Category: Community News

MOHAVE COUNTY – A new report shows that Mohave Community College and Arizona’s nine other community college districts are the economic engines needed to provide fast, job-focused training for unemployed and underemployed workers in our state. “MCC is positioned to be a key force in helping our region recover from this economy that’s been reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic,” said MCC President Dr. Stacy Klippenstein. “Working with our state and local lawmakers and policymakers, along with the business and industry leaders, and the ARIZONA@WORK system, I’m confident the future is very bright for our students and communities.” The new report…

KINGMAN  – Due to the recent criminal cyber-attack, and systems still down, the City of Kingman is postponing its Tuesday, March 16 City Council Meeting to Tuesday, March 23. A special meeting to call the August 3, election, will be held immediately before the regular Kingman City Council Meeting. The City of Kingman is continuing to take the necessary steps to continue to protect City Council members, residents, and city team members to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community. The City of Kingman is conducting the Tuesday, March 23, formal city council meeting with the continued hybrid…

KINGMAN  – Due to the recent criminal cyber-attack, and systems still down, the City of Kingman is postponing its Tuesday, March 16 City Council Meeting to Tuesday, March 23. A special meeting to call the August 3, election, will be held immediately before the regular Kingman City Council Meeting. The City of Kingman is continuing to take the necessary steps to continue to protect City Council members, residents, and city team members to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community. The City of Kingman is conducting the Tuesday, March 23, formal city council meeting with the continued hybrid…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Supervisor Ron Gould said he opposes a staff recommendation to award bid and authorize up to $800,000 in spending to improve a road that would benefit a multi-billion-dollar project proposed for the Interstate 40 industrial corridor south of Kingman. The Pegasus Holdings Group announced in June 2019 that it would have a $3-billion data center up and running by Dec. of that year. Dec. arrived and while development languished, Pegasus officials announced a companion $5-billion phase two data processing project that same month. The county agreed to fund a road improvement project near the proposed data centers before Pegasus committed…

An election law specialist attorney has filed litigation demanding the cancellation of the anticipated Aug. 3 recall election targeting Kingman Mayor Jen Miles. The city council was expected to schedule the election next week after scrutiny by city and Mohave County officials determined that petitions submitted on behalf of recall leader James Coffman had sufficient valid signatures to advance the question. Lawyer Roopali Desai filed suit Wednesday in Mohave County Superior Court. Surrogate plaintiff Deborah Bennett, a Kingman Regional Medical Center Dr., names the mayor and city council members as defendants, as well as city clerk Annie Meredith and Mohave County Recorder Kristi…