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Border patrol with speak at MRF meeting

KINGMAN – Mohave Republican Forum (MRF)  will be hosting Border Patrol Agents, Operations Officer Leroy Pooley and Special Operations Supervisor, Fidel Cabrera on Wednesday, June 9 at 5:30 p.m. Agents Pooley and Cabrera will be speaking and answering questions regarding border and issues regarding abandoned and unattended children at the border, criminal drug traffickers and human traffickers, and what they are seeing regarding reasons these people are flooding the borders and what countries they are coming from. MRF meetings are held at Golden Corral, 3580 Stockton Hill Rd.  The meeting room is available by 4 p.m. and the program begins at 5:30 p.m.  There is an…

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CRUHSD board selects Silk as new superintendent

BULLHEAD CITY – The Colorado River Union High School District governing board has selected former superintendent Monte Silk to be the district’s new Superintendent for the upcoming school year.  The vote was unanimous. Last week’s decision followed a 45-minute community forum, including questions from an audience at CRUHSD’s Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse.  The school board then met with both Silk and CRUHSD career-technical education director Gina Covert in executive session for final interviews before reconvening in public for a formal vote. The executive session, which included a review of post-forum audience comment cards, candidate interviews and discussion, lasted more than…

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CRUHSD board selects Silk as new superintendent

BULLHEAD CITY – The Colorado River Union High School District governing board has selected former superintendent Monte Silk to be the district’s new Superintendent for the upcoming school year.  The vote was unanimous. Last week’s decision followed a 45-minute community forum, including questions from an audience at CRUHSD’s Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse.  The school board then met with both Silk and CRUHSD career-technical education director Gina Covert in executive session for final interviews before reconvening in public for a formal vote. The executive session, which included a review of post-forum audience comment cards, candidate interviews and discussion, lasted more than…

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CRUHSD board selects Silk as new superintendent

BULLHEAD CITY – The Colorado River Union High School District governing board has selected former superintendent Monte Silk to be the district’s new Superintendent for the upcoming school year.  The vote was unanimous. Last week’s decision followed a 45-minute community forum, including questions from an audience at CRUHSD’s Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse.  The school board then met with both Silk and CRUHSD career-technical education director Gina Covert in executive session for final interviews before reconvening in public for a formal vote. The executive session, which included a review of post-forum audience comment cards, candidate interviews and discussion, lasted more than…

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Community clinic plans underway

KINGMAN – Kingman Adventist Community Services (ACS) Foodbank leaders are spearheading an effort to conduct a healthcare and happiness clinic for community members in need. They hope to secure sufficient resources to provide some basic health and dental care services for underprivileged and insurance challenged individuals on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The drive in advance of the event aims to align health care professionals and other volunteers and community donations to help less fortunate community members. ACS Director Boowie Tefft said five dentists and four medical doctors were among 52 people who registered as volunteers by May 25. “We’re looking for about 30% medical professionals…

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Pay raise for BHC council, mayor

BULLHEAD CITY – The current Bullhead City council has approved pay raises for the council members and mayors who replace them in the future. Mayor Tom Brady said pay for elected officials hasn’t been adjusted in Bullhead City since 2006. Pay for council members will increase to $11,486 from $9,000 a year and to $16,500 from $13,000. City Manager Toby Cotter noted the increases will still put Bullhead City behind Lake Havasu City where the future mayors will be paid $19,650 per year and council members $12,456. Mayor Tom Brady said elected officials don’t serve for the money. He said…

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