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An elderly, legally blind man who sports a white beard, wears Santa Claus attire and shuffles around the city of Kingman appearing hopelessly homeless was honored during Tuesday’s city council meeting.  Mayor Jen Miles presented James Zyla, also known as “Santa James”, with a key to the city and the community’s first Unity Award.    Miles noted that Zyla’s unique story is chronicled in a feature article published earlier this month by the L.A. Times. The piece noted Zyla’s previous involvement in acting in Hollywood and his passion for poetry and music, but that his accomplishments were unknown to many who ignored…

Crews have been working on the culvert crossing and miscellaneous concrete work throughout the project. Crews plan to patch the west side of Stockton Hill Road this Friday, April 19. Next week, they will be working on curb and sidewalk replacements at the culvert crossing. As they complete this work, small areas of traffic control will be set up around the work zones. The culvert work should be done next week. The waterline project is waiting for regulatory approvals from the state. As soon as it receives the approval, crews will start working on the final tie ins. This work will occur…

All city offices and Havasu mobility are closed this Friday, April 19, in observance of Good Friday.  As always, police and fire personnel are on duty, however, administrative offices are closed. Trash and recycling services are not interrupted. The Aquatic Center pool is open for exercise and lap swim from 5:00am to 1:00pm, and the After School Program is open from 2:30pm to 6:00pm. All City offices resume normal schedules on Monday, April 22.