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MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff has been notified of a total of 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and, also, one death. The one death is a previously reported 80-89 year age range person in the Lake Havasu City service area. Of the ten new confirmed cases, 9 are in the Bullhead City service area and there is one case in the Kingman service area. All 9 of the Bullhead City area cases are under investigation. Three are 20-29; three are 30-39; one is 40-49; two are 50-59. The final case is the solo case…

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff has been notified of a total of 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and, also, one death. The one death is a previously reported 80-89 year age range person in the Lake Havasu City service area. Of the ten new confirmed cases, 9 are in the Bullhead City service area and there is one case in the Kingman service area. All 9 of the Bullhead City area cases are under investigation. Three are 20-29; three are 30-39; one is 40-49; two are 50-59. The final case is the solo case…

BULLHEAD CITY – The City of Bullhead City Public Works Department has the following projects going on in addition to regular work around our city during the week of Aug 24: ·          City crews will be performing city wide sewer cleaning in various neighborhoods. ·          City crews will be performing city wide sewer video inspection. ·          City crews will be performing city wide street sweeping in various neighborhoods. ·          City crews will be performing city wide traffic and street light maintenance and repairs in various locations throughout the city. ·          City crews will be performing weed abatement city wide, this will consist of mechanical control…

GRAND CANYON – Paleontological research has confirmed a series of recently discovered fossils tracks are the oldest recorded tracks of their kind to date within Grand Canyon National Park. In 2016, Norwegian geology professor, Allan Krill, was hiking with his students when he made a surprising discovery. Lying next to the trail, in plain view of the many hikers, was a boulder containing conspicuous fossil footprints. Krill was intrigued, and he sent a photo to his colleague, Stephen Rowland, a paleontologist at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The trailside tracks have turned out to be even more significant than…

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College and Phoenix Truck Driving School have partnered up to bring the opportunity of obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License to Mohave County. Residents of the tristate region who are interested in getting paid to drive local routes, long hauls or traveling across the country can sign up for the course that can be completed in as little as four-weeks.  MCC and Phoenix Truck Driving School held a ribbon cutting at the Kingman campus Tuesday. Representatives from both institutions were present, along with representatives from DOT Foods. “MCC greatly values our new partnership with Phoenix Truck Driving School. Doug…

MOHAVE COUNTY – “Confusing” was a word often repeated Thursday as Mohave County Supervisors spent another hour continuing their multiple meeting debate over coronavirus data, and how and when it should be reported. The dizzying discussion resulted in votes to issue the daily fact sheet and press release at the same time each evening, and that 5:00 p.m. would be the cutoff point for 24-hour reporting periods, rather than noon.  Chairman Jean Bishop questioned why the board essentially approved one motion it already passed earlier this month. An answer came from supervisor Buster Johnson.  “I believe that staff went ahead…