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Kingman mayor speaks on COVID-19 crisis

 Kingman Mayor Jen Miles has handled a number of difficult and sometimes contentious issues during her time in office. Helping manage the current COVID-19 crisis, however, is a brand new beast.   “This is a different type of challenge and probably the biggest challenge of my service as mayor and as a public official and probably anyone in similar positions would say that,” Miles said. “The difference right now for me personally serving as mayor is connectivity, increased connectivity with as many people as I can speak with and communicate with to keep people informed daily.”   Miles said it is important…

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Farmer’s Market cancelled

BULLHEAD CITY – The City of Bullhead City has canceled the last Farmer’s Market of the season scheduled for Saturday, May 2. “It is in the best interest of the community to cancel the last Farmer’s Market of the year due to COVID-19,” City Manager Toby Cotter said. “We had approximately 5,000 people at the February event. It is a highly attended event.” The Farmer’s Market will be closed June-September and re-open for its next season on Saturday, October 3 at Community Park. “Bonnie and her volunteers, along with the city recreation staff, have put together one of the best…

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Residents urged to continue social distancing

Mohave County ends Tuesday with 64 virus cases MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Health Department MCDPH-Nursing staff was notified Tuesday evening, April 21, of a positive COVID-19 case in the Lake Havasu City service area. The latest confirmed individual is in the 65+ age range, and is hospitalized. The MCDPH staff will soon be initiating the contact investigation. Until the investigation is conducted, it is unknown at this time, if the case may be travel-related or epidemiologically-linked to another confirmed case. There are now 25 positive confirmed cases in the Lake Havasu City area, including the three deaths, 33 in…

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63rd virus case confirmed this evening

Latest is in 45-54 age range MOHAVE COUNTY, AZ (April 21, 2020) – The Mohave County Health Department MCDPH-Nursing staff was notified tonight of a positive COVID-19 case in the Lake Havasu City service area. The latest person is in the 45-54 year old age range and is in isolation and recovering at home. The MCPHD staff will soon be initiating the contact investigation and until this investigation is conducted, it is unknown at this time if the case is travel-related or epidemiologically-linked to another confirmed case. There are now 24 positive confirmed cases in the Lake Havasu City area, including…

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Arizona to provide nearly 600,000 children with pandemic school meal replacement benefits

Benefits to be distributed through SNAP, EBT cards PHOENIX⁠ — Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) announced today the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) authorized DES to provide Arizona P-EBT Pandemic School Meal Replacement Benefits to households with children who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. There are nearly 600,000 students receiving free or reduced-price school meals in Arizona, including 186,000 students already receiving Nutrition Assistance, who will be eligible for these benefits. Households will receive benefits equivalent to one free lunch and one free breakfast for each eligible child.  “We are working to…

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