Category: Business

In an effort to save more lives on Arizona’s roadways this month the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is partnering with Kingman Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies to enforce Arizona’s seat belt and child safety seat laws. Arizona presently conducts enforcement under a secondary seat belt law and a primary child safety seat law. The enforcement campaign is based upon high visibility traffic enforcement with a “zero-tolerance” approach towards seat belt and child safety seat usage. As part of a the national Click It or Ticketseat belt enforcement campaign, law enforcement agencies across the state will be stepping up traffic enforcement patrols…

KINGMAN – A private trash service has mailed city residents what appears to be a cheaper rate for residential trash services. If a person lives within the city limits, they do not have the option to privatize their residential trash pickup. The city charges $19.78 per month for TWICE-WEEKLY trash pickup, compared to the once weekly as advertised on a mailer, by a private company. City of Kingman Utility Regulations specifically state: 1. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, it shall be the sole responsibility of the City Sanitation Department to collect and convey garbage through the streets or alleys of the…

Unique branding opportunity along Arizona freeways For nearly a decade, Arizona businesses have been reaching potential customers by placing their logos on blue signs located along freeways near their locations. A new program from the Arizona Department of Transportation will offer a unique branding opportunity for qualifying companies while promoting and creating awareness of the 511 Arizona Traveler Information program. Under the 511 Logo Signs program, businesses will be able to sponsor informational signs that remind drivers to call 511 for travel information. A horizontal sign listing the name of the sponsoring business will be attached at the bottom of the…

Safety concerns addressed at workshop Mohave County Sheriff’s office operations were a major focus of the budget workshop the Board of Supervisors conducted on Friday, April 17. Sheriff Doug Schuster repeated many points previously made to demonstrate need of additional funding. “We are seriously understaffed. We are under-compensated and our ability to serve the citizens of Mohave County is strained to say the least,” Schuster said. “We’re not as effective as we should be. There’s been public outcry to myself over and over and there’s been public outcry to this board for more staffing.” Schuster said there’s been steady population…