Category: Business

MOHAVE COUNTY – The County Board of Supervisors unanimously ratified and approved the Intergovernmental Agreement(IGA) between the County and the Arizona Department of Economic Security for the administration of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). This will provide financial relief for both Arizona renters and landlords. As of now, landlords and renters in Mohave County are able to apply for the ERAP and can receive up to $3,500 a month in rent and utility assistance. The program expires on December 31. Applications will be accepted up to that date or until funding is depleted. Eligibility is based on the following…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County still does not have a Facebook page though county manager Sam Elters told the board early last September that it would be launched in a couple of weeks. So, what happened? “We got overwhelmed with COVID-19, the vaccination campaign and all of these things,” Elters said. He said more time is needed to address questions and concerns regarding how the county will administer its Facebook presence. Members of the board of supervisors have expressed varying levels of support for the Facebook move and different ideas about whether, and how interaction with the public should be…

MOHAVE COUNTY – The proposed recall of District 4 Mohave County Sup Jean Bishop has ended quietly. Robert Hall, owner of Great American Pizza in Golden Valley, did not submit petitions by the Feb. 24 deadline so his campaign to oust Bishop from office by recall is over, at least for now. Hall pulled papers last Oct. and he needed 2,998 valid signatures to advance the recall. Hall has complained for months that Bishop directed enforcement heat on his business for coronavirus compliance issues. Bishop denied any involvement in regulatory enforcement. She said she is grateful that the recall window has closed….

KINGMAN – KRMC’s WL Nugent Cancer Center has begun using a special device called a prone breast board for radiation treatment of breast cancer. With this board, patients who need radiation treatment of the breast(s) can lie in a prone position facing down, rather than in a supine position facing upward. This allows for a more precisely targeted treatment – delivering less radiation to healthy tissues and organs surrounding the cancer, says Dr. Michael Payne, radiation oncologist at WL Nugent Cancer Center.  “The board allows us to further protect the heart and lungs of patients who need breast radiation, which decreases the…

KINGMAN – KRMC’s WL Nugent Cancer Center has begun using a special device called a prone breast board for radiation treatment of breast cancer. With this board, patients who need radiation treatment of the breast(s) can lie in a prone position facing down, rather than in a supine position facing upward. This allows for a more precisely targeted treatment – delivering less radiation to healthy tissues and organs surrounding the cancer, says Dr. Michael Payne, radiation oncologist at WL Nugent Cancer Center.  “The board allows us to further protect the heart and lungs of patients who need breast radiation, which decreases the…