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Eric Neal, of Lake Havasu City, graduated from Fort Lewis College in April 2019. Neal graduated with a degree in Exercise Physiology. More than 400 students participated in the Spring Commencement ceremony. Fort Lewis College is the Southwest’s crossroads of education and adventure with a  blend of small classes, dynamic academic programs, and a liberal arts perspective leads to transformative learning experiences that foster entrepreneurship, leadership, creative problem solving, and life-long learning.

KINGMAN – Work began on the installation of the City’s first reclaimed water injection well this month, with a projected finish date before the end of the year. Reclaimed water from the Hilltop Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) added to the City’s groundwater supply is quite valuable as a new and renewable resource for Kingman. This Design Concept Report begun in 2016, and was completed in 2017. The Hilltop WWTP was completed in 2007, and right now, the water is discharged into the Mohave Wash wetland and infiltration basins. Some of that water may be recharging the aquifer, but most is lost…

Mohave County – Mosquito surveillance conducted this week by the Mohave County Environmental Health Division (MCEHD) revealed several agricultural locations that met the CDC’s protocol to conduct mosquito control. Designated areas will have adult insecticide treatment using an Ultra Low Volume (ULV) fogging applied by the air using a low flying airplane. Aerial applications provide a greater opportunity to reduce mosquito populations in hard to reach agricultural areas. Applications are applied weather permitting and do not include materials known to be harmful to humans, animals or other insects when applied according to the product label. SCHEDULE:  Aerial application will begin at dawn on Friday, August…

A pedestrian was fatally injured early Tuesday when struck by a vehicle in Dolan Springs. The Mohave County Sheriff’s office said Patricia McElrath, 58, Dolan Springs, was dead at the scene of the collision. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said deputies responded at 4:40 a.m. to the incident. She said the driver was westbound when he struck McElrath in the vicinity of Pierce Ferry road and 4th street. “The driver advised he did not see McElrath in the roadway until the time of the collision and she was not wearing any type of reflective material,” Mortensen said. “Speed or impairment do not…