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County animal shelter will run as planned

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County supervisors took no action before adjourning Tuesday’s special board meeting within a few minutes of its start. Future operation of the animal shelter in downtown Kingman was the only issue before the board. The board voted June 3 to transition the shelter to a county-run facility because the current contract operator, the Lake Havasu City-based Western Arizona Humane Society (WAHS), previously indicated it did not want its contract extended beyond June 30 and no other providers indicated interest in overseeing the shelter. WAHS, however, subsequently expressed interest in running the shelter if the Board of…

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Firefighters battle Monday blaze

BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City firefighters battled a residential structure fire Monday. Crews responded at 7:52 p.m. to the fire in the 400 block of Fox Drive. Spokeswoman Lori Viles said first-arriving personnel encountered a single family residence 50% involved in fire. Mohave Electric Company responded to handle a downed power line that was arcing in the back yard. “Utilizing the deck gun, firefighters were able to attack the blaze aggressively allowing crews to make an entry for the interior fire attack,” Viles said. “Additional manpower performed an aggressive offensive attack through the rear doors.” Once the fire was brought…

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Game and Fish Commission approves final rulemaking prohibiting organized predator killing contests

Rulemaking package next goes to Governor’s Regulatory Review Council for review The Arizona Game and Fish Commission on June 21, voted 4-0 to approve a Notice of Final Rulemaking that, if approved by the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council (GRRC), would designate a predator or fur-bearing hunt contest, as defined by the rule, an unlawful manner and method of take for these species.   The Commission’s intent in adopting this rule is to address social concerns over formally organized and publicized contests that award prizes to competitors that kill the largest number or variety of predators or fur-bearing animals, as these…

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Power outage disrupts business, government offices

KINGMAN – A power outage disrupted some government operations in downtown Kingman Tuesday. The Mohave County Courthouse, a number of county offices and Kingman City Hall lost power at 2:25 p.m. The county administration facility was minimally impacted because Information Technology Director Nathan McDaniel said the phone and computer systems have backup power capability so employees can keep working during a service interruption. Local Unisource Energy Electrical operations director Lynne Petersen said the outage impacted about 480 customers, but that most had service restored by shortly after 3:00 p.m. She said switching efforts by technicians helped bring most customers back…

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Dylan Jakobsen to perform in ArrowWeed Lounge

LAUGHLIN, Nev. – The Avi Resort & Casino and KFLG Country are hosting the KFLG Country New Artist free concert in the ArrowWeed Lounge Wednesday, July 31 at 7 p.m. Come join KFLG Country’s host, Craig Powers, to see the latest up and coming country artist on his way to the top! Dylan Jakobsen recently released his full-length album I AM – a concept record fully written and produced by Jakobsen. The album walks you through a story 25 years in the making. From writing the songs, playing the instruments and producing it in his home studio, this album was…

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Leave fireworks to the experts

Every year Fire Departments respond to emergencies where the use of fireworks has injured someone. The Consumer Product SafetyCommission (CPSC) 2017 report states an estimated 12,900 firework-related injuries were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments. Of those, 36 percent were people younger than 15 years of age. Children 10 to 14 years of age had the highest estimated rate of emergency treated firework-related injuries, while young adults aged 20-24 years of age had the second highest estimated rate. A third of those injuries are to hands and limbs. Sadly, many parents remain unaware of the potential dangers of fireworks, especially…

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