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The 66 Trains Trainwatcher’s Party

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15th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance

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4th Annual Kingman Veterans Day Parade

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3rd Annual Gobble Wobble in the Pai’s

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5th Annual Route 66 UltraRun

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The 5th Annual Route 66 UltraRun

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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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Recycling drop site closed Sundays starting in December-

KINGMAN – Beginning December 1, the centralized recycling drop site, located at the Kingman Public Works Department, 3700 East Andy Devine Avenue, will be closed on Sundays. The new drop off hours will be 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to noon Saturday. Public works members are on-hand to help people drop off the correct items for recycling during those hours. Acceptable items are glass bottles, plastics #1 and #2 only, aluminum cans, paper and newspapers (no magazines or junk mail), cardboard, steel, aluminum, and tin cans. For any questions regarding the changes, please call…

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LHCPD seeks accreditation through AACOP

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Police Department (LHCPD) is seeking accreditation through the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police (AACOP) Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ALEAP). Accreditation is a progressive and time proven method of assisting law enforcement agencies in measuring and improving their overall performance. ALEAP is intended to provide law enforcement agencies in the state with an avenue for demonstrating that they meet commonly accepted best practices and industry standards for efficient, effective, productive and quality operations. A team of assessors will be conducting an on-site assessment of LHCPD’s compliance with the ALEAP standards as…

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Mohave County opposes Colorado River water transfer; Public comment open until Dec. 16

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County has drawn a line in the sand against proposed transfer of Colorado River water beyond rural communities along the River in western Arizona to benefit larger cities elsewhere in the state. The Mohave County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Monday, November 18 formally opposing a proposal by GSC Farm, LLC (GSC) to sell and transfer 2,083 acre-feet of fourth priority River water to the Town of Queen Creek for municipal uses in central Arizona. “Continual raids of water rights/allocations reserved to smaller river communities to benefit larger metropolitan areas sets a bad precedent and…

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Road work throughout Mohave County

MOHAVE COUNTY – The citizens of Mohave County can expect the following activity from Mohave County Public Works during the week of November 25: Arizona Strip: Blading on Mt. Trumbull Loop. Hackberry: Road grading on Antares Rd. working south. Yucca: Road grading on 1) Alamo Rd. from MP20 to MP30 and on 2) Borianna Mine Rd. Wikieup: Road grading on 17 Mile Rd. Hualapai Mountain Area: Road grading in the Lazy Y U area. Golden Valley: Grading road shoulders on S: 1) Aztec Rd. from Hwy. 68 to Shinarump Dr. and 2) Chino Dr. from Milky Way Rd. to Bosque…

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