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Fall semester kicks off with virtual fanfare, not too late to sign up for 12 and 8 week classes

MOHAVE COUNTY –The Mohave Community College fall semester is off to an exciting start with several virtual events for the 3,570 students enrolled in remote and online courses, along with on campus labs. The college is also currently enrolling students in classes that are 12 and eight weeks long versus the traditional 16 week courses. Dr. Trever Holland, MCC English instructor is glad to be back to teaching and having fun with his students in remote and online classes.  “It’s been wonderful to be back and work with students, and our Zoom classrooms really do mirror that ‘in classroom’ environment…

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Tame Tuesday for BOS; FaceBook page to be launched

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Supervisors got through Tuesday’s COVID-19 management discussion in less than 7-minutes without any of the debate over policy and data that has bogged down previous deliberation of pandemic-related topics. Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley said mass testing of hundreds of inmates at the privately operated state prison in Golden Valley went better than expected. There had been concern that COVID-19 spread among inmates could drive up the case positivity rate in Mohave County. Burley told board members that she didn’t have specific statistics at the ready, but that the county positivity rate will…

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Mayor to present mask proclamation at September 15 council meeting

KINGMAN. – The mask proclamation will be on the September 15, City Council meeting agenda, in order for the full council to vote on the item. Kingman Mayor Jen Miles said, “As COVID-19 cases and deaths surged in July, Mayors of about 90% of Arizona cities issued face covering mandates. Combined with the Governor’s Executive Orders designed to slow the spread, the state and county have seen dramatic decreases in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. On September 3, Mohave County actually was designated a “moderate” zone by Arizona Department of Health Services business benchmarks, allowing previously closed businesses…

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Mayor to present mask proclamation at September 15 council meeting

KINGMAN. – The mask proclamation will be on the September 15, City Council meeting agenda, in order for the full council to vote on the item. Kingman Mayor Jen Miles said, “As COVID-19 cases and deaths surged in July, Mayors of about 90% of Arizona cities issued face covering mandates. Combined with the Governor’s Executive Orders designed to slow the spread, the state and county have seen dramatic decreases in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. On September 3, Mohave County actually was designated a “moderate” zone by Arizona Department of Health Services business benchmarks, allowing previously closed businesses…

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Kingman Avenue closed on Wednesday

KINGMAN – UniSource Gas will be shutting down a section of Kingman Avenue between Harrison Street and Short St. for utility work Wednesday, September 9, beginning at 6:00 a.m. The repair is expected to take most of the day to complete, but they will have the road opened back up same day. For any questions or concerns, please call Jason Jacobs with UniSource Gas at (928)681-6519 or email jjacobs@uesaz.com.

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Kingman Avenue closed on Wednesday

KINGMAN – UniSource Gas will be shutting down a section of Kingman Avenue between Harrison Street and Short St. for utility work Wednesday, September 9, beginning at 6:00 a.m. The repair is expected to take most of the day to complete, but they will have the road opened back up same day. For any questions or concerns, please call Jason Jacobs with UniSource Gas at (928)681-6519 or email jjacobs@uesaz.com.

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