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Congressman staff to meet with area residents

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The staff of Congressman Paul Gosar will be holding office hours in Lake Havasu City on Friday, June 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. at City Hall, 2330 McCulloch Blvd N, Rm. 249. Residents are encouraged to make an appointment to meet with staff regarding concerns about any federal or state topics, or to receive help with other federal agencies such as SSA, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, SBA, and the IRS. To make an appointment call 928-445-1683.

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Colorado River drought contingency plan approved

The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and representatives from all seven Colorado River Basin states gathered Monday, May 20, and signed completed drought contingency plans for the Upper and Lower Colorado River basins. These completed plans are designed to reduce risks from ongoing drought and protect the single most important water resource in the western United States.  “This is an historic accomplishment for the Colorado River Basin. Adopting consensus-based drought contingency plans represents the best path toward safeguarding the single most important water resource in the western United States,” said Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman. “These agreements represent tremendous…

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Understanding Social Security benefits

Social Security touches the lives of nearly every American, whether at the birth of a child, the loss of a loved one, the onset of a disability, or the transition from work to retirement. For more than 80 years, our programs have contributed to the financial security of the elderly and the disabled. Social Security replaces a percentage of a worker’s pre-retirement income based on their lifetime earnings. The amount of your average wages that Social Security retirement benefits replaces varies depending on your earnings and when you choose to start benefits. If you start benefits after full retirement age,…

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Lower energy costs lead to summer savings for UniSource Electric customers

UniSource Energy Services electric customers will enjoy summer bill savings that average more than $21 per month thanks to reduced natural gas and power prices. The Arizona Corporation Commission approved UniSource’s request to apply an energy cost credit of 1.85 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to its electric bills from June 1 to Sept. 30. The credit is expected to reduce the bills of typical residential customers by $21.56 per month, on average, or nearly 18 percent.  “We’re passing along significant fuel and energy cost savings to our electric customers just in time for the summer, when temperatures rise and energy…

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County to assume Kingman animal shelter; new building needed soon

Manager Mike Hendrix has informed the Mohave County Board of Supervisors that staff is preparing to transition to Mohave County operation of the animal shelter located in downtown Kingman. During the May 17 budget workshop, Hendrix told supervisors that the Lake Havasu City-based Western Arizona Humane Society (WAHS) no longer wants to operate the shelter through contract with the county. WAHS Executive Director Patty Gillmore, in an April 22 letter to a county procurement official, said the organization has had a long standing relationship with the county, but is not interested in operating the shelter once its current contract expires…

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