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Staybridge Hotel projected scrapped

KINGMAN – Developers have shelved plans to build a new hotel on a near two-acre parcel at Airway Avenue and Hotel Way, just south of a dialysis center. The City said that officials with Kingman Bridge, Inc. have indicated that higher than anticipated construction costs have them pulling the plug on the project. Plans for the Staybridge Hotel submitted with the city proposed a four-story, 80-room project. Some of those involved with the Staybridge were previously instrumental in building the La Quinta Inn which opened in July, 2016. 

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Motorcycle crash on Oatman Highway

On Monday, March 11, Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Deputies (MSCO) responded to MP 20 on Oatman Hwy., in reference to a vehicle collision. According to an MCSO spokesperson, a motorcycle had collided with a truck and the motorcycle operator was unconscious. It was reported to deputies that the motorcycle was traveling north and failed to negotiate a curve in the road. The motorcycle crossed the center line just as the truck was coming around the curve from the opposite direction and the motorcycle collided with the side of the truck. It appeared to deputies that the motorcycle operator was not…

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Four northern Arizona mayors to speak at AAED’s Northern Economic Development Regional Symposium

Four newly-elected mayors from across northern Arizona will speak at the upcoming Arizona Association for Economic Development’s (AAED) Northern Economic Development Regional Symposium. It will be held April 16 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Prescott Valley Police Department’s Community Room, 7601 E. Civic Circle in Prescott Valley. Mayors Jen Miles from Kingman, Al Gameros from Globe, Tom Morrissey from Payson and Kell Palguta from Prescott Valley will share their views on the importance of business retention and attraction, retail and workforce to their communities. Other sessions will include: What is economic development?  Economic developers will answer the…

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Focus group meetings slated for LHC Regional Transit Feasibility plan

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu Metropolitan Planning Organization (LHMPO) is actively seeking public participation at Focus Group meetings on March 18, for the Regional Transit Feasibility and Implementation Plan. The purpose of this focus group is to gather information, discuss the need for transit services, determine areas where transit service may be needed, and to listen to concerns. Findings from the focus group will help the study team evaluate the local demand for transit services and aid in identifying potential transit solutions.  The LHMPO Regional Transit Feasibility and Implementation Plan was initiated to assess the area’s need for…

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KMS band students receive top honors

Kingman Middle School (KMS) band students show off their awards received from the Arizona Music Educators Association’s Northern Junior High Solo & Ensemble Festival held on March 2, in Prescott. Thirty KMS musicians performed solos, duets and trios earning top ratings during the annual competition involving nearly 400 middle school musicians from across northern Arizona. The musical Bobcats brought back nine Division I – Superior ratings, nine Division II – Excellent ratings, and one Division III – Good rating out of a five-rating scale. Adjudicators assessed students’ musicianship, stage presence, and technical accuracy in pitch, rhythm, technique, interpretation, and artistry. 

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Chloride to host annual St. Patrick’s Day parade

CHLORIDE – Chloride, the oldest mining camp in Arizona, always brings out everything green this time of year. This March Chloride celebrates St. Patrick’s Day Saturday, March 16th with a parade, gunfights, bull whip show, vendors, gold panning, and lots of entertainment for the entire family. The day will be full of fun activities starting with the Bake Sale at 9 a.m. Come early the goodies go fast. At 10 a.m. parade registration begins at the Town Hall on Payroll Avenue. Haven’t signed up for the parade yet, no problem. You have until 11 a.m. for late sign-ups. At 11…

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