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Rancho Santa Fe interchange plans continue

KINGMAN – Poor communication, escalating cost, uncertainty and additional delay were all on display as the Kingman City Council clumsily addressed new revelations regarding the Interstate 40 Rancho Santa Fe Traffic Interchange (TI) during a near five hour long Tuesday meeting. Vice Mayor Cherish Sammeli was bewildered that the city has only recently learned that it will cost several million dollars more to have the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) administer the project. She asked ADOT District Engineer Anthony Brozich why the city was not previously made aware of its Indirect Cost Allocation Plan (ICAP) fee. Brozich said that the…

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Mohave County GOP hosted America First parade

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The 2024 election is not until November 4 but members of the Mohave County GOP already have decided who they want in office. The club openly shared their choices with the community at the Trump Train Cruise-In last weekend. Their America First Trump Train Cruise-In took place on Saturday May 18 at 5:30 p.m. at SARA Park. The Mohave County GOP Organization aims to have their members join them in getting republicans in office from City Council to Congress. The group helps republicans become registered voters and supports podcasts like Red Voice Media, The Daily Wire, and The Bongino Show. They…

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Wildlife Mitigation grant allocated for Hualapai Mountain area

KINGMAN – A $3.7-million Community Wildfire Defense grant is being allocated for wildfire mitigation at Pine Lake, a heavily-wooded community in the Hualapai Mountains southeast of Kingman. The money from the USDA Forest Service flows to the town through the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM). “The grants provide financial assistance to at-risk communities to protect their residents from catastrophic wildfire through the development and implementation of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP),” a news release said. ?“These master plans must be designed to provide for wildfire risk reduction, build fire adapted communities, prioritize hazardous fuels reduction work, and…

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Workshop highlights land fraud, wire transfer fraud

KINGMAN – There is no shortage of those who commit land fraud these days according to Laurie Barthlow, Escrow Administrator and Vice President at Chicago Title Agency. On Monday, May 13, a workshop sponsored by the Kingman Chamber of Commerce was held with Barthlow, Vicki Wyatt, Escrow Officer with Pioneer Title Agency and local attorney Tom Price as presenters.  The workshop was attended by business owners, attorneys, Realtors and members of the general public. Information covered included how to spot land and wire transfer fraud, safeguards that can be put in place and red flags to watch for. Barthlow said…

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Second bridge feasibility discussed at council

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Buzz of the second bridge feasibility study was discussed at Lake Havasu’s city council meeting last week. The next steps of this project will include the following plans;  Stakeholders will be holding a meeting in early to late of June along with a public open house in that same time period.  Coordinating with state parks on this plan is also in the works.  However, the final study of this will be taking place this June.  A motion was passed by council members for the Havasu Foothills Estates development to include Tract 2390.   This recommendation was made this past…

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Funding Awarded to Kingman Police by the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for the Buckle Up Campaign

KINGMAN – May 20th kicks off the two-week Arizona Buckle Up Arizona Enforcement campaign. The Kingman Police Department has been awarded $1,000 from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to participate in the Buckle Up Arizona…It’s the Law! program from May 20th through June 2nd, 2024 as part of the National Click It or Ticket Campaign.  The grant funds will be used to pay for officers’ overtime costs to engage in occupant protection traffic enforcement with a “zero tolerance” approach to seat belt and child safety seat violations throughout the City of Kingman.  The purpose of the campaign is for the Kingman Police Department to…

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