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KINGMAN – Three candidates secured enough primary election votes to secure four-year terms on the Kingman City council. City clerk Annie Meredith said post canvas calculations result in election victories for Keith Walker (4,406), Cherish Samelli (3,595) and Jamie Scott Stehly (3,590).  Thursday canvas by the Mohave County Board of Supervisors makes August 4 election results official. Kingman voters approved the permanent base budget adjustment ballot question while rejecting another proposal to double the term of office for the position of Mayor from two to four years.  Kingman voters have another ballot question to decide in the general election November 3….

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County will continue delivering its daily COVID-19 press releases in the late afternoons, despite repeated recommendations from Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley to convert to late morning instead. While the Board did not decide the afternoon versus morning question in its two previous meetings, county manager Sam Elters said staff would move to late morning delivery.  Burley’s wish and Elter’s assertion were both negated during Thursday’s Board meeting.  Burley told supervisors she appreciated their prior approved use of a new fact sheet and webpage to display various data, but she said she needed Board…

KATHERINE LANDING – Water quality levels at North Arizona Telephone Cove on Lake Mohave have returned to normal. The swim advisory at this location has been lifted. Currently, there are no swim advisories on Lake Mead or Lake Mohave. Help keep our lakes clean by using designated restrooms and dumping RV and sewage at the park’s free sanitation stations.

A mystery person and a husband-and-wife team of a hero hiker and a kindergarten teacher are the winners of ADOT’s Safety Message Contest. More than 5,500 votes were cast by the public for the 12 message finalists. The top two vote-getters and winners are: SIGNAL AND READY TO MINGLE RED FISH BLUE FISH SPEEDING’S FOOLISH “We’ve been amazed at the level of public interest each time we’ve held this contest and this year is no different,” ADOT Director John Halikowski said. “Thousands of Arizonans sent us their messages and thousands more voted for their favorite. The purpose of displaying unconventional…