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Restoration planned for WWI monument at Mohave County Courthouse

The Arizona Military Order of Devil Dog Charities is making great progress in raising funds to restore the World War I monument located at the Mohave County courthouse in downtown Kingman. Donations, large and small, are being received from individuals, businesses and civic/veteran organizations from all over Mohave County. Work will soon be underway to install an exact bronze replica of the machine gun that was stolen from the monument sometime in the late 1990s. Also enhanced landscaping, lighting and improved surveillance equipment will add to repair work on the deteriorating stonework of the monument. Plans are being made for…

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Five dead in I-40 head-on collision

A multiple fatality traffic accident closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 ten miles southwest of Kingman at 9:06 a.m. Friday. The Department of Public Safety said a wrong-way driving incident led to the head on collision at milepost 36. DPS said at least four people were dead at the scene of the accident. A fifth person died following transport to Kingman Regional Medical Center. One westbound lane was reopened to traffic just before noon.  Names of the victims are withheld pending notification of kin and the accident is under investigation.

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Lower energy costs lead to summer savings for UniSource Electric customers

UniSource Energy Services electric customers will enjoy summer bill savings that average more than $21 per month thanks to reduced natural gas and power prices. The Arizona Corporation Commission approved UniSource’s request to apply an energy cost credit of 1.85 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to its electric bills from June 1 to Sept. 30. The credit is expected to reduce the bills of typical residential customers by $21.56 per month, on average, or nearly 18 percent.  “We’re passing along significant fuel and energy cost savings to our electric customers just in time for the summer, when temperatures rise and energy…

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County to assume Kingman animal shelter; new building needed soon

Manager Mike Hendrix has informed the Mohave County Board of Supervisors that staff is preparing to transition to Mohave County operation of the animal shelter located in downtown Kingman. During the May 17 budget workshop, Hendrix told supervisors that the Lake Havasu City-based Western Arizona Humane Society (WAHS) no longer wants to operate the shelter through contract with the county. WAHS Executive Director Patty Gillmore, in an April 22 letter to a county procurement official, said the organization has had a long standing relationship with the county, but is not interested in operating the shelter once its current contract expires…

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