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Public health surveys, clean up day discussed at LHC council

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Tuesday, March 26 City Council meeting was the first gathering at the new Lake Havasu courthouse at 92 Acoma Boulevard South.  In honor of Women’s History Month, the city’s report shared that the first inaugural flag was hung at Mohave Community College. The mayor attended this event, and the flag is now being displayed at the campus’s special interest flagpole which is located between buildings five hundred and six hundred. It was also announced that 253 teens participated in the city’s teen break event that occurred Tuesday, March 19 to Thursday, March 21. The three-day activity…

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KDP Manager arbitration set April 9

KINGMAN – The Las Vegas businessmen fighting for control of the City of Kingman’s private sector partner on the Interstate 40 Rancho Santa Fe Traffic Interchange (TI) project are preparing to hunker down for more than one week before a professional referee.Both Bill Lenhart and Bill Plise claim the right to lead KDP Manager, an entity married to the city through a 70-page development agreement for the TI endeavor. Lenhart began the enterprise as Sunbelt Development but it morphed into KDP Manager when Plise came aboard several years ago.The business beef leaves the City of Kingman in a quandary regarding…

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$28.6 million in tribal gaming for quarter

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) has announced $28,578,515 in tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund for the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. This amount represents an approximate 3.5 percent increase when compared to the same quarter of FY 2023. “In the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2024 Arizona’s tribal gaming industry maintained its steady growth, marking consecutive record quarters in tribal contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund,” Jackie Johnson, Cabinet Executive Officer, ADG remarked. “These continuously increasing contributions further solidify the robust partnership between the state and our tribal gaming partners.” The Arizona…

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Johnson to serve as Quadstate Chair for 16th consecutive year

LAKE HAVASU CITY  – Supervisor Buster Johnson was re-elected this past month as Chairman of the Quadstate Local Government Authority.   This is Supervisor Johnson’s 16th consecutive year serving as Chairman of the organization.  “I am honored that my colleagues have ensured their trust in me by continuing to elect me to serve as Chairman of this multi-state organization,” Johnson stated.  The Quadstate Local Governments Authority was established in 1999 and is a Joint Exercise of Powers Authority established between counties in the three western states of California, Nevada and Arizona.  The Quadstate Authority encompasses over 50,000 square miles in the Southwest, and contains over 39,541,259…

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MCC nursing revitalizes program, sees national board exam pass rates hit 100%

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College nursing program has taken the efforts to provide students with more educational resources to improve their learning outcomes and be better prepared in the field. The efforts taken have shown that all students who have taken their national board exams have passed. So far 60% of fall 2023 graduates have taken the exam. This significant achievement highlights the quality of MCC’s Nursing program and the dedication of its students and faculty. “We are immensely proud of our graduates and faculty for achieving this milestone. The 100% NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination) pass rate is…

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Sheriff, State Senate debates slated

GOLDEN VALLEY – An Arizona State Senate Republican candidate debate will be held at The Café, 4095 Hwy. 68 from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. The event will be hosted by The Conservatives of Golden Valley. Candidates expected to attend are Hildy Anguis, Ashley Gerich and Kimberly Zanon. A debate between Mike Gannucio and incumbent Doug Schuster for Mohave County Sheriff will be from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 11 at The Café, 4095 Highway 68. If you cannot attend either debate, please email your questions to Butch Meriwether meriwether@frontiernet.net.

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