Category: Community News

KINGMAN – Kingman mayor Jen Miles and her Bullhead City counterpart Tom Brady have different plans when their current terms of office expire late next year. Mayor Brady has said he’ll retire from politics while Miles said she fully intends to seek a third, 2-year term as mayor of Kingman. “I intend to seek re-election,” Miles said Wednesday. She said no hardcore commitment is yet necessary because she said Kingman municipal office-seekers can’t begin circulating nominating petitions until January. Miles said she wants to keep working to complete projects and initiatives as they move forward, and that securing another term…

KINGMAN – Kingman mayor Jen Miles and her Bullhead City counterpart Tom Brady have different plans when their current terms of office expire late next year. Mayor Brady has said he’ll retire from politics while Miles said she fully intends to seek a third, 2-year term as mayor of Kingman. “I intend to seek re-election,” Miles said Wednesday. She said no hardcore commitment is yet necessary because she said Kingman municipal office-seekers can’t begin circulating nominating petitions until January. Miles said she wants to keep working to complete projects and initiatives as they move forward, and that securing another term…

Drivers should allow extra travel time and plan for delays  The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for overnight lane restrictions and intermittent closures on State Route 68 in Golden Valley near Kingman  for the construction of a raised median between Bacobi and Verde roads, beginning Monday, Aug. 16. The project is scheduled to be completed in the fall. Work will begin at Bacobi Road. Project work restrictions will occur overnight from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday evenings through Friday mornings. Drivers can expectIntermittent east- and westbound lane restrictions. At least one travel lane will remain open in each…

KINGMAN – The Airport and Industrial Park Advisory Commission is seeking to fill an open Commissioner position. The Commission meets every 3rd Monday at 3 pm in the City Council Chambers. The Commission advises the Kingman City Council on airport and industrial park issues and promotes activities and development at the Kingman Municipal Airport and Industrial Park. All applicants must reside within the Kingman city limits. All interested in applying may contact Kingman Municipal Airport General Manager Doug Breckenridge at (928) 757-2134 or use the following web address:   https://www.cityofkingman.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/4739/637599455558400000

KINGMAN – The Airport and Industrial Park Advisory Commission is seeking to fill an open Commissioner position. The Commission meets every 3rd Monday at 3 pm in the City Council Chambers. The Commission advises the Kingman City Council on airport and industrial park issues and promotes activities and development at the Kingman Municipal Airport and Industrial Park. All applicants must reside within the Kingman city limits. All interested in applying may contact Kingman Municipal Airport General Manager Doug Breckenridge at (928) 757-2134 or use the following web address:   https://www.cityofkingman.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/4739/637599455558400000

KINGMAN – 28-year-old Silver Ridge subdivision resident Mitch Thofson is concerned about commercial truck traffic impacting his central Kingman neighborhood. The Thofson family lives on the corner of Raymond Avenue and Hillcrest Drive, directly west of the Planet Fitness facility. Thofson recently told City Council members that eighteen-wheelers and big box truck drivers dangerously restrict traffic when they park on both sides of Hillcrest to work out or shower at Planet Fitness. He said he is concerned for the safety of his 11-year-old grandchild and other kids in the neighborhood. Council member Keith Walker, a longtime resident of the subdivision, also expressed concern…