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BCSD board to fill vacancy

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City School District (BCSD) governing board is accepting applications to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of member Brandee Dubois, who stepped down this month.  She was elected as a write-in candidate to a full four-year term last November after having been previously appointed to fill an unexpired term. The board is expected to recommend its newest member at its August 12 meeting, which is open to the public.  A formal appointment will then be made by Mohave County School Superintendent Mike File.  Under state law, File has the right to accept or reject…

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Phoenix Truck Driving School hosts open house

BULLHEAD CITY – Join Phoenix Truck Driving School and Mohave Community College for an open house to introduce their new evening truck driving classes. Enjoy free food, drink and the opportunity to learn more about the new classes. Classes take four weeks and after graduation job placement assistance is available. Multiple financing options available including grants are available for students. Open house will be held on Tuesday, July 27 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Mohave Community College – Bullhead Campus located at 3400 Highway 95, Room 600. Phoenix Truck Driving School Phoenix Truck Driving School is a corporation…

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Some 3,000 MEC members without power during lightning storm

BULLHEAD CITY  – Severe lightning storms with high winds caused scattered outages in Mohave Electric Cooperative’s service territory early Tuesday morning. MEC crews responded to ten separate outages beginning at 1:15 a.m. An outage in MEC’s eastern service area resulted in 2,546 MEC members without power due to storm damage to a pole ground wire. The outage occurred at 6:43 a.m. Crews responded and made repairs restoring power was at 8:07 a.m. Another storm-related outage near Bullhead City Airport, resulted in 582 MEC members without power. Manager of Engineering & Operations, Jerry Hardy stated, “Although we can’t control the weather,…

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Z’s Glitz & Glam Hair Salon hosts grand opening

The Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce helped celebrate the grand opening of Z’s Glitz & Glam Hair Salon in Bullhead City this week. Owner Yazmin Portillo Specializes in Hair Cuts, Manicures, Pedicures, Eyelash Extensions, Braids, Make-up and much more. Among those attending and pictured are Portillo, City Council Member Kathy Bruck, Chamber Ambassadors, and staff including, Ellen Brown, Larry Tunforss, Chrissy Walla, Katrina Faulks, Amanda Wallace, Tania Fager-Zavala, George Smith, Heidi Hosley and Yvette Pursley. Also pictured are Raul Portillo, Sylvia Ruezga, Jaime Corona, Nikki Hartwick, Jason Hartwick, Brenda Castro, Alex Castro, Cruz Romero, Felix Carillo, Brenda Castro, Giselle Castro,…

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Kingman Mayor updates Republican Women on city issues

KINGMAN – The recently adopted $272.5 million city budget was the main topic on Monday, July 5 when Mayor Jen Miles spoke to the KRW (Kingman Republican Women). Mayor Miles advised the group that the budget was approved (in an online meeting) on June 28 after six months of process. She explained that the city begins early in the year with strategic planning sessions to identify priorities and goals. While the budget is very long and detailed, Miles said that very shortly the city will issue a “citizen’s ledger” which will summarize the budget and it will be on the…

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Kingman Mayor updates Republican Women on city issues

KINGMAN – The recently adopted $272.5 million city budget was the main topic on Monday, July 5 when Mayor Jen Miles spoke to the KRW (Kingman Republican Women). Mayor Miles advised the group that the budget was approved (in an online meeting) on June 28 after six months of process. She explained that the city begins early in the year with strategic planning sessions to identify priorities and goals. While the budget is very long and detailed, Miles said that very shortly the city will issue a “citizen’s ledger” which will summarize the budget and it will be on the…

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