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Laughlin Chamber raises more than $15,000 for Cancer Connection

Through the rain and sunshine, over 540 participants walked for the cause! The 6TH Annual Connie Davis 5k Walk & Roll was held on Saturday, March 2nd at the Pyramid Canyon day use area of North Reach Heritage Trails. Despite the morning being met with a mild downpour, over 540 participants registered to support the cause!  Shortly after the walk began, the sun came out from behind the clouds. Participants enjoyed the cool sounds of Billy Kay while eating breakfast before the walk (provided by Cinnabon) and a picnic lunch (provided by the Laughlin Tourism Commission) after the walk. Other activities included…

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KMS students compete in All-State Honor Band Festival

Kingman Middle School will send four of its talented musicians to the Arizona Music Educators Association’s All-State Honor Band Festival this weekend. Nearly 300 of Arizona’s highly achieving middle school instrumentalists, grades 6-7-8, will gather at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona on March 16, 2019 to rehearse and perform grade level concerts in the school’s 1,000-seat auditorium. Performers for the Sixth Grade All-State Band were selected by nomination. Arizona’s seventh and eighth grade musicians auditioned in October 2018 to become part of the prestigious ensembles. KMS’s own Rylee Warren ranked third chair out of the 68 auditioning seventh grade flute players…

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M14-P President speaks at Rotary

Speaking at Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club’s March 15 meeting was Jill Gernetzke (shown above with club president Becky Fawson). Gernetzke, a pilot and wing-walker, is President of M-14P.  On its website M-14P is billed as the world’s #1  provider of sales and service of M-14P aircraft and is located at 4905 Flightline Drive in Kingman Airport’s Business Complex. For further information on M-14P, log onto it’s website at m-14p.com or phone 928-681-4400. 

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Feasibility study approved to travel costs for board of supervisors meetings

Mohave County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meetings normally held in the Mohave County seat community of Kingman could someday be held in other northwest Arizona municipalities. District 5 Supervisor Ron Gould floated the proposal during Monday’s board meeting. “I think it would be interesting to actually take the Board of Supervisors show on the road, so to speak,” Gould said. Rotating the meetings to other communities, he said, extends citizen observation and participation opportunity to residents who otherwise have at least a 100-mile, round-trip drive to endure. Gould said the county might partner with city government for meeting space to…

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Nominations sought for Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame

Deadline to submit nominations is April 30 The Wildlife for Tomorrow Foundation is soliciting nominations for this year’s inductees into the Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame. The Outdoor Hall of Fame annually recognizes individuals and organizations that have made significant and lasting contributions toward Arizona’s wildlife, the welfare of its natural resources, and the state’s outdoor heritage. Nominations will be accepted through April 30 and should be submitted to:  Rebecca Bouquot, wildlifefortomorrow@gmail.com or Wildlife for Tomorrow Foundation, c/o Arizona Game and Fish Department, Attn: Rebecca Bouquot, Outdoor Hall of Fame Nominations, 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85086. This year’s…

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Some 100 turn out for courthouse groundbreaking

KINGMAN – A Monday afternoon groundbreaking ceremony celebrated a multi-million campaign to upgrade the Mohave County courthouse in downtown Kingman. The project involves a 66,000 sq. ft addition to provide additional space and the remodeling of the original historic courthouse that opened in 1915. About 100 people in attendance heard presiding Superior Court Judge Charles Gurtler thank many involved with the effort. Judge Gurtler also introduced a mix of dignitaries in the audience, ranging from staff members in Mohave County and Kingman city government to elected officials and judges. State Supreme Court Chief Justice Scott Bales remembered visiting Kingman nearly…

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