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Silvas enters plea in chase-death, faces three years

BULLHEAD CITY — A third teenager has entered

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City to host open coffee event

KINGMAN, Ariz. - The City of Kingman invites

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The 66 Trains Trainwatcher’s Party

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The first 66 Trains Trainwatcher’s

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15th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance

KINGMAN, Ariz. - Kingman Rotary Club presents 15th

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4th Annual Kingman Veterans Day Parade

KINGMAN, Ariz. - Join in celebrating the Fourth

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Hundreds of high school students earning college credits at MCC

MOHAVE COUNTY – Nearly one thousand high school students in Mohave County are earning college credits at Mohave Community College this spring semester, at no cost to their parents. Currently 935 high school students are enrolled in at least one college class through MCC.  The breakdown for each campus is as follows: 380 in Kingman, 316 in Bullhead City, 222 in Lake Havasu City, 17 in Colorado City. MCC offers college credits through dual enrollment partnerships with local high schools, and those classes focus on college level general education courses such as math, English and the sciences.  Students take these…

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Tribal gaming contributions increase

The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) announced today $29,111,078 in tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund for the State’s second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2020. This amount represents an 8.3 percent increase when compared to same quarter of FY2019. “The gaming partnership between the State of Arizona and Arizona’s tribes has yielded 11 consecutive quarterly increases in tribal gaming contributions to the State,” said Ted Vogt, Director, Arizona Department of Gaming. “As this strong upward trend continues, so does the State’s ability to continue to serve the needs of our growing communities.” Tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits…

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ADOT Adopt a Highway sees record number of volunteer groups

The result: Groups removing more litter along more highway miles It was a very good 2019 for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Adopt a Highway program, with a record number of volunteer groups removing more litter along more miles of state highways. The Adopt a Highway volunteer program, launched in 1998, added 155 volunteer groups last year, bringing the total to more than 1,100. Other 2019 records included nearly 2,000 miles of state highways adopted, an increase of more than 300 miles, and 16,000 bags of litter removed, up nearly 2,000 from the previous record. “It’s such a positive increase…

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ADOT Adopt a Highway sees record number of volunteer groups

The result: Groups removing more litter along more highway miles It was a very good 2019 for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Adopt a Highway program, with a record number of volunteer groups removing more litter along more miles of state highways. The Adopt a Highway volunteer program, launched in 1998, added 155 volunteer groups last year, bringing the total to more than 1,100. Other 2019 records included nearly 2,000 miles of state highways adopted, an increase of more than 300 miles, and 16,000 bags of litter removed, up nearly 2,000 from the previous record. “It’s such a positive increase…

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Kingman Municipal Court closed February 28

KINGMAN – The Kingman Municipal Court will be closed for software implementation on Friday, February 28, and will resume normal business hours Monday, March 2. If you have a payment due that day, please pay prior to, or online, at either www.mohavecourts.com, or www.azcourtpay.com. If you need an order of protection on that day, Kingman Cerbat Justice Court is open and can hear those cases. Any other business, please email kingmanmunict@mohavecourts.com.

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Soroptimist annual event for middle, high school girls set

Pre-registration deadline is March 14 KINGMAN – Soroptimist International of Kingman will hold its annual Dream It, Be It at White Cliffs Middle School on Saturday, March 28. This one-day event is a day of knowledge and inspiration to help consider aspirations in young women in middle and high school. The event is from 8:15a.m.to 4:00 p.m. with sign in/registration beginning at 7:45. The deadline for pre-registration is March 14. Registration fee is $5 for those that pre-register and $15 on the day of the event, limited to the first 25 girls. Scholarships are available if requested. The Dream It,…

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