Category: Business

OATMAN – Two write-in candidates have unseated incumbents in a special recall election in the Oatman Fire District. Results from Tuesday’s balloting remain unofficial pending canvas. A Mohave County Elections Department post indicates challenger Darin Lowrey knocked off board chairman James Tobin 25-4. Challenger Ronnie Walker beat Board Clerk Mike Gonzales 24-0. The District’s 41 other registered voters did not cast ballots in the election. Dave Hawkins

KINGMAN -The Kingman City Council has approved manager Ron Foggin’s request to send a letter of support to Arizona’s Congressional delegation in support of an initiative to designate Route 66 as an Historic Trail. Foggin said the effort that began more than five years ago appears to be gaining steam and is beneficial for Kingman. “One of our treasures and reasons we have thousands of visitors is Route 66,” Foggin said. “Our economy is tied to Route 66 and the visitors.” Foggin said the proposed designation could bolster efforts to maintain and improve the Mother Road and provide opportunity for the…

KINGMAN -The Kingman City Council has approved manager Ron Foggin’s request to send a letter of support to Arizona’s Congressional delegation in support of an initiative to designate Route 66 as an Historic Trail. Foggin said the effort that began more than five years ago appears to be gaining steam and is beneficial for Kingman. “One of our treasures and reasons we have thousands of visitors is Route 66,” Foggin said. “Our economy is tied to Route 66 and the visitors.” Foggin said the proposed designation could bolster efforts to maintain and improve the Mother Road and provide opportunity for the…

KINGMAN -The Kingman City Council has approved manager Ron Foggin’s request to send a letter of support to Arizona’s Congressional delegation in support of an initiative to designate Route 66 as an Historic Trail. Foggin said the effort that began more than five years ago appears to be gaining steam and is beneficial for Kingman. “One of our treasures and reasons we have thousands of visitors is Route 66,” Foggin said. “Our economy is tied to Route 66 and the visitors.” Foggin said the proposed designation could bolster efforts to maintain and improve the Mother Road and provide opportunity for the…

Discussion for raising entry level pay for new hires MOHAVE COUNTY – A couple of hours of meandering discussion led to Monday’s final adoption of a $519-million budget for the new fiscal year. Unanticipated eye-popping construction cost increases for a pair of priority capital projects are funded in the new spending plan. Financial Services Director Coral Loyd said rapid inflation in the construction materials market dramatically increased cost projections that were part of the tentative budget approved last month. “The animal shelter costs are expected to increase from about $2.5-million to $3.5-million and the court remodel from $5-million up to about $8.5-million,”…