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Nursing home testing getting underway

Matthew Wanner2 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Arizona Department of Health Services is sending personnel to Mohave County to conduct COVID-19 testing at seven long term health care facilities. They will be testing patients and staff members for the coronavirus, according to Mohave County Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley. Burley told Mohave County Supervisors Monday that the state agency was also expected to send Personal Protective equipment if needed at those facilities. She also said the agency hoped to mobilize staff to backfill nursing homes where operations are impacted by the infection of its staff members. The Board voted in support…

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Special CRUSHD meeting tonight to determine graduation

Pam Wanner1 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – The Colorado River Union High School District governing board will hold a special meeting tonight, Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. to discuss and possibly vote on graduation plans for the Class of 2000 at the District’s three high schools.  Several options were discussed at Tuesday night’s regular board meeting.  Those included a traditional graduation at CRUHSD’s Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse, a traditional graduation at the Fieldhouse with capacity limits, a virtual graduation and a drive-through graduation on each campus.  Preliminary results of an online SurveyMonkey poll about graduation preferences were also shared.  There will not be a call…

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COVID-19 update: Tuesday ends with 260 cases

Matthew Wanner2 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Tuesday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of five COVID-19 positive cases in Mohave County. Due to action this week by the Board of Supervisors, the age range reported is now much narrower. Three of the cases are in the Kingman service area. An investigation is pending on two of them. One of those is in the 30-39 year age range and the other is 80-89.  The third Kingman area case is in the 0-18 age range, in isolation, recovering at home, and linked to another confirmed case. Of the other two…

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Drugs, cash, weapons seized in bust

Pam Wanner2 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Authorities seized drugs, cash and weapons and arrested three men in Lake Havasu City last Friday. The activity marked the culmination of a two-month long investigation by police, the MAGNET narcotics task force and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The operation focused on a subject who legally purchased firearms on repeated occasions before trading weapons to prohibited possessors for drugs. A search warrant was served at a residence in the 3300 block of S. Palo Verde Blvd. “Two firearms, four artillery simulator explosive devices, a large amount of ammunition, 92 oxycodone pills, marijuana…

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MCC giving students 100% of CARES Act funding

Pam Wanner2 mins

Mohave Community College will receive more than $1.9M as part of the federal government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding.  Although the college is only required to distribute half of the money directly to students, the college will give all of it to MCC students. “We feel that distributing this money evenly among as many eligible MCC students as possible will have the most powerful positive impact on them and our communities during this crisis,” said MCC President Dr. Stacy Klippenstein. The college has already distributed $500 and $750 payments to students who met eligibility guidelines set by the federal…

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MCC giving students 100% of CARES Act funding

Matthew Wanner2 mins

Mohave Community College will receive more than $1.9M as part of the federal government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding.  Although the college is only required to distribute half of the money directly to students, the college will give all of it to MCC students. “We feel that distributing this money evenly among as many eligible MCC students as possible will have the most powerful positive impact on them and our communities during this crisis,” said MCC President Dr. Stacy Klippenstein. The college has already distributed $500 and $750 payments to students who met eligibility guidelines set by the federal…

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