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MCC Bighorn Café competition now open, run your own business

MOHAVE COUNTY – People who have a passion for cooking and would like to start their own business, or expand their current business, now have that option. They can compete in the Mohave Community College Bighorn Café Competition. The grand prize is a 12 month contract for a commercial kitchen located on MCC’s Neal Campus in Kingman. It will be rent-free and includes utilities, along with free business counseling provided by MCC’s Small Business Development Center. “This competition is a wonderful opportunity to launch a new café or expand your existing restaurant business,” said Lisa Card, SBDC Director. “The SBDC…

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Kino Avenue closures extended due to weather

KINGMAN – Due to recent and expected rains, the Kino Avenue closure will continue through Wednesday, March 18, at the minimum. The street closure is at Willow Road and Kino Ave., and extends to North Glen Rd. Detours are still in place for street closures. This project is the continuation of a multi-phased project to improve water delivery to city water storage tanks that will allow our infrastructure run more efficiently, resulting in an overall benefit to our customers. The total cost for the project is $1.51 million. Up-to-date street closures will be located on the City of Kingman’s engineering…

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Kino Avenue closures extended due to weather

KINGMAN – Due to recent and expected rains, the Kino Avenue closure will continue through Wednesday, March 18, at the minimum. The street closure is at Willow Road and Kino Ave., and extends to North Glen Rd. Detours are still in place for street closures. This project is the continuation of a multi-phased project to improve water delivery to city water storage tanks that will allow our infrastructure run more efficiently, resulting in an overall benefit to our customers. The total cost for the project is $1.51 million. Up-to-date street closures will be located on the City of Kingman’s engineering…

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Human Bean construction underway in Kingman

Initial construction is underway where a new coffee shop will soon be going vertical in Kingman. The community’s second Human Bean store is being built just southwest of Taco Bell, in the old Kmart parking lot along Andy Devine Avenue. Another Human Bean store greets customers on Stockton Hill road and several other Human Beans are open in Lake Havasu and Bullhead City. Photo by Dave Hawkins

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Coronavirus Response: MCC extends spring break for students, urges prevention not panic

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College will extend spring break one week for students, and cancel public events on its campuses in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The announcement was made during the College Governing Board meeting on Friday, March 13. Students begin spring break on March 16, and will resume classes on March 30. Public events on college campuses will be suspended until April 3, at which time the college will reevaluate the possibility of continuing with scheduled events.  “There are no confirmed cases connected to the college, but following Governor Ducey’s state of emergency declaration and the announcement…

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River solar proposals heard by commission

Projects to be heard at BOS meeting FT. MOHAVE – The first was rejected and the second was approved when rival Fort Mohave solar power project proposals were heard during Wednesday’s Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The Commission first took up an Elite Southwest Holdings project that is quite similar to the one it voted down last December. Applicant Brandon Butcher expressed disappointment and frustration because he said Elite found a better location and reduced public safety concerns by switching technology involving solar power battery storage. “I’m against this project,” said Commission member Bill Abbott, siding with residents…

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