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Community Celebration: Grandparents Day

KINGMAN – White Cliffs Senior Living is bringing together every generation to make new family memories on Sunday, Sept. 8. Join them to honor all the grandparents for the love and care they bring into our extraordinary community. Enjoy fun for all ages! Children must be accompanied by an adult. No RSVP required. Carnival and cornhole games, face painting and temporary tattoos, juggling act, art projects, family photos, coloring books, sweet walk, cookie decorating, and K9  police dogs are the events and activities that will take place. Menu will include popcorn, ice pops, lemonade and iced tea. White Cliffs is…

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Visitor fatality along Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park

GRAND CANYON – Grand Canyon National Park rangers responded to an emergency call of assistance for a 77-year-old man on a river trip Sept. 3, 2019, below Deer Creek Falls along the Colorado River.  Responding rangers arrived at River Mile 136, and took over resuscitation efforts from on-scene personnel. Rescue personnel were unable to resuscitate Kenneth Reece of Tasmania, Australia.  The rescue team recovered the body with the park’s helicopter and transferred it to the Coconino County Medical Examiner.  Reece was swimming in the vicinity of the falls and was recovered from the water by other river trip members who initiated…

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Golf Tourney is Sept. 14

KINGMAN – Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) Foundation’s annual Charity Golf Tournament will take place at the Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course, 1001 Gates Ave. on Saturday, Sept. 14. The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. sharp. An awards ceremony will follow the end of play with lunch provided. For more information contact Ben McGlothlin at: 928-263-3873.

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Reclamation lowers Lake Mohave water level to aid with annual razorback sucker harvest

 The Bureau of Reclamation is currently lowering water levels in Lake Mohave to aid in harvesting razorback suckers from lakeside rearing ponds. The fish is an endangered species native to the Colorado River. The drawdown is part of annual river operations which are timed to coincide with conservation activities for the fish. Lake Mohave will steadily lower from its current elevation of 642 feet above mean sea level (msl) to an elevation of about 637 feet msl by the week of September 30 and remain at approximately the same elevation for the following few weeks. The lake level will begin…

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Mohave County Fair to be held Sept. 12 – 15

KINGMAN – Come and join in on the fun and excitement at the Mohave County Fair Thursday, Sept. 12 through Sunday, Sept. 15 at the Mohave County Fairgrounds, 2600 Fairgrounds Blvd. There will be fair livestock and crafts exhibits, live entertainment, tons of vendors, carnival and much more! Hours are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 10:00 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday at 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. For more information call the Mohave County Fair Association at 928-753-2636. or visit www.mcfafairgrounds.org/.

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Zoning Ordinance Update Community Workshop set

KINGMAN – Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc. (LWC) has been selected by the City of Kingman to review, evaluate, provide recommendations, and update the city’s Zoning Ordinance. The estimated schedule assumes this work will be completed by December 2020. City staff has been working with LWC since early July 2019 on the initial stakeholder interviews and initial audit of the current Zoning Ordinance with recommendations for the updated Zoning Ordinance. The next phase of the Zoning Ordinance update project includes public participation. Effective public participation in any planning process creates confidence in the given project, promotes public awareness and understanding, and…

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