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Dear Editor, World Elephant Day is August 12,

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KINGMAN, Ariz. – Representative Paul Gosar was one

Woodland Cree medicine man creative and gifted 

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Robert LaRochelle Crying Red Bear,

Angel Manor to celebrate 25 years in Kingman

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Angel Manor, a ministry that

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Coffee with the Mayor series returns in September

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With adversity, say,’ Thanks, Lord. I needed that’.

Psalm 100, a song of thanksgiving to God

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$800,000 road project for Pegasus to be discussed at Monday BOS meeting

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…

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Recall rejection relief requested

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…

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March 16 City Council Meeting Postponed to March 23 and will Continue “Hybrid” Model

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, 2021. A special meeting to call the August 3, 2021 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, 2021, formal city council meeting with the continued…

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March 16 City Council Meeting Postponed to March 23 and will Continue “Hybrid” Model

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, 2021. A special meeting to call the August 3, 2021 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, 2021, formal city council meeting with the continued…

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March 16 City Council Meeting Postponed to March 23 and will Continue “Hybrid” Model

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, 2021. A special meeting to call the August 3, 2021 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, 2021, formal city council meeting with the continued…

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Shooting victim dies

KINGMAN – The Kingman man arrested for separate shootings five hours apart last week is facing a second-degree murder charge following the death of one of the victims. Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies located the wounded subject after responding to a north Kingman residence in the 2600 block of Potter Ave at 9:39 p.m. on March 3. MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said Steven Lee Fritz, 49, Kingman, was transported to Kingman Regional Medical Center for treatment of a gunshot wound to the chest. She said Fritz was subsequently flown to a Las Vegas hospital where he died of his injuries. Mortensen said the…

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