chief

KINGMAN – Kingman will use internal promotion to select its next police chief according to City Manager Ron Foggin. He said assistant police chiefs Rusty Cooper and Evan Kunert are finalists to succeed retiring Chief Bob Devries. “Chief Devries has done a great job mentoring and putting his leadership team in a position to be able to take over when he leaves, which I am pleased about,” Foggin said. He said two hiring committees have been assembled to conduct interviews with Cooper and Kunert the week of March 23. “My plan is to sit down with a couple representatives from…

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7.5 million people visited LMNRA in 2019

Lake Mead National Recreation Area welcomed 7.5 million recreation visitors to the park in 2019. It is the sixth most visited park in the entire National Park Service. An additional 7.6 million visitors traveled along main state highways and interstates in the park, including I-11. The park saw spikes in visitation at its Henderson, North Las Vegas, Overton and Bullhead City entry points, as well as an increase in visitation at Hemenway Harbor near Boulder City. Nationally, visitation to America’s national parks in 2019 exceeded 300 million recreation visits for the fifth consecutive year. The 327.5 million total is the…

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7.5 million people visited LMNRA in 2019

Lake Mead National Recreation Area welcomed 7.5 million recreation visitors to the park in 2019. It is the sixth most visited park in the entire National Park Service. An additional 7.6 million visitors traveled along main state highways and interstates in the park, including I-11. The park saw spikes in visitation at its Henderson, North Las Vegas, Overton and Bullhead City entry points, as well as an increase in visitation at Hemenway Harbor near Boulder City. Nationally, visitation to America’s national parks in 2019 exceeded 300 million recreation visits for the fifth consecutive year. The 327.5 million total is the…

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KPD annual report for 2019 presented

Criminal case clearance rate is higher than national average Retiring Kingman Police Chief Bob Devries presented his last annual report during the March 3 City Council meeting. His biggest regret is that some manpower challenges limited Kingman Police Department (KPD) proactivity in 2019. “We did see a decline in our traffic stops,” Devries said. “We had a significant drop but our traffic division was cut and our officers were down by 20%.” Devries told council members arrest numbers were down slightly in 2019 but still pretty consistent with recent year’s past. He noted the Department typically logs a little more…

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