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Climate change, cost and competition for water drive settlement over tribal rights to Colorado River

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A Native American tribe with one of the largest outstanding claims to water in the Colorado River basin is closing in on a settlement with more than a dozen parties, putting it on a path to piping water to tens of thousands of tribal members in Arizona who still live without it. Negotiating terms outlined late Wednesday include water rights not only for the Navajo Nation but the neighboring Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes in the northeastern corner of the state. The water would come from a mix of sources: the Colorado River that…

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KUSD students participate in All-State Band Festival

KINGMAN – Kingman Unified School District #20 is very proud to have had 10 students participate in the Arizona Music Educators Association’s All-State Elementary/Junior High School Honor Band Festival held on March 2, at Mountain View High School in Mesa.  Hundreds of Arizona middle school students vied for placement in the prestigious All-State Sixth, Seventh & Eighth Grade Honor Bands. In December 2023, seventh and eighth grade band students submitted virtual audition recordings of musical excerpts and scales for judging. Adjudicators assessed students’ technical accuracy and artistic expression awarding placement to the highest-ranking musicians for each grade level ensemble. Sixth grade students from across the state were selected…

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Credit union announces scholarship program

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community Federal Credit Union (MCFCU) has announced that they are offering three deserving scholars a chance to receive a $1,000 scholarship! Entries for scholarships began February 1. Last day to submit the application is April 30 at 5 p.m. Must meet all requirements as defined on the MCFCU Scholarship Application to be eligible for entry.   For more information, please visit mohavecommunityfcu.com/contact-us/, 928-753-8000 or mcfcreditunion@citlink.net. Just put “Keys to Success Scholarship Entry” in the subject heading. MCFCU believes that the number one renewable resource is the youth of Mohave County. By investing in the young citizens in thr community,…

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IRS, state direct file to launch March 12

Platform offers eligible taxpayers a new option to file electronically for free Phoenix – The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) is announcing that the much-anticipated Direct File tool — and Arizona’s integrated state filing tool, FileYourStateTaxes — will be officially available for all eligible taxpayers to file their tax returns electronically for free starting March 12. This historic new program will allow eligible taxpayers to file their federal and state returns seamlessly and for free. Starting this week, the platform is in its final testing phase, allowing new users to file their returns 24 hours a day, every day. A message…

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MRF to host candidates for multiple offices at next meeting 

KINGMAN – The public is invited to the Mohave Republican Forum (MRF) dinner meeting on Wednesday, March 13, at 5:30 p.m.  Guest speakers will be Mohave County Assessor Jeanne Kentch, who is running for re-election and candidates Becky Foster and Rebecca Main Liska for the same position; and James Barber and Gordon Groat, candidates for Mohave County School Superintendent. Each candidate will have the opportunity to speak and answer questions.  MRF meetings are held at Golden Corral, 3580 Stockton Hill Road. The meeting room should be available by 4:00 p.m. and the program begins at 5:30 p.m. There is an admission charge of $3 per person to…

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