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Bullhead City has Commission and Board Seats Available

Pam Wanner8 years ago2 years ago3 mins

The City of Bullhead City has various Commission and Board seats available for citizens to serve as of July 1, 2019. The City Clerk’s Office is currently accepting applications from citizens interested in volunteering for the following positions. The Board of Adjustment will have three seats available with two-year terms expiring on June 30, 2021. The Board of Adjustment hears and decides appeals of actions taken by the Zoning Administrator, and meets on an as-needed basis. There is a residency requirement to serve on the Board of Adjustment. The Building Board of Appeals will have four seats available with terms expiring…

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Lee Williams finishes second at national competition

Pam Wanner8 years ago2 years ago2 mins

The Marshall-Brennan chapter at Lee Williams High School in Kingman has first and second place finishes in its first two years of national competition before a panel of federal judges in Washington D.C. Students participating in the club learn about law, the Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court. Senior River Sutton won the national championship last year when Lee Williams sent its first team to the finals for the very first time. And junior Katie Marbury finished second when the 2019 finals concluded on April 7. Mohave County public defender Nathan Best and deputy county attorney Karolina Czaplinska, assisted by retired…

Gary Engels returns; looking into allegations of voter fraud in Colorado City

Pam Wanner8 years ago2 years ago4 mins

A retired investigator who previously worked for the Bullhead City Police Department and Mohave County Attorney’s Office is going back to work to look into allegations of voter fraud in the northern Arizona community of Colorado City. The board of supervisors on Monday approved county attorney Matt Smith’s request for use of up to $8,000 to have Gary Engels conduct the special investigation. Smith said Engels is especially well-suited to work in the isolated border community of Colorado City where members of a polygamous sect can be uncooperative with outsiders. Smith told supervisors that Engels conducted other investigations involving Colorado…

Solari takes plea deal; other cases pending

Pam Wanner8 years ago2 years ago2 mins

A Needles man who entered a mandatory prison plea agreement resolving one criminal case faces scores more years in prison in four other cases still pending in Mohave County Superior Court. Matthew Solari, 31, is the latest of eight defendants to plead guilty for their involvement in a Bullhead City-based opioid ring. That case is being resolved with the guilty pleas Solari entered April 8 for possession of a narcotic drug and attempted forgery. The Arizona Attorney General’s office said Solari engaged in fraudulent use of a false prescription to illegally obtain drugs from a grocery store pharmacy in Lake Havasu City…

Snowpack benefits Colorado River operations

Pam Wanner8 years ago2 years ago2 mins

A monthly study released by the Bureau of Reclamation indicates this winter’s plentiful snowpack will benefit the Colorado River Basin through increased runoff to crucial reservoirs. With the improved hydrology, Lake Powell’s operation for water year 2019 will shift to a balancing release of up to 9.0 million acre-feet. Snowpack in the upper Colorado River basin is about 130 percent of average, with a forecasted April through July inflow into Lake Powell of 9.20 maf, or 128 percent of average. That above-average inflow projection is due to extremely wet conditions in the basin during February and March. Releases from…

Kellogg speaks on World War 2 airplane smelting

Pam Wanner8 years ago2 years ago1 mins

Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club’s April 12th speaker was Kingman’s Planning and Economic Development Director Gary Kellogg (shown left with club president Becky Fawson). Kellogg presented a 7 minute black and white video, “WW2 AC Last Stand” by Howard Grounds depicting the destruction of World War 2 airplanes at Kingman Airport. Over 5,000 planes were destroyed following WW2. Aluminum from the planes was smelted and it, along with tires, fuel and any other salvageable items were sold.

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Bullhead City has Commission and Board Seats Available

Lee Williams finishes second at national competition

Gary Engels returns; looking into allegations of voter fraud in Colorado City

Solari takes plea deal; other cases pending

Snowpack benefits Colorado River operations

Kellogg speaks on World War 2 airplane smelting

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