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KRW hosts State Land Commissioner

Ron Martin6 years ago1 mins

Lisa Atkins, State Land Commissioner, spoke at a recent Kingman Republican Women’s Club meeting to approximately 25 people about her duties as Land Commissioner and provided those present with maps depicting State land as well as other land ownership in the State of Arizona. She provided an historical perspective of State land and spoke about land sales, use of State land and the Trust and the recent sale of a section of State Land in the Phoenix area. She also answered questions about grazing and agriculture. Photo courtesy Becky Foster Janet Wilson, President, Lisa Atkins, State Land Commissioner and Becky…

Locals assess Capitol chaos

Ron Martin6 years ago2 years ago3 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – One of Mohave County’s primary supporters of President Donald Trump and a pair of prominent local democrats have wildly disparate assessments of what transpired at the nation’s Capitol Wednesday. Steve Robinson, the Golden Valley man who served as the local field organizer for the 2020 Trump campaign, said the President is not responsible for the insurrection, and subsequent desecration of the “People’s House”. Robinson said he was among the crowd he estimated at 250,000 that attended the rally before Congress convened to start to conduct the Electoral College vote. He said Trump supporters were peaceful, but that many others left early and began the siege at the nearby Capitol…

Local organization working to bring human trafficking awareness

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago3 mins

Futures Without Fear, the Mohave County Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Coalition, is a newly formed multi-disciplinary coalition to build capacity, raise awareness and provide services to minor victims of human trafficking and domestic violence. In February 2020, a group of concerned citizens convened a group to discuss ways to bring awareness of human trafficking in Mohave County to light, and to discuss what services are available, or could be strengthened to serve victims of human trafficking and domestic violence. Stakeholders in attendance were Arizona Youth Partnership (runaway and homeless youth services and other youth services), law enforcement, Mohave County…

Local organization working to bring human trafficking awareness

Ron Martin6 years ago2 years ago3 mins

Futures Without Fear, the Mohave County Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Coalition, is a newly formed multi-disciplinary coalition to build capacity, raise awareness and provide services to minor victims of human trafficking and domestic violence. In February 2020, a group of concerned citizens convened a group to discuss ways to bring awareness of human trafficking in Mohave County to light, and to discuss what services are available, or could be strengthened to serve victims of human trafficking and domestic violence. Stakeholders in attendance were Arizona Youth Partnership (runaway and homeless youth services and other youth services), law enforcement, Mohave County…

Walmart reopens after deep cleaning

Ron Martin6 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – The sun came up and Walmart reopened its Kingman supercenter this morning. Walmart shut down the store for what it called a “deep cleaning” from 2:00 p.m. Monday until 7:00 a.m. Wednesday. The company provided a statement to the city of Kingman prior to closure indicating the store cleansing is part of the corporation commitment to public safety as it monitors COVID-19 infections in the communities it serves. There’s community speculation about possible coronavirus infection among the Walmart workforce. There was no mention of that in the corporate communication to the city. Dave Hawkins

Jungle Smoke and Vape celebrates second anniversary

Ron Martin6 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – The community is invited to celebrate the second anniversary of Jungle Smoke and Vape, at 117 N. Sixth St., on Saturday, Jan. 9 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be a raffle for a quilt of valor and store products values at more than $2,000. All proceeds from sales and from the raffle will go to benefit local veterans. For more information call Becky at 928-592-5129.

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KRW hosts State Land Commissioner

Locals assess Capitol chaos

Local organization working to bring human trafficking awareness

Local organization working to bring human trafficking awareness

Walmart reopens after deep cleaning

Jungle Smoke and Vape celebrates second anniversary

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