Category: Business News

KINGMAN – Eight people have expressed interest in four elected positions in the City of Kingman. Terms of office expire this year for Mayor Jen Miles, Vice-Mayor Travis Lingenfelter and city council members Jamie Scott Stehly and David Wayt. City Clerk Annie Meredith said Miles and Stehly have picked up information packets to pursue re-election. Others who’ve secured the packets include Sarah Ferry, William Arredondo, Timothy Griepp, Joe Newlon, Andrew Armao and Jeff Adams. Prospective candidates for Mayor and Council seats are required to submit nominating petitions between March 9 and April 6. At least 289 valid signatures are required…

MOHAVE COUNTY – If you have ever wondered how Mohave Community College obtains and spends the public funds it’s allocated, then this is for you. The college will be holding the first in a series of Budget Information Sessions for the public starting the week of January 20. MCC Chief Finance Officer Sonni Marbury will go over the “ins and outs” of the college budget process. College President Dr. Stacy Klippenstein is encouraging community members in the MCC District to take part in these public sessions and get their questions answered. “The college is here for benefit our local students…

KINGMAN – Eighteen wheelers will be permitted to park in a portion of the parking lot where the former K-Mart store is located on Andy Devine Avenue in Kingman. A modification of a Conditional Use permit allowing that to happen was approved during the January 7 City Council meeting. City Planner Rich Ruggles said the Pilot Travel Centers project will provide up to 17 parking spaces for big rigs visiting the Flying J Truck stop. All but four of the 61 vehicle spaces lost to truck parking will be newly established for employee use behind the old K-Mart. Signage will…

KINGMAN – Eighteen wheelers will be permitted to park in a portion of the parking lot where the former K-Mart store is located on Andy Devine Avenue in Kingman. A modification of a Conditional Use permit allowing that to happen was approved during the January 7 City Council meeting. City Planner Rich Ruggles said the Pilot Travel Centers project will provide up to 17 parking spaces for big rigs visiting the Flying J Truck stop. All but four of the 61 vehicle spaces lost to truck parking will be newly established for employee use behind the old K-Mart. Signage will…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Arizona Youth Partnership provides residents with a Community Needs Assessment survey to aid in how Arizona Youth Partnership implements drug and alcohol prevention efforts for the youth of Lake Havasu City. Arizona Youth Partnership, a non-profit organization in Lake Havasu City, has been awarded a federal grant from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration) to prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse and its related problems while strengthening prevention capacity and infrastructure at the community level. The grant is intended to address one of the nation’s top substance abuse priorities –…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Retired Lake Havasu City Manager Charlie Cassens announced Monday on Facebook that he is withdrawing from the District 4 Mohave County Board of Supervisors race. That leaves incumbent Buster Johnson as the only person who has officially declared intent to seek that office. “I have come to realize that I am simply not ready to give up the next four years of my hard-earned retirement,” Cassens’ post said. “There is still time for another candidate to step up and I sincerely hope that happens. Thanks to everyone who contributed their time, effort and money into the…