Category: Community News

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman Community Development Division has been working with Lisa Wise consulting for the past year to update the City of Kingman Zoning Code and expand the Downtown Historic Overlay District. The anticipated date of project completion is December 2020 or January 2021 and the city encourages public participation and input. The City of Kingman Zoning Code was initially adopted June 14, 1971. Since then, there has not been a comprehensive review or update of the code. The city is also considering expansion of the Downtown Historic Overlay District as part of the Zoning Code update;…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Gyms, bars and some water business enterprises that have remain shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic could get a reprieve Thursday. Mohave County has already met two of three benchmarks allowing them to reopen under various restrictions and regulations. “What we haven’t been meeting is the percent positivity number put out by the state. Last week it was at 9.5%, which is just under 10%,” city manager Toby Cotter said during Tuesday’s Bullhead City council meeting. “So, the number on Thursday, if it’s under 10%, all the gyms can reopen but they have to follow the rules.” Council…

MOHAVE VALLEY – Mosquito surveillance that was conducted this week in Mohave Valley by the Mohave County Environmental Health Division (MCEHD) revealed the following locations meet the protocol to conduct fogging. The MCEHD uses the CDC’s recommended matrix as a guide regarding when to fog. FOGGING: Adult mosquito control application will begin this Thursday evening September 3 around 8:00 pm, weather permitting. Baron Pest Control was awarded the contract to provide fogging services within Mohave County and will be conducting the ground fogging application. Areas in Mohave Valley to fog include: • South of Willow Road to Laguna Road and…

KINGMAN – The McCon Building Corporation will be restricting some lanes overnight on Airway Avenue between Van Nuys Road and Stockton Hill Rd. beginning Thursday, September 3, and Friday, September 4; the restrictions will last from 7:00 p.m. through 7:00a.m. McCon will then stop work over the Labor Day weekend holiday, and pick up Tuesday, September 8 through Friday September 11; the restrictions will take place during the same timeframe: 7:00 p.m. through 7:00a.m. This is for utility work for the new Culver’s Restaurant on Airway Ave. If you have any questions, the contact for the McCon Building Corporation is Justin…

KINGMAN – Local state representative Regina Cobb is urging Kingman Mayor Jen Miles to rescind the COVID-19 mask mandate that has been extended to the end of this year. Cobb used her Facebook page to post her view that the face covering requirement forces Kingman residents to live under the thumb of government overreach. “I will not sit idly by and allow out government to issue an edict that I believe violates our Constitutional rights and personal freedoms,” Cobb’s post said. “I am in the process of exploring all possible legal options to reverse the mask mandate. The people of…

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