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Teen injured in home blaze

BULLHEAD CITY – A juvenile suffered smoke inhalation in a Friday fire that destroyed a home in the 1800 block of Diamond Drive in Bullhead City. Fire Department personnel dispatched at 11:08 a.m. reportedly arrived to find a mobile home 75% involved in smoke with flames burning through side windows. Fire department spokeswoman Lori Viles said the minor was treated on scene and transported to a local hospital while firefighters used the deck-mounted master stream for an aggressive attack on the blaze. “Crews continued to knock down the fire and start the overhaul process,” Viles said in a news release….

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Storytime at Centennial Park

KINGMAN – Join the Kingman Branch of the Mohave County Library the first, third, and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 9:30 to 10 a.m. for story time at Centennial Park Community Center. Children ages 0 to 4 and their families are welcome. Bring your child for stories, songs and other activities which will help develop early literacy skills and nurture a love of reading. For more information, call (928)692-2665 or visit their website at https://www.mohavecountylibrary.us/kingman-branch-library//?i=1.

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Buster to push for two-year budget format at next Supervisor meeting

MOHAVE COUNTY – District 3 Supervisor Buster Johnson thinks Mohave County should consider reforming its budgeting process to better manage resources and maximize efficiency. Johnson is asking the Board to support his push for each department to prepare budgets in two-year intervals. A memo from Johnson notes that staff spends an enormous amount of time in annual preparation of the county spending plan and his belief that it would be prudent for departments to build two-year budgets instead. “I want to make clear that this in no way will stop public hearings or actual adoption of a budget each year,”…

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LHC PD earns accreditation

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Police Department (LHCPD) has complied with dozens of benchmarks to achieve accreditation status. City manager Jess Knudson said the agency and its leaders worked hard last year to pass each of the necessary 174 standards. Knudson said the LHCPD is the 4th agency to earn the elevated status designation through the Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. Compliance, he said, is important going forward. “The work is far from over. There is an ongoing process of annual reporting and information gathering to share with the commission to make sure we maintain the status,”…

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Patiently waiting

I have a confession to make. I am often less than patient. When I want something, I wanted it yesterday. I, personally, detest waiting on anybody or anything and I suppose it can be chalked up to my being an A+ personality. I often wonder: Is that a good thing, or a bad thing? Or, is it just what it is? Or, perhaps it is also because I have become a product of my environment as it seems that someone or something is always pushing us through life in such a way that we must move quickly or get out…

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Piano concertist returns to Kingman

KINGMAN – John Nilsen, accomplished pianist from Oregon is returning to Kingman for a free Concert on Friday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m. The concert will be held at Canyon Community Church, 3270 North Harvard Street. This will be an intimate evening of music, art and community. Admission is free – a donation will be accepted. For more information call Canyon Community Church at 928-681-4673 or go to www.canyon-church.com

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