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Anguis refuses to mask up during board meetings

MOHAVE COUNTY – Continuing debate over the merits of face cover during the COVID-19 pandemic turned a bit chippy during Monday’s Board of supervisors meeting. Supervisors circled back to another meandering discussion of county policy requiring non-exempt citizens to wear masks in county buildings and the board auditorium. Board Chairman Jean Bishop noted her concern that Dist. 2 Supervisor Hildy Angius and Dist. 5 Supervisor Ron Gould commonly don’t wear masks while at the dais during meetings. “Supervisor Angius I haven’t shared this before but I feel a little uncomfortable sitting in between you and Supervisor Gould not wearing a…

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Anguis refuses to mask up during board meetings

MOHAVE COUNTY – Continuing debate over the merits of face cover during the COVID-19 pandemic turned a bit chippy during Monday’s Board of supervisors meeting. Supervisors circled back to another meandering discussion of county policy requiring non-exempt citizens to wear masks in county buildings and the board auditorium. Board Chairman Jean Bishop noted her concern that Dist. 2 Supervisor Hildy Angius and Dist. 5 Supervisor Ron Gould commonly don’t wear masks while at the dais during meetings. “Supervisor Angius I haven’t shared this before but I feel a little uncomfortable sitting in between you and Supervisor Gould not wearing a…

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Traffic restrictions for Bullhead City Tuesday, Wednesday

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Police Department is coordinating planning efforts with the President Donald J. Trump campaign for his scheduled visit to Bullhead City on Wednesday, October 28. In preparation of President Donald J. Trump’s arrival to the Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, there will be traffic restrictions beginning Tuesday, October 27. The Bullhead Parkway – from Highway 95 to just south of Landon Drive – will be reduced to one lane, in both north and south directions. On Tuesday evening, Laughlin Ranch Boulevard – from the Bullhead Parkway to Highway 95 – will be closed. On Tuesday evening, the entrances…

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Morgan sentenced for waterway death

A two-year prison term has been ordered for a California man convicted in a waterway fatality. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert imposed sentence Oct. 22 for Kevin Morgon, 47. Morgon pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and aggravated assault for a June, 2016 accident on the Colorado River in Bullhead City. A boat operated by Morgon collided with a jet ski. A 13-year-old girl on the personal watercraft was killed and her mother was seriously injured. Defense attorney Michael Frame argued the victims were at fault because the jet ski was heading in the wrong direction on the wrong…

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Road treatments, water project planned for City of Kingman

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman has plenty of upcoming road treatments and waterline/sewer projects that will affect some of the motoring public to adjust their travel accordingly. Between the Kingman Streets and Engineering Departments, some projects will begin work the first week in November. The Kingman Streets Department will be working on preventative maintenance on some arterial roads such as Stockton Hill Road and Airway Avenue, collector roads like Harrison and Bank Streets. There are also some water and sewer projects coming up that will affect traffic on portions of Anson Smith Rd., Fairfax Street, Airway Ave., Peterson Rd., Memorial…

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Road treatments, water project planned for City of Kingman

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman has plenty of upcoming road treatments and waterline/sewer projects that will affect some of the motoring public to adjust their travel accordingly. Between the Kingman Streets and Engineering Departments, some projects will begin work the first week in November. The Kingman Streets Department will be working on preventative maintenance on some arterial roads such as Stockton Hill Road and Airway Avenue, collector roads like Harrison and Bank Streets. There are also some water and sewer projects coming up that will affect traffic on portions of Anson Smith Rd., Fairfax Street, Airway Ave., Peterson Rd., Memorial…

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