Category: Business

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City council members are starting to think about design and construction of the fitness center purchased for renovation and use as a municipal court facility close to City Hall. No action was taken during the Oct. 27 council meeting, but there’s a consensus to move forward. “You never want to let an asset sit,” Mayor Cal Sheehy said. He said he supports finding money to move toward design and remodel. “I believe moving forward sooner rather than later is in the best interest of the city,” agreed Vice Mayor David Lane. He noted the…

FT. MOHAVE – The Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce helped commemorate the opening of I Sharpen Shears in Fort Mohave this week. Owner George Smith has been sharpening shears for over nine years; three of those years have been in the Tri-State area providing sales and service of shears, scissors and clippers to stylists, barbers and groomers. He is now a Certified Service Technician for Bernina Sewing Machines. Among those attending and picture are Chamber Ambassadors, Board Members and staff including Smith, Janice Berkenheger, Carey Fearing, John Hassett, and Terri Sponder. The business is located at 5221 Hwy. 95 #6,…

KINGMAN – A municipal mask mandate that has since expired motivated the first recall drive that James Coffman launched on Sept. 14 in an effort to push Kingman Mayor Jen Miles and four Kingman City council members out of office. A second recall drive targeting Miles and council member Jamie Scott Stehly was initiated on Oct. 19. Stanley Hicks argues both should be subjected to recall election for their positions on various sales tax and budget related matters. Hicks is also critical of their support for a proposed ban on circus events in the city. Deputy City Clerk Melinda Mauser…

KINGMAN – The Kingman 9-1-1 Communications Center was awarded national accreditation on Friday, November 13, by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in the Public Safety Communications program. The program provides a communications center with a process to systemically review and internally assess its operations and procedures while collecting and analyzing data for the purpose of making sound operational and administrative business decisions, creating leadership and practitioner-accountability. The Kingman 9-1-1 Communications Center is one of only two accredited Center’s in Arizona and only the second Fire-managed Center in the nation to achieve CALEA Public Safety Communications…

KINGMAN – A development agreement for construction of the Rancho Santa Fe Interstate 40 traffic interchange, a parkway arterial, connector roadways and infrastructure was approved with some fanfare at Tuesday’s Kingman City Council meeting. Vice Mayor Travis Lingenfelter said the interchange first made the city’s capital project list 49 years ago. “This is a really big deal that this is approved and this goes forward tonight. I think we turn a new page and get into a new chapter of Kingman’s success on the east bench,” Lingenfelter said. “It’s going to propel this community as far as industry and jobs…

KINGMAN – A development agreement for construction of the Rancho Santa Fe Interstate 40 traffic interchange, a parkway arterial, connector roadways and infrastructure was approved with some fanfare at Tuesday’s Kingman City Council meeting. Vice Mayor Travis Lingenfelter said the interchange first made the city’s capital project list 49 years ago. “This is a really big deal that this is approved and this goes forward tonight. I think we turn a new page and get into a new chapter of Kingman’s success on the east bench,” Lingenfelter said. “It’s going to propel this community as far as industry and jobs…