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Safety concerns addressed at workshop Mohave County Sheriff’s office operations were a major focus of the budget workshop the Board of Supervisors conducted on Friday, April 17. Sheriff Doug Schuster repeated many points previously made to demonstrate need of additional funding. “We are seriously understaffed. We are under-compensated and our ability to serve the citizens of Mohave County is strained to say the least,” Schuster said. “We’re not as effective as we should be. There’s been public outcry to myself over and over and there’s been public outcry to this board for more staffing.” Schuster said there’s been steady population…

As the Lake Havasu Avenue construction nears completion, a series of intersection closures is required to allow for paving work, beginning Monday, May 20. Closures at the Mesquite Avenue intersection occurs on Monday, May 20, and the Swanson Avenue intersection on Tuesday, May 21, to allow for base paving. Additionally, closures occur at the McCulloch Boulevard intersection on Wednesday, May 22, Mesquite Avenue intersection on Thursday, May 23, and Swanson Avenue intersection on Friday, May 24, to allow for the last leg of paving. These closures occur starting at 6:00 a.m. and lasting until 6:00 p.m. each day. To access…

On May 9, 2019 The Western Arizona Council of EMS “WACEMS” awarded city of Kingman Fire Captain Tanner Miller the prestigious award of Paramedic of the Year. Captain Miller was nominated by Kingman Fire Battalion Chief of EMS Rink Gordon. BC Gordon stated that “Captain Miller has always showed care and compassion to his colleagues and patients he has encountered”. Captain Miller has taken upon himself to make sure his peers within the Kingman Fire Department are up to date with all of their professional standards certifications. BC Gordon stated that “Tanner has taken on his own task to instruct…

The Mohave Community College Board of Governors has chosen Dr. Stacy Klippenstein to be the next president of the college. “I am honored to be part of this commitment and will work tirelessly to uphold the mission, vision, and values of this great institution,” said Dr. Klippenstein, who currently serves as the President of Miles Community College in Miles City, Montana. Prior to becoming President of Miles Community College in January 2014, he served as Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at Montana State University in Billings, and was Director of University Housing and New Student Programs at Central Washington University. He started his career in higher…