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MOHAVE COUNTY – An unprecedented number of Mohave County residents will be voting by mail in the Nov. 3 general election. The avalanche of early ballot requests has flooded the office of County Recorder Kristi Blair. “We’ve never seen anything like this,” Blair told the board of supervisors Monday. “We’ll be sending out over 80,000 mail ballots out of 128,000 voters.” While sheer volume of voting by mail presents significant challenge, Blair said other problems are anticipated due to the close proximity of the Oct. 5 voter registration deadline and start of early voting on Oct. 7. “Right now we…

The Bureau of Reclamation has selected Nick Williams to serve as the new manager for the Power Office in Interior Region 7 – Upper Colorado Basin, headquartered in Salt Lake City. Williams will oversee the operation and maintenance of hydropower facilities in four states. Key aspects to this position are making sure each facility operates efficiently, protecting structural safety and security, and ensuring full compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Williams will manage operation of the Colorado River Storage Project hydroelectric powerplants and dams—Flaming Gorge Dam in Dutch John, Utah; Blue Mesa, Morrow Point, and Crystal dams near Montrose,…

LAKE HAVASU CITY – In response to the release of recent data reflecting lower COVID-19 related cases and hospitalizations, Lake Havasu City Mayor Cal Sheehy is suspending proclamation 2020-04, requiring face coverings or masks in Lake Havasu City, effective September 28, 2020. The decision to remove Lake Havasu City’s order is based upon the significant decline of infection and hospitalization rates in Mohave County seen over the past several weeks. Mohave County met the metric on September 3, 2020 for some businesses that closed under an executive order from the Governor to reopen in a modified manner.  This past Thursday,…