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900 classic cars filled downtown Kingman for 37th Annual

KINGMAN — If you were anywhere near Beale

Mahjong: Keeping the mind sharp

KINGMAN – Does Mahjong improve memory? Clinical evidence strongly

9th Annual Car and Cycle Show

KINGMAN – Journey Church will be hosting a

Road rage shooting near Kingman Walgreens yields mandatory

KINGMAN — A road rage incident that ended

Bullhead City sting nets another sex predator prison

BULLHEAD CITY — Another man snared in a

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Students participate in America Recycling Contest

Dear Editor, On Thursday, November 21, City of Kingman Mayor Jen Miles and the Kingman Clean City Commission Chairperson Clarence C. Russell awarded certificates and prizes to the winning students of the 2019 American Recycles Day Poster and Poem/Essay Contest at the Kingman Council Chamber. The Kingman Clean City Commission thanks the nine local schools and clubs participating from 29 teachers, with 672 entries for judging from pre-schoolers to sixth graders. The commission also recognized these teachers who encouraged their students to learn about recycling by submitting a poster or an essay/poem entry: From KAOL Primary: Andrade, Brann, Delgado, Frisby,…

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Kingman Library expansion has begun with groundbreaking ceremony

KINGMAN – The Mohave County Library – Kingman is being renovated and expanded to continue to provide access to knowledge, entertainment and other opportunities for area residents. More than 50 people attended a Monday morning, Nov. 25, groundbreaking for the $4.3-million project at the library located at 3269 North Burbank Street. Library Director Kathy Pennell said the community has outgrown the facility that opened in 1991, before computers and the internet altered the library landscape. “Those advances greatly changed how libraries operate and they also have changed what our users expect from libraries,” Pennell said. The 15,000 square foot library…

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Colorado River Heritage trail breaks ground

BULLHEAD CITY – Local residents and visitors alike will enjoy enhanced recreational opportunities when the Arizona section of the Colorado River Heritage Trail opens next fall in Bullhead City. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday, November 22 for initial construction of the Trail that will stretch some five miles south from Davis Dam to Davis Camp, operated by Mohave County, and further south to the Colorado River Bridge on SR 95. The portion of the trail that loops north from the Bridge back to Davis Dam along the Nevada side of the River opened in July, 2012. Ceremony speakers said…

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Tobacco use presentation at Rotary

Speaking at Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club’s November 22 meeting was Mohave County Community Health Educator Specialist Senior Supervisor and Rotarian Susan Williams (shown with club president Karen Brown). Williams presented a power point presentation on tobacco use. Between 1965 and 2018 tobacco use in the U.S. dropped from 42% to 13.7% while in Mohave County it dropped from 29% in 2011 to 20% in 2018. E-cigarette use among high school students surged from 11.7% in 2017 to 20.8% in 2018. According to the Center for Disease Control as of 11-20-19: nationwide 2,290 cases of e-cigarette or vaping products use…

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Grant will be used to rehabilitate Kingman airport

Congressman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. has announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s winners of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants: “I am pleased to report that the Kingman Municipal Airport as well Prescott Regional Airport were the recipients of AIP grants, a much-needed infusion for rehabilitation and construction. These airports are key drivers of our economy in Arizona’s fourth congressional district, and this additional funding will allow them to expand, modernize, and continue operations vital to our community,” said Gosar. “This is an exciting time! It will replace our main runway to help develop transportation loading and multimodal transportation logistics….

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City offices closed for holiday

MOHAVE COUNTY– City offices in Kingman, Bullhead City, and Lake Havasu City will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Thursday, November 28 and Friday, 29. In addition, there will be no residential or commercial trash service in Kingman Thursday, November 28. Thursday customers should put their cans out one day early, Wednesday, November 27; Friday customers will not be affected. KART will not be running on either Thursday or Friday, but will continue its regular schedule Saturday, November 30. In Lake Havasu City, the Aquatic Center and City Hall are closed. Afterschool Program and Havasu Mobility services are…

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