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Timeless Cruisers Car Show slated for June 1

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

Timeless Cruisers Car Club will host their annual Car Show on Saturday, June 1 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Kingman Powerhouse. Unfinished, primered, rusted, and dented classic vehicles are invited to participate (painted cars are also invited). There will be unique awards in unusual categories! Registration fee is $15 per vehicle plus one can of food for the local food bank. For additional information contact Pirate at 928-753-8558 or George at 928-293-5712.

ADOT 511 travel information signs

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

Unique branding opportunity along Arizona freeways For nearly a decade, Arizona businesses have been reaching potential customers by placing their logos on blue signs located along freeways near their locations. A new program from the Arizona Department of Transportation will offer a unique branding opportunity for qualifying companies while promoting and creating awareness of the 511 Arizona Traveler Information program. Under the 511 Logo Signs program, businesses will be able to sponsor informational signs that remind drivers to call 511 for travel information. A horizontal sign listing the name of the sponsoring business will be attached at the bottom of the…

MCSO understaffed

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago3 mins

Safety concerns addressed at workshop Mohave County Sheriff’s office operations were a major focus of the budget workshop the Board of Supervisors conducted on Friday, April 17. Sheriff Doug Schuster repeated many points previously made to demonstrate need of additional funding. “We are seriously understaffed. We are under-compensated and our ability to serve the citizens of Mohave County is strained to say the least,” Schuster said. “We’re not as effective as we should be. There’s been public outcry to myself over and over and there’s been public outcry to this board for more staffing.” Schuster said there’s been steady population…

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First of four sentenced in LHC drug bust

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

A three-week Mohave County jail term was ordered Thursday, May 16, for a Lake Havasu City woman who was arrested on drug charges early this year. Adreanna Gaston, 22, is one of four people taken into custody following a January 26 search of a residence at 2785 Barbara Drive in Lake Havasu. Prosecutor Amanda Claerhout said officers first responded to a domestic dispute at the home. She said arriving officers detected an odor of marijuana which enabled them to secure a warrant to search the property. Claerhout said the search of the home and its occupants netted the seizure of…

Finding of No Significant Impact signed for the Transcanyon Water Distribution Pipeline project in Grand Canyon National Park

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

May 8, the National Park Service finalized a plan to provide a reliable water delivery system, improve water quality, and meet water supply needs at the South Rim and in the Cross Canyon Corridor in Grand Canyon National Park. “The pipeline plays a critical role in supporting park operations and supplies all potable water to the park’s South Rim and Cross Canyon Corridor,” said Kristine Provenzano, National Park Service manager for the project. Water transported by the pipeline supports more than 6 million annual visitors and approximately 2,500 year-round residents. A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was…

Former firefighter charged with embezzlement

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

Criminal charges have been filed against a firefighter accused of embezzling funds from a rural fire district headquartered in Dolan Springs. Phillip Picard, 31, is initially charged with ten counts of forgery and single counts of fraud and theft in an April 8 complaint filed in Kingman Justice Court. A Mohave County Sheriff’s office investigation was initiated late last June after Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire District (LMRFD) governing board and staff members conducted their own probe. It was initiated after LMRFD Administrative Assistant Karen Jackson discovered payroll anomalies on March 6, 2018. A sheriff’s office report said that Jackson detected…

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Timeless Cruisers Car Show slated for June 1

ADOT 511 travel information signs

MCSO understaffed

First of four sentenced in LHC drug bust

Finding of No Significant Impact signed for the Transcanyon Water Distribution Pipeline project in Grand Canyon National Park

Former firefighter charged with embezzlement

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