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All Aboard Arizona rallies support for Amtrak services

KINGMAN – A meeting was held at Kingman City Hall on Oct. 29 by train advocacy group All Aboard Arizona. The Arizona organization sought to raise awareness about the future of rail services, specifically Amtrak’s Southwest Chief train, and described how it would affect Mohave County citizens’ transportation. Representatives from All Aboard Arizona board, Vice President Roger Clark and Executive Director Tony Trifiletti, put on a presentation describing a threat to railway services, and their attempts to voice concerns to lawmakers. The presentation and discussion took place in the council chambers of Kingman City Hall, and was attended by concerned…

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Bullhead brush fire burned itself out

BULLHEAD CITY – On Tuesday, October 29, at about 8:50 p.m., several of the Bullhead City Fire Department (BHCFD) crews were dispatched to a brush fire across from 660 Hwy. 95 near the river’s edge. Ladder 721s crew arrived first on the scene, reporting that the fire was not easily accessible. Acting Battalion Chief Marvin McCabe, along with L721s crew monitored the fire and its movement with winds in excess of 25 mph. The blaze burned into an area that had previously been burned and died out. Firefighters continued to monitor the area throughout the night to watch for hot…

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Start the Christmas season with A Farmhouse Gathering

KINGMAN – Join the Farmhouse in downtown Kingman for their annual Christmas celebration! Doors will be open from noon to 8 p.m., and there will be goodie bags for the first 40 people! There will also be lots of food, raffles and fun! The Farmhouse will be collecting unwrapped toys and canned food on the day of the celebration for donation to local charities. Every donation that is brought will qualify you for an additional ticket to enter into the raffles. For more information call 928-753-4764 .

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GVFD has rich history of rescues, firefighting

GOLDEN VALLEY – Nestled in an area once called Sacramento Valley between the Cerbat and Black Mountains, and stretching north from Interstate 40 toward Dolan Springs, the 300-plus square miles of desert landscape is now referred to as Golden Valley. Some of the valley is quite rugged and inaccessible by vehicles and includes parcels of land owned by citizens, companies, corporations, the State of Arizona and public lands controlled by the Bureau of Land Management. In the early days, referred to as the Golden Valley Fire Department, it only had one fire station that was located midway in the valley…

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Kino Avenue waterline project update

KINGMAN – Kino Avenue will continue to be closed from Willow Road to Walleck Ranch Drive until November 7. Detours will be in place, but the public is urged to drive slowly through detours, and give themselves extra driving time, while traveling through work zones. Up-to-date street closures and restrictions can be found at the City of Kingman’s engineering website page of interactive Maps through the city’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) https://www.cityofkingman.gov/government/departments/engineering/gis. The project to install a new water transmission main on Kino Ave., between Arizona Street to the Mohave Wash, started August 12. The contractor, Freiday Construction, is working…

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