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Volunteer Posse, boating safety officers awarded

On Tuesday, March 26, Mohave County Sheriff’s Office held its annual Volunteer Posse and Boating Safety Officer Award Banquet. At this event, they honored and celebrated the wonderful individuals that make the volunteer force, the folks who give their time and commitment out of the goodness of their hearts. This year a few individuals were honored for their dedication to the Volunteer Posse and Boating Safety Division. Deputy Haun, Deputy Coughlin, Erdean Johnson, Larry Kersich, Kurt Duncan, Doug Rich, and Sergeant Cox were each recognized. Erdean Johnson was presented with the Posse Member of the Year award for his dedication…

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Flora selected as CRUHSD Superintendent

BULLHEAD CITY – The Colorado River Union High School District governing board has unanimously chosen Arizona Department of Education (ADE) program specialist Todd Flora as its new superintendent.  The late-night vote Tuesday followed almost four hours of a third round of candidate interviews and discussion. Flora and Kimball, South Dakota, Public Schools superintendent Tim Mayclin were the two finalists.  Both have had multiple interviews with the CRUHSD board, as well as numerous community stakeholder forums, roundtable discussions with community leaders, and campus and community tours over two days. Officially, the board’s motion was to enter negotiations with Flora to start…

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Skeen receives designation

Skeen receives the Commission on Professional Credentialing Fire Marshal designation The Commission of Professional Credentialing (CPC) announced that Bullhead City Fire Department staff Barbie Skeen has successfully completed the process that awards the professional designation of “Fire Marshal” (FM). The CPC met on February 5, to confer the designation. Skeen becomes one of only 153 FMs worldwide. The designation program is a voluntary program designed to recognize individuals who demonstrate their excellence in seven measured components including experience, education, professional development, professional contributions, association membership, community involvement, and technical competence. In addition, all applicants are required to identify a future…

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Hindenach resigns; Kingman Chamber seeks new president

The Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce (KACC) is looking for a new president following the quick exit of Michael Hindenach. Chamber Board Chairman Cherish Sammeli said Hindenach tendered his resignation Monday and that it was effective immediately. Sammeli said she appreciated Hindenach’s service to the chamber, noting his accomplishments included relocating to a downtown office and his fundraising efforts involving the Hollywood & Wine and Kingman Derby activities. Sammeli said Hindenach said he was leaving the chamber to pursue “other opportunities” but that he declined to say if they were local or elsewhere. She said chamber staff and board members…

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Former Judge Weiss appointed as PDO interim administrator

Retirement didn’t last very long for former Mohave County Superior Court Judge Richard Weiss. After hanging up his robe and setting aside his gavel just three months ago, the former Bullhead City resident who currently resides in Kingman begins a new job with Mohave County in Kingman next Monday. County Manager Mike Hendrix confirmed that Weiss will become the interim administrator of the Mohave County Public Defenders Office (PDO), succeeding Alex Bolobonoff. Hendrix said Bolobonoff indicated his wish to retire early this month but also agreed to remain onboard until the county found a short or long-term replacement. Hendrix said…

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KPD promotes Freed, Zerr

On Thursday, March 14, Kingman Police Department (KPD) Sgt. Joel Freed was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and Ofc. Jason Zerr was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.  Lt. Freed began his career with the Kingman Police Department in May of 2000 as a patrol officer.  Lt. Freed’s assignments have included patrol officer, detective and patrol sergeant.  Lt. Freed will be assigned as the MAGNET Task Force Commander. Sgt. Zerr began his career with the Kingman Police Department in June 2004 as a Communications Specialist. In August 2010 he became a police officer.  Sgt. Zerr will be assigned as…

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