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Rotary observes Social Work Month

Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club’s featured speaker at its March 8 meeting was Marty Adams, Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) Social Worker, shown with club president Becky Fawson. Adams is a 32-year resident of Kingman and has been with KRMC for 14 years. March is Social Work Month. Adams noted the 10 social workers at KRMC cover “womb to tomb” and all but two hold Master degrees. Among their responsibilities are assessment of all age ranges of patients, including mothers of newborns who may be addicted and thus need their infants tested, education of patients and their families, performance of mental…

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Vietnam veterans’ breakfast open to all service members, veterans

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City will honor Vietnam veterans with an open invitation to all service members and veterans to attend a free breakfast, compliments of London Bridge Resort, Friday, March 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at London Bridge Resort Convention Center located at 1477 Queens Bay. Doors open promptly at 8:30 a.m., presentation of “Colors” from the Marine Corps League kicks off the event at 8:45 a.m., followed by the National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance, and a few messages thanking those who serve in the military past and present. This is a City event, produced…

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Public invited to open house for Swanson Avenue Reconstruction Project

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The public is invited to an open house to discuss the upcoming Swanson Avenue Reconstruction Project on Wednesday, March 20, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the Aquatic Center, located at 100 Park Avenue. The open house gives residents, businesses and property owners an opportunity to meet City, ADOT and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) staff and get more information regarding this very important project. The Swanson Avenue Reconstruction Project improves the area between the intersections of Acoma Boulevard and Smoketree Avenue. Improvements include the complete reconstruction of the existing road to allow for a multi-use…

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Staybridge Hotel projected scrapped

KINGMAN – Developers have shelved plans to build a new hotel on a near two-acre parcel at Airway Avenue and Hotel Way, just south of a dialysis center. The City said that officials with Kingman Bridge, Inc. have indicated that higher than anticipated construction costs have them pulling the plug on the project. Plans for the Staybridge Hotel submitted with the city proposed a four-story, 80-room project. Some of those involved with the Staybridge were previously instrumental in building the La Quinta Inn which opened in July, 2016. 

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Four northern Arizona mayors to speak at AAED’s Northern Economic Development Regional Symposium

Four newly-elected mayors from across northern Arizona will speak at the upcoming Arizona Association for Economic Development’s (AAED) Northern Economic Development Regional Symposium. It will be held April 16 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Prescott Valley Police Department’s Community Room, 7601 E. Civic Circle in Prescott Valley. Mayors Jen Miles from Kingman, Al Gameros from Globe, Tom Morrissey from Payson and Kell Palguta from Prescott Valley will share their views on the importance of business retention and attraction, retail and workforce to their communities. Other sessions will include: What is economic development?  Economic developers will answer the…

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Focus group meetings slated for LHC Regional Transit Feasibility plan

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu Metropolitan Planning Organization (LHMPO) is actively seeking public participation at Focus Group meetings on March 18, for the Regional Transit Feasibility and Implementation Plan. The purpose of this focus group is to gather information, discuss the need for transit services, determine areas where transit service may be needed, and to listen to concerns. Findings from the focus group will help the study team evaluate the local demand for transit services and aid in identifying potential transit solutions.  The LHMPO Regional Transit Feasibility and Implementation Plan was initiated to assess the area’s need for…

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