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Tri-state campaign races shaping up

MOHAVE COUNTY – Some 22 citizens have submitted nominating petitions seeking office in municipal races this election cycle in Kingman, Lake Havasu and Bullhead City. All will make the July 30 primary election ballot absent any candidacy challenges. Ken Watkins is uncontested in his bid for re-election in the City of Kingman. Robert Cathey is a challenger for a four-year term as Kingman Council members Jamie Stehly, Cherish Sammeli and Keith Walker seek re-election. The two-year council term is pursued by Council appointee Cengiz Arik, along with Jim Dykens and Elliott Chalew. Four council seats are up for grabs in…

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MCC Bursar Office receives 6th BankMobile ACE Award

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College’s Bursar Office has recently won the 2023 BankMobile ACE Award. “We are excited to announce, this is the sixth Achieve Campus Efficiency Award (ACE) MCC has received from BankMobile since the program’s inception,” said Connie Shelley, Bursar. “The Bursar Team is proud to be recognized for our exceptional efficiency and security in processing student refunds.” The Bursar’s Office assists students with student accounts, provides management information regarding billing, payment plans and much more. Shelley, Margi Chatwood, Erica Dysart and Phebe Partridge received the award. The four, join just over 180 other college Bursar’s Offices…

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SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Mohave County Small Businesses

MOHAVE COUNTY, AZ (April 3, 2024) –Small non-farm businesses in Mohave County, as well as those in the other Arizona counties, are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration SBA). These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that began Jan. 1, 2024. Here is the full breakdown on the information from the SBA: Francisco Sanchez, Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the SBA said, “SBA eligibility covers both the economic impacts on businesses dependent on farmers…

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$20 million allocated for Topock Marsh

The Department of the Interior has announced a $25 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to protect and maintain two areas important for resilience and drought mitigation in the Southwest — the Yuma East Wetlands and Topock Marsh in Arizona. “Through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we have historic new resources to safeguard western communities in the face of severe drought conditions, restore ecosystems and build a sustainable future,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Michael Brain. “Building on our significant milestones this year to protect the Colorado River System, we are continuing to bring…

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Golf course community planned near Anderson Fieldhouse

BULLHEAD CITY – A major economic development project proposed near the new Colorado River bridge in Bullhead City is being introduced at Thursday’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The S3 Group LLC will present its conceptual plan for the Emerald Bay project proposed over nearly 500 acres around the Anderson Auto Field House. The developer intends to purchase 293 acres owned by the State of Arizona at auction later this year for the mixed-use golf course community. “The developer proposes to develop a master-planned waterfront community centered around a golf campus that will include an 18-hole championship golf course and…

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County budget workshop rescheduled

MOHAVE COUNTY — The 2024-2025 Budget Workshop of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors scheduled for this Thursday, April 4, 2024, has been cancelled and rescheduled.  It will take place on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 9:30am in the Mohave County Board Auditorium 700 W. Beale Street, Kingman, Arizona. 

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