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KINGMAN – For their first meeting of 2021, Kingman Republican Women will feature as their guest speaker, Arizona’s State Land Commissioner, Lisa A. Atkins. Commissioner Atkins was appointed to serve as the 21st Commissioner of the Arizona State Land Department by Governor Ducey on June 15, 2015.  As an Arizona native, Lisa combines a well-rounded understanding of the State with more than 40 years of experience in federal and State legislative and policy arenas, focusing on land, water and military issues. Prior to joining the Governor’s Cabinet, Lisa served for more than twenty years as Chief of Staff to Congressman…

MOHAVE COUNTY – The coronavirus case surge in recent weeks is taxing resources and pushing bed capacity at the four primary hospitals operating in Mohave County. Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley told Mohave County supervisors Monday that a rough average of new cases has been about 1,000 for each of the last three weeks. Burley said one hospital is on cautionary status that may require shipping some patients to facilities outside the county. She said two other hospitals are short of health care professionals and support staff. “Emergency Departments saw an average of 70-plus COVID patients per day…

MOHAVE COUNTY – The coronavirus case surge in recent weeks is taxing resources and pushing bed capacity at the four primary hospitals operating in Mohave County. Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley told Mohave County supervisors Monday that a rough average of new cases has been about 1,000 for each of the last three weeks. Burley said one hospital is on cautionary status that may require shipping some patients to facilities outside the county. She said two other hospitals are short of health care professionals and support staff. “Emergency Departments saw an average of 70-plus COVID patients per day…