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MOHAVE COUNTY – Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley was able to share some good news on several COVID-19 battlefronts during Monday’s Mohave County Board of Supervisors meeting. She began with declining new case counts. “This has been our second big week of decreases of confirmed cases. We had 149 cases last week. That’s a big, big improvement,” Burley said. “We want to thank all of the people out there who are taking all the steps, the preventive measures, wearing your mask, staying home when you’re sick and taking all of those necessary steps to prevent spread of the…

The Gems of the Desert Chapter would not have been so successful in organizing and paying for the 2019 WRTP without the generous support of Reclamation and the EEO Office,” said former Gems of the Desert Chapter President Yvette Scott-Butler. “The fact that so many agency employees were approved to take two full workdays away from their everyday duties to attend and/or present at the 2019 WRTP shows the commitment and support of the Region’s management for FEW and its mission.” Founded in 1968, the FEW organization was started as a national women’s career advocacy group and champions programs that…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Two occupants were injured in a residential structure fire in Lake Havasu City Monday. Lake Havasu firefighters responded at 7:30 a.m. to the incident in the 2000 block of Guest Lane. “The first arriving fire company reported a large fire from the back side and throughout the inside of the residence,’’ a news release said. “Firefighters had to remain outside the house to fight the fire due to extreme conditions.” Crews gained control of the blaze in about 30 minutes. The fire victims were transported to the local hospital and no firefighters were injured. The cause…

The citizens of Mohave County can expect the following road maintenance activity during the week of August 10: Arizona Strip: Road grading on Mount Trumbull Loop. Kingman: Road grading on 1) Falcon Valley Rd., 2) Calle Puebla and 3) Calle Ocampo. Crews will be crack sealing on Thompson Ave. They will be repairing the right of way and repairing pot holes in the Butler area. Hackberry: Road grading on Antares Rd. working south. Wikieup: Road grading on Signal Rd. Yucca: Road grading on 1) Alamo Rd. from Mile 40 to Mile 52, 2) Alamo Rd. from Mile 7 to end…

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