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Poetry by Whitney Etheridge

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MEC awards $10,000 in educational scholarships

BULLHEAD, Ariz. – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud

Kingman Fall Academy open for registration

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LBRW meeting Sept. 14

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Movie at the Park is Aug. 21

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BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – A Bullhead City man

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Fundraiser to benefit Kingman Center for the Arts

KINGMAN – Make dinner a selfless act by joining Beale Street Theater for a fundraiser to support Kingman Center for the Arts (KCA). The event will be held at Chipotle, 3455 Stockton Hill Rd., on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 5 to 9 p.m. Tell the cashier you are supporting the fundraiser and 33% of proceeds will be donated to KCA. Funds raised will go towards Beale Street Theater and the ongoing renovation project in downtown Kingman. Online orders are not included in the fundraiser, so make sure to order in the restaurant. Three ways to guarantee your purchases count: Download…

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Golden Valley Head Start receives bikes, Christmas party

Bike Giveaway – (back row left to right) Golden Valley Head Start Teacher Amber Fulkerson, firefighters from Golden Valley Fire District (GVFD) and Head Start Volunteer Bill Stewart, proudly stand with the students who received bicycles during the Golden Valley Head Start Christmas Party. The GVFD provided the Public Safety Training Center at no charge for the Head Start Christmas Party. Photo courtesy Butch Meriwether Checking Out Fire Truck Calvin Stewart, a 4-year-old who attends the Golden Valley Head Start program, sits in the engineer’s seat of a fire apparatus, as Golden Valley Fire District (GVFD) Captain Kevin Gifford looks…

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Dance of the decades New Year’s Eve

KINGMAN – Decadance, ‘The Dance of the Decades’, will be held New Year’s Eve at The Grand Event Center, 515 Beale St. from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Come dressed up as your favorite decade: 1920s, 1820s, 1420s, the choice is yours! Included in the ticket price is a red-carpet entrance, balloon drop, champagne toast, appetizers and desserts, cash bar, digital red carpet photoshoot, popup drag show and costume contest, lipsync show, and 50/50 raffle. There will be a cash prize for best costume. Pre-sale tickets are $20 or $25 at the door. VIP tickets with bottle service is $100…

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Dog perishes in Ramar Road fire

BULLHEAD CITY – One dog remains at large, one was rescued and a third perished in a mobile home fire in the 1300 block of Ramar Rd., on Saturday, Dec. 28. The residents of the home were able to evacuate safety; two women were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, and taken to Western Arizona Regional Medical Center for evaluation. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 

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School board seats up for grabs

MOHAVE COUNTY – Governing board seats will be up for grabs in various school districts in Mohave County in non-partisan election contests to be conducted on November 3. Prospective candidates can pick up information packets at the Mohave County School Superintendent’s Office in Kingman beginning on January 2. Interested parties can also download the same information by accessing the county website at www.mohavecounty.us, finding the Superintendent’s tab under “Departments” and clicking on the School Board Candidate information button. Those who wish to run for office have until either July 7 or August 4 to collect and submit nominating petitions to…

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District 1 BOS race heating up

MOHAVE COUNTY – The District 1 Board of Supervisors race is attracting the most attention in Mohave County roughly eight months from the 2020 primary election. Eight citizens have formally declared intent to qualify candidacy to seek the position being vacated when incumbent Gary Watson retires at the end of this year. Those expressing interest in succeeding Watson include Jim Hammersley, Timothy David Woods, Denise Marie Bensusan, Gerarda G. Hamodey (Gabby), Travis Lingenfelter, Rebecca L. Foster (Becky), Bruce Eliot Fuller and Sherri Merriwether. Mohave County’s most tenured supervisor, Buster D. Johnson, is seeking re-election in District 3. Charlie (Clarence) Cassens…

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