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New DES offices to be ready by February 2020

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – Site preparation is underway where Sun State Builders of Phoenix will build a new 40,000 square foot office for the State of Arizona on Airway Avenue in Kingman. The project is located on an undeveloped 4.5-acre parcel between Kenneth and Adams Sts. The new building will house about 75 state Department of Economic Security and Department of Child Services employees who currently work out of two offices downtown, one on Pine Street and the other on Beale Street. The state has placed the 1.5-acre parcel on Beale Street on the market for $1.5 million. That property between Fifth…

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Former Smoke Shop to get a facelift

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

The former Smoke Shop that was shut down by federal authorities in a law enforcement operation will get a makeover in downtown Kingman Thursday. Deputy Kingman Police Chief Rusty Cooper said some city staff members and local merchants will repaint the building a sandstone color. Cooper said some feel that the green and orange color scheme rendered the building at 417 Beale Street an eyesore. He said others want to change its look due a stigma associated with the enterprise that sold pipes and products used to smoke marijuana. The DEA shut down the Smoke Shop when its owners, Ray…

Traxler receives lifetime achievement award

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – A Golden Valley woman who has worked for the Mohave County Attorney’s office for 26 years was recently presented a lifetime achievement award. Robin Traxler was lauded during the Arizona Prosecuting Attorney’s Advisory Council annual conference for administrative professionals on August 23 in Mesa. Traxler began her near four-decade career in support of the criminal justice system in 1980 as a dispatcher for the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. She transitioned to the county attorney’s office in 1993, where she has been indispensable, according to Mohave County Attorney Matt Smith. “Robin is an intricate part of our ‘business’ and…

Association Health Plan Feasibility Study planned for Mohave County

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY — Local Benefits Consultant, Erin P. Collins & Associates (ECA, Inc.) and Local Insurance Broker, Springberg McAndrews, have announced the launch of an Association Health Plan feasibility study for businesses in the Mohave County area. Mohave County businesses with 20 to 200+ eligible employees are welcome to attend one of the upcoming informational meetings to hear details and find out how to participate. Only those companies participating in the feasibility study will be invited to join the plan if it is determined to be financially viable. Meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, September 3, from 9 to 11 a.m….

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Charity cornhole tourney slated

Pam Wanner7 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – Venture Club of Kingman will be hosting their Second Annual Charity Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, October 12. The event will begin at noon at Metcalfe Park, 315 W. Beale St. There will be food, drinks, raffles and much more! It will be a double-elimination tournament with prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Teams of two and individuals are welcome. Team registration is $30 and individual registration is $20. Venture Club is a nonprofit, and the proceeds will go towards their annual scholarships for women looking to further their education in the Kingman area. Some of their upcoming…

Proposed grain silo in opposed in downtown Kingman

Pam Wanner7 years ago3 mins

KINGMAN – Terry Thomson is proposing to erect a 31-foot-tall grain silo to support his expanding beer brewing operation in downtown Kingman. Thomson and his wife opened the House of Hops on Beale Street in 2015 and expanded it to the Rickety Cricket brewery two years later. The Thomsons opened tap houses carrying Rickety Cricket beer in Prescott and Flagstaff last year and will open another store in Las Vegas next month. Just up the street from Rickety Cricket, Thomson purchased a warehouse at 532 E. Beale Street that he is converting to produce three times the amount of beer…

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New DES offices to be ready by February 2020

Former Smoke Shop to get a facelift

Traxler receives lifetime achievement award

Association Health Plan Feasibility Study planned for Mohave County

Charity cornhole tourney slated

Proposed grain silo in opposed in downtown Kingman

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