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Substation equipment failure results in MEC outage

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – On Saturday, March 23 at 11:07 a.m., MEC’s substation system protection equipment shut power off due to failure of a component. The outage affected approximately 2,405 MEC members in the area of Riviera Blvd., Oatman Road, and Riverview Drive in Bullhead City. MEC crews responded, and rerouted substation circuits, restoring power to all members at 12:25 p.m. Testing has been completed and the failed equipment is scheduled to be replaced. Outage restoration is important to Mohave Electric Cooperative. Please remember, there are many ways to report an outage. You can call our toll-free line at 1-844-632-2667, text…

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Financial Peace workshop offered

KINGMAN –  The Kingman Church of the Nazarene will offer a nine-week financial planning workshop entitled Financial Peace. The workshop will begin Thursday, April 4 and run through May 30. Each workshop will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Registration is required and there is a fee to purchase a workbook. For further information contact the church at 928-757-4077 or pastor.toni.henry@gmail.com.

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Pedestrian killed by train

KINGMAN – A deadly train-pedestrian fatality incident is under investigation in Kingman. Deputy police chief Joel Freed said officers responded about 9:10 p.m. on Friday, March 22 to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad train tracks near East Andy Devine and Fairgrounds Boulevard. Freed said a subject dead at the scene was identified as Yolman Ruiz Salvatierra, 21, South Gate, California. “Investigators found trauma consistent with being struck by a train,” Freed said. Freed said it is unclear why Salvatierra came to be in the area and how he was struck and fatally injured.

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Heavy Equipment Traffic for Eastern Street Project

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The City of Kingman would like to notify the community that there will be a series of concrete trucks working on the Eastern Street Project site. The trucks are scheduled to arrive starting at 4:00 A.M. on Thursday, March 28th in the area of Diamond Street and Kenwood Avenue. This will be the first of two large concrete pours for the culvert portion of the project. The Eastern Street Improvement project will be completed in two phases and will construct a new entrance to Airway Avenue. This will eliminate the need for one-way traffic on N. Diamond Street…

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Dead Right

I have been to numerous funerals and memorial services and have officiated at even more. However, few of you attend more than a handful of such occasions and even fewer have had to organize events like these. I would like to offer a few things to think about in advance that may help you, your family, and your friends, when the sad occasion arrives. This is probably not going to be Emily Post certified, but just the ramblings of a pastor’s heart for times of brokenness. First, it is important to remember that everyone grieves differently and the traditions and…

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