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Platform stands on water resources, climate change MOHAVE COUNTY – U.S. senate candidate Mark Kelly will be making a number of appearances in La Paz and Mohave County this week. The retired U.S. Navy Captain and NASA astronaut visits the Parker area Thursday, Sept. 19, before swinging through Lake Havasu, Bullhead City and Kingman on Friday, Sept 20. “I’m really looking forward to it. As a candidate it’s my first visit to Mohave and La Paz counties. So, I haven’t seen a lot of that part of Arizona recently,” Kelly said. “I’m excited to meet folks and learn about the…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Jim Hamersley says he is excited to seek the republican nomination for District 1 Mohave County Supervisor. Hamersley grew up in Kingman and returned a couple of years ago after a three-decade career in technology management and leadership roles where he said he found solutions for organizations in the public and private sector from Yuma to Alaska, and from Northern California to Chicago. “I implement systems to improve operational efficiencies, reducing business operations costs and better servicing the customers. That’s what I’ve done for 30 years,” Hamersley said. “Mediocrity in government these days is no longer tolerated…

Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club recently donated ADA-compliance cost and a women’s room to the Veterans Home (formerly the old Mohave County building), 301 Oak St.,  now under reconstruction by the Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council. Club President Karen Brown, Rotary 5495 District Governor David Simmer and Rotary Club Publicity Co-Chairman Jo Ann Oxsen were given a tour of the facility September 13 by Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council Treasurer Doreen O’Banion. Upon completion, the facility will be staffed 24/7, provide 26 rooms (including eight for opioid crisis) for homeless veterans, and will have a resource computer lab.

Men and women who want to become firefighters should fill out an application for the Spring 2020 MCC Fire Academy. Mohave Community College’s Fire Science program partners with local fire stations to offer the best education and training in the region. Completion of the fire academy is a requirement for anyone who wants to become a firefighter. The MCC Fire Academy is a 272-hour course providing recruits training in basic firefighting concepts including fire behavior, rescue procedures, command and control, fire suppression, hazardous materials, and firefighter safety. The 16-week academy begins in January 2020.  Recruits who successfully complete the academy…

On August 8, the most recent class of Hoover Dam’s Power System Electrician Apprentices — Corinna Wittig, Chris Hanson, Dustin Shigematsu, Richard Stewart and Paul Valdez — graduated from their four-year program, becoming journeyman electricians. The graduates have earned certificates from the Department of Labor, Nevada State Apprenticeship Council and the Lower Colorado Dams Office, along with this highly anticipated graduation ceremony. To the delight of all present, including upper management, family members and well-wishing coworkers, the ceremony was a capstone celebration of the graduates’ accomplishments and expression of gratitude to their families, leaders and instructors. The program they completed…