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COVID-19 divides county Board of Supervisors

Burley recommends mandatory masks MOHAVE COUNTY – COVID-19 considerations by Mohave County Supervisors of late have mirrored divisiveness evident in all corners of America regarding whether, and how the coronavirus should be managed. In very broad and general terms, Board Chairman Jean Bishop and Gary Watson have been in the middle of the debate with supervisor Buster Johnson suggesting more restrictions should be considered, if not implemented, while supervisors Hildy Angius and Ron Gould have been on the other end of the spectrum. Johnson, for example, has expressed interest in increased testing while Angius and Gould have questioned the necessity,…

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Tri-City Council meets July 15 via Zoom

MOHAVE COUNTY – Tri-City Council will meet on Wednesday, July 15, at 10:00 a.m. Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will be held through technological means. In-person attendance is suspended for this meeting. Members of the public can call-in and listen to the meeting by telephone: Dial 1 (888) 240 2560 Meeting ID 938 418 435 Members of the public can submit written comments for the Call to the Public by emailing the City Clerk at cityclerk@lhcaz.gov (Comments must be received at least one hour prior to the posted start time for the meeting. Comments may…

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Tri-City Council meets July 15 via Zoom

MOHAVE COUNTY – Tri-City Council will meet on Wednesday, July 15, at 10:00 a.m. Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will be held through technological means. In-person attendance is suspended for this meeting. Members of the public can call-in and listen to the meeting by telephone: Dial 1 (888) 240 2560 Meeting ID 938 418 435 Members of the public can submit written comments for the Call to the Public by emailing the City Clerk at cityclerk@lhcaz.gov (Comments must be received at least one hour prior to the posted start time for the meeting. Comments may…

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Early voting ballots going out today

MOHAVE COUNTY – An avalanche of early voting is beginning today throughout Mohave County. Well more than half of the county’s 127,000 registered voters have requested mail ballots to vote in front of the upcoming August 4 primary election. “Right now we have over 74,000 early ballot requests,” Recorder Kristi Turley said. They’ll be mailed out en masse starting today, though properly registered voters can request them up until July 24. Blair said her best recollection of previous record early ballot requests in Mohave County was in the neighborhood of 50,000. Blair, Elections Director Allen Tempert and other county officials…

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Early voting ballots going out today

MOHAVE COUNTY – An avalanche of early voting is beginning today throughout Mohave County. Well more than half of the county’s 127,000 registered voters have requested mail ballots to vote in front of the upcoming August 4 primary election. “Right now we have over 74,000 early ballot requests,” Recorder Kristi Turley said. They’ll be mailed out en masse starting today, though properly registered voters can request them up until July 24. Blair said her best recollection of previous record early ballot requests in Mohave County was in the neighborhood of 50,000. Blair, Elections Director Allen Tempert and other county officials…

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Kingman moving forward with industrial, financial development plans

Kingman Crossing, Rancho Santa Fe interchanges, airport development in the works KINGMAN – Various preliminary approvals came Tuesday for three major projects that Kingman officials hope improve transportation and stimulate economic development that will increase tax base and brings jobs for the future. Two of the initiatives gaining early stage thumbs up from the Kingman city council are proposed Interstate-40 interchanges, situated less than two miles apart. The council approved the rezoning of four parcels proximate to the proposed Kingman Crossing, an interchange effort spearheaded by Kingman Regional Medical Center. A cluster of retail development is envisioned on both sides…

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