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Get Ready for 2022 Transaction Privilege Tax License Renewals

The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) plans to mail renewal letters to business owners this month revising them to renew their Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) License before January 1. Penalties will apply to late renewals. Businesses are encouraged to update and verify their account information annually to prevent unnecessary fees and penalties. The online services portal, AZTaxes.gov, enables registered businesses to update their accounts at any time. An e-signature PIN is required to make changes. ADOR advises taxpayers to enroll now on the AZTaxes.gov website for easier renewals and faster processing and to avoid unnecessary fees and penalties. State…

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Welcome Vern Lewis Welding Supply to Kingman

KINGMAN – On Oct. 29-30, Vern Lewis Welding Supply is hosting an open house to welcome their newest store in Kingman. The event is free to the public, and will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their store location at 2365 E. Northern Ave. There will be hands-on welding demos, food and refreshments, raffle prizes, and kids welding activities. Vern Lewis Welding Supply is open Mon-Fri. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with Saturday hours from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and can be contacted at (928) 900-0341.

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Welcome Vern Lewis Welding Supply to Kingman

KINGMAN – On Oct. 29-30, Vern Lewis Welding Supply is hosting an open house to welcome their newest store in Kingman. The event is free to the public, and will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their store location at 2365 E. Northern Ave. There will be hands-on welding demos, food and refreshments, raffle prizes, and kids welding activities. Vern Lewis Welding Supply is open Mon-Fri. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with Saturday hours from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and can be contacted at (928) 900-0341.

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Halloween display benefits animals, children

Witches, skeletons and Halloween display in Golden Valley. Homemade tombstones, music-synced lighted dead trees are just some of the details that “bring to life” the Halloween spirit of about 45 blowups and other creepy things Chris Marie and Butch Meriwether have put together for everyone’s enjoyment who decides to drive by their home at 2225 S. Dome Rd. in Golden Valley. People who would like to visit the display can do so by turning south on Egar Road (Mile Marker 17) from State Route 68 and drive south for 4 ? miles and turn right on Tapeats Drive (if you…

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Public transit report for Kingman

Conversion back to fee and fare collection following a pandemic pause produced a dramatic drop in public transit ridership in Kingman this summer. Superintendent Sheri Furr addressed Kingman Area Regional Transit (KART) Advisory Commission members during their Oct. 4 meeting. “Last June we reached record ridership of 11,631 passengers for the month. This is 68% higher than June 2020 and 18% higher than June 2019, which is pre-pandemic,” Furr said. “When fare collection resumed July 1 ridership dropped significantly as we expected. In fact, there were just 6,449 riders in July.” Furr told Commissioners that two new hires will end…

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Palo Christi could return to use

Palo Christi considered to aid with overcapacity of elementary schools A mothballed elementary school could be returned to service by the Kingman Unified School District (KUSD). Superintendent Gretchen Dorner spoke of the historic downtown property during Tuesday’s governing Board meeting. “Palo Christi will always be on the agenda in one form or another as it’s still a building in our district and there will be a time when we will likely need it and that time is drawing closer,” Dorner said. She said 3 Kingman elementary schools are at capacity and another has only 2 classrooms available. “The 3 that…

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