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Angel Manor to celebrate 25 years in Kingman

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Rate hike likely for sanitation services

KINGMAN – Kingman residents are highly satisfied with city sanitation service and many support a rate increase to maintain twice weekly pickup. Those were some of the results of a sanitation service survey that Public Works Director Rob Owen recently shared with the city council. Owen said he was surprised and pleased that 1,966 of the program’s 11,800 residential customers responded to the survey. He said nearly 1,700 said they are highly satisfied with city sanitation service and personnel. “We’re really proud of them and the customers seem to appreciate the work that they do. The survey option of bumping…

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Rate hike likely for sanitation services

KINGMAN – Kingman residents are highly satisfied with city sanitation service and many support a rate increase to maintain twice weekly pickup. Those were some of the results of a sanitation service survey that Public Works Director Rob Owen recently shared with the city council. Owen said he was surprised and pleased that 1,966 of the program’s 11,800 residential customers responded to the survey. He said nearly 1,700 said they are highly satisfied with city sanitation service and personnel. “We’re really proud of them and the customers seem to appreciate the work that they do. The survey option of bumping…

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Mayor Miles recall submitted

KINGMAN – Petitions proposing the recall of Kingman Mayor Jen Miles were submitted late Monday afternoon, a day ahead of the filing deadline.  City Clerk Annie Meredith said recall leader James Coffman submitted 148 petition sheets bearing 2,367 non-validated signatures. That’s nearly 1,000 more signatures than are required to advance the ouster effort. The petitions and signatures will next undergo an administrative review process at the city and county level. Meredith has the initial oversight, followed by the Mohave County Recorder’s office. County Elections Director Allen Tempert said it’ll be several weeks if not longer before it is determined if…

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Mayor Miles recall submitted

KINGMAN – Petitions proposing the recall of Kingman Mayor Jen Miles were submitted late Monday afternoon, a day ahead of the filing deadline.  City Clerk Annie Meredith said recall leader James Coffman submitted 148 petition sheets bearing 2,367 non-validated signatures. That’s nearly 1,000 more signatures than are required to advance the ouster effort. The petitions and signatures will next undergo an administrative review process at the city and county level. Meredith has the initial oversight, followed by the Mohave County Recorder’s office. County Elections Director Allen Tempert said it’ll be several weeks if not longer before it is determined if…

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Toddlers killed in fire

NEEDLES, Calif. – Two toddlers perished in a house fire in Needles and their father has been arrested. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s office said personnel responded at 10:04 p.m. Thursday to a home engulfed in flames in the 500 block of Bazoobuth St. “Once the fire was extinguished, fire personnel entered the structure and found two deceased children inside,” a news release stated. The names of the one- and three-year-old girls were not released. Investigators responded to the scene due to the suspicious nature of the incident. “Detectives learned that the mother of the children was out of town…

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