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Cooper and Kunert finalists for police chief

Pam Wanner7 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – Kingman will use internal promotion to select its next police chief according to City Manager Ron Foggin. He said assistant police chiefs Rusty Cooper and Evan Kunert are finalists to succeed retiring Chief Bob Devries. “Chief Devries has done a great job mentoring and putting his leadership team in a position to be able to take over when he leaves, which I am pleased about,” Foggin said. He said two hiring committees have been assembled to conduct interviews with Cooper and Kunert the week of March 23. “My plan is to sit down with a couple representatives from…

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Gigantic book sale is coming

Pam Wanner7 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – A Gigantic Book Sale by Friends of the Kingman Library will be held indoors at the Mohave County Fairgrounds, 2600 Fairgrounds Ave. Parking will be at no cost. The sale will be open Friday, March 27, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturday, March 28, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Credit cards will be accepted. Members will receive a 10% discount Friday, and a 20% discount Saturday. Non-members may join upon entry. A large majority of the storage inventory will be available for selection of new and used books for all ages including large print, magazines, CDs, DVDs,…

7.5 million people visited LMNRA in 2019

Matthew Wanner7 years ago2 mins

Lake Mead National Recreation Area welcomed 7.5 million recreation visitors to the park in 2019. It is the sixth most visited park in the entire National Park Service. An additional 7.6 million visitors traveled along main state highways and interstates in the park, including I-11. The park saw spikes in visitation at its Henderson, North Las Vegas, Overton and Bullhead City entry points, as well as an increase in visitation at Hemenway Harbor near Boulder City. Nationally, visitation to America’s national parks in 2019 exceeded 300 million recreation visits for the fifth consecutive year. The 327.5 million total is the…

7.5 million people visited LMNRA in 2019

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 mins

Lake Mead National Recreation Area welcomed 7.5 million recreation visitors to the park in 2019. It is the sixth most visited park in the entire National Park Service. An additional 7.6 million visitors traveled along main state highways and interstates in the park, including I-11. The park saw spikes in visitation at its Henderson, North Las Vegas, Overton and Bullhead City entry points, as well as an increase in visitation at Hemenway Harbor near Boulder City. Nationally, visitation to America’s national parks in 2019 exceeded 300 million recreation visits for the fifth consecutive year. The 327.5 million total is the…

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Kemp to receive Lily Mae Hester Scholarship

Pam Wanner7 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – Kingman’s own, Erika Kemp, is this year’s 2020 recipient of the Lily Mae Hester Scholarship through the United States Bowling Congress. Kemp, senior at Lee Williams High School, has been bowling since the age of seven, and is a member of the Youth Bowling League. She is a member of the National Honors Society, Senior Class President, Student Council, American Sign Language and FBLA, just to name a few. Her future plans are to attend Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, where she will study Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and hopes to use the scholarship toward room and board…

KPD annual report for 2019 presented

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

Criminal case clearance rate is higher than national average Retiring Kingman Police Chief Bob Devries presented his last annual report during the March 3 City Council meeting. His biggest regret is that some manpower challenges limited Kingman Police Department (KPD) proactivity in 2019. “We did see a decline in our traffic stops,” Devries said. “We had a significant drop but our traffic division was cut and our officers were down by 20%.” Devries told council members arrest numbers were down slightly in 2019 but still pretty consistent with recent year’s past. He noted the Department typically logs a little more…

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Cooper and Kunert finalists for police chief

Gigantic book sale is coming

7.5 million people visited LMNRA in 2019

7.5 million people visited LMNRA in 2019

Kemp to receive Lily Mae Hester Scholarship

KPD annual report for 2019 presented

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