Category: Business News

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Board of Supervisors Chairman Hildy Angius was among 15 honorees at the 22nd Annual Community Achievement Awards (CAA) presented by the Laughlin Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 26. The seven-year county supervisor and recipient of the Public Service Award expressed gratitude as she addressed 600 attendees during the elegant ceremony at the Aquarius Casino Resort. Angius said she and her late husband Sam were blessed to have moved to Bullhead City in 2005. “We landed here by the grace of God,” she said. Angius’ involvements with the Colorado River Republican Women’s Club, the Bullhead City…

KINGMAN – “This ain’t your grandma’s antique store,” is how Gracie’s Vintage owner Leah Burkhart describes her business. “We’re fun. We’re the fun personal shop.” That concise description represents a perception of her business, that is illustrated by the contents of the business. Gracie’s is filled with a smorgasbord of eclectic items. Paintings, bobbleheads, dolls, vinyl records, vintage novels, 1970s comic books, candy dispensers, typewriters and even a giant bison head. “That’s probably the most interesting item in here. The bison head. Nobody else has that.” It’s been four years since Gracie’s Vintage opened its doors and as Burkhart prepares…

BULLHEAD CITY – The City of Bullhead City Public Works Department has the following projects going on in addition to regular work around our city during the week of November 4: ·            City crews will be performing city wide sewer cleaning in various neighborhoods. ·            City crews will be performing city wide sewer video inspection. ·            City crews will be performing city wide street sweeping in various neighborhoods. ·            City crews will be performing city wide traffic and street light maintenance and repairs in various locations throughout the city. ·            City crews we be performing weed abatement city wide, this will consist of mechanical control…

KINGMAN – A meeting was held at Kingman City Hall on Oct. 29 by train advocacy group All Aboard Arizona. The Arizona organization sought to raise awareness about the future of rail services, specifically Amtrak’s Southwest Chief train, and described how it would affect Mohave County citizens’ transportation. Representatives from All Aboard Arizona board, Vice President Roger Clark and Executive Director Tony Trifiletti, put on a presentation describing a threat to railway services, and their attempts to voice concerns to lawmakers. The presentation and discussion took place in the council chambers of Kingman City Hall, and was attended by concerned…

KINGMAN – Join the Farmhouse in downtown Kingman for their annual Christmas celebration! Doors will be open from noon to 8 p.m., and there will be goodie bags for the first 40 people! There will also be lots of food, raffles and fun! The Farmhouse will be collecting unwrapped toys and canned food on the day of the celebration for donation to local charities. Every donation that is brought will qualify you for an additional ticket to enter into the raffles. For more information call 928-753-4764 .

KINGMAN – Kino Avenue will continue to be closed from Willow Road to Walleck Ranch Drive until November 7. Detours will be in place, but the public is urged to drive slowly through detours, and give themselves extra driving time, while traveling through work zones. Up-to-date street closures and restrictions can be found at the City of Kingman’s engineering website page of interactive Maps through the city’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) https://www.cityofkingman.gov/government/departments/engineering/gis. The project to install a new water transmission main on Kino Ave., between Arizona Street to the Mohave Wash, started August 12. The contractor, Freiday Construction, is working…