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Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago4 mins

AZGFD invites hunters to take Arizona Small Game Challenge Up for a challenge? The Arizona Game and Fish Department is now accepting registration for the annual Arizona Small Game Challenge, created in partnership with the Valley of the Sun Chapter of Quail Forever for hunters to experience the state’s abundance of small game hunting opportunities. “Small game is big fun,” said Larisa Harding, the department’s small game program manager. “We’re heading into a great time of year, and we want all hunters to get out and discover how rewarding small game hunting can be. “Taking part in the Arizona Small…

Public invited to Airport Master Plan Informational Workshop

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The public is invited and encouraged to attend the upcoming informational workshop for the ongoing Airport Master Plan for the Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport this Thursday, August 29, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., in the Main Airport Terminal of the Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport, located at 5600 N. Hwy 95 #1. The goal of the Airport Master Plan is to provide the framework needed to guide future Airport development that will cost-effectively satisfy aviation demand, while considering potential environmental and socioeconomic issues. The FAA recommends that public use airports like Lake Havasu City…

Kingman Police and Fire launch new tool for outreach, feedback

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago3 mins

KINGMAN – At a time when it’s crucial to improve community relationships, the Kingman Fire Department and the Kingman Police Department have expanded their capabilities in their community engagement efforts, launching the SPIDR Tech platform this week. The platform will not only enable the Kingman Fire Department and the Kingman Police Department to send fully automated messages to victims of crimes and 911 callers, it will also allow them to close the communication loop by collecting community feedback about their experience with the Kingman Fire Department and the Kingman Police Department. The SPIDR Tech platform does this by allowing agencies…

New DES offices to be ready by February 2020

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – Site preparation is underway where Sun State Builders of Phoenix will build a new 40,000 square foot office for the State of Arizona on Airway Avenue in Kingman. The project is located on an undeveloped 4.5-acre parcel between Kenneth and Adams Sts. The new building will house about 75 state Department of Economic Security and Department of Child Services employees who currently work out of two offices downtown, one on Pine Street and the other on Beale Street. The state has placed the 1.5-acre parcel on Beale Street on the market for $1.5 million. That property between Fifth…

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Former Smoke Shop to get a facelift

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

The former Smoke Shop that was shut down by federal authorities in a law enforcement operation will get a makeover in downtown Kingman Thursday. Deputy Kingman Police Chief Rusty Cooper said some city staff members and local merchants will repaint the building a sandstone color. Cooper said some feel that the green and orange color scheme rendered the building at 417 Beale Street an eyesore. He said others want to change its look due a stigma associated with the enterprise that sold pipes and products used to smoke marijuana. The DEA shut down the Smoke Shop when its owners, Ray…

Traxler receives lifetime achievement award

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – A Golden Valley woman who has worked for the Mohave County Attorney’s office for 26 years was recently presented a lifetime achievement award. Robin Traxler was lauded during the Arizona Prosecuting Attorney’s Advisory Council annual conference for administrative professionals on August 23 in Mesa. Traxler began her near four-decade career in support of the criminal justice system in 1980 as a dispatcher for the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. She transitioned to the county attorney’s office in 1993, where she has been indispensable, according to Mohave County Attorney Matt Smith. “Robin is an intricate part of our ‘business’ and…

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Small game, big fun:

Public invited to Airport Master Plan Informational Workshop

Kingman Police and Fire launch new tool for outreach, feedback

New DES offices to be ready by February 2020

Former Smoke Shop to get a facelift

Traxler receives lifetime achievement award

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