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City of Kingman issues 36 building permits
Mohave County issued the following building permits for the week ending Feb. 19:

Kingman blood drives scheduled
Community blood drives will be held at Kingman Regional Medical Center from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, March 1; and in the Kingman Academy High School gym, 3420 N. Burbank St., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 3.

Trump is dominant force at conservative conference
A conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness.
- New COVID-19 cases stabilizing in Mohave County
- Happy workers and happy employers
- Mohave County Supervisors to tackle full agenda March 1
- Mohave County gets vaccine boost
- 5 public hearings set for Kingman City Council’s March 2 meeting
- New physician joins Kingman Regional Medical Center
- Kingman Center for the Arts presents Zero Waste Living lecture series
- Sheriff’s office investigating fatal motorcycle crash on Oatman Highway
- Mohave County logs 56 new cases of COVID-19
- Kingman Miner Feb. 26 Adoption Spotlight: Salina
- Friends of animal shelter ‘Pitty Party’ set for Saturday
- Death toll in Mohave County from COVID-19 hits 550
- Kingman police to educate residents on RV, oversized vehicle ordinance
- Kingman will become well-positioned on the Sun Corridor Trail for ATVs, bikes and horses
- Kingman Regional Medical Center resident physician lands research seed grant
- Mohave County receives double dose of Moderna vaccine
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Arizona reports 1,179 additional COVID-19 cases, 70 deaths
Arizona on Saturday reported 1,179 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 70 deaths as the state's death toll from the recently slowing coronavirus outbreak approached 16,000. The latest figures reported by the state Department of Health Services increased Arizona's pandemic totals to 815,707 confirmed cases and 15,967.

Survey: Arizona grocery workers fret about unmasked shoppers
Many grocery store workers in Arizona say they're still anxious about customers who won’t wear masks, with 1 in 5 employees affiliated with a major grocery union saying they're worried they could be physically assaulted by a shopper as the coronavirus pandemic grinds into its second year.

Judge rules Arizona Senate can access 2020 election ballots
The five-member Board of Supervisors argued that the ballots were secret, that the Legislature had no right to access them and that the subpoenas issued by Senate President Karen Fann were for an illegitimate purpose, among other arguments.
- Briefs | Trial date set for family of boy starved to death
- Water near Arizona Air Force base is tainted in latest case
- County effort to block Senate election subpoena gets hearing
- Arizona House Republicans approve pair of pro-gun bills
- Senate bill to purge Arizona permanent early voting list revived
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Heroin, guns seized in Bullhead, Mohave Valley
The Arizona Department of Public Safety’s Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission, and its local partners, recently seized a pound of heroin and several guns while making a dozen felony arrests in Mohave Valley, Phoenix and Bullhead City, according to the Bullhead City Police Department.

Sheriff’s office seeks public’s assistance in locating robbery suspect
According to the sheriff’s office, the suspect pulled out a knife and told the cashier to empty the register and his pockets.

Kingman police arrest man in connection with string of burglaries
Matthew Dylan Deal, 27, of Kingman, has been arrested by the Kingman Police Department in connection with a string of burglaries that have occurred along the Stockton Hill Road corridor over the past month.
- Remains of Topock homicide victim Id’d; murder suspect died in prison
- Dolan Springs man reportedly shoots himself during police standoff
- Kingman man arrested after reportedly driving 100 mph, fleeing from law enforcement
- Kingman pair arrested for alleged shoplifting, drug possession
- Kingman-area man awaiting extradition proceedings to New Mexico
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Baseball: Kingman High’s David Lopez headed to Cerro Coso Community College
For Lopez, it’s all about competition.
Parker dims Lady Bulldogs' playoff hopes
“This is going to hurt us,” Kingman head coach Shirley Gooch said. “We’re both fighting for that 16th spot.”

Prep roundup: Lee Williams shuts out Marcos de Niza 8-0
The seventh-ranked Lady Volunteers got a hat trick from Mackenzie Cathey, two goals from Sofia Fottrell, and one each from Alysiana Martin, Lauren Keller and Grace Otero, who scored on a penalty kick.
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Kingman Diet Tip: What about fasting, skipping meals?
Hi, this is Eunice from Diet Center. A study on 1,000 men and women showed that 22% of women and 17% of men practice unhealthy weight-loss methods.

Rants and Raves | Feb. 28, 2021
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For ‘downwinders’ in Mohave County, justice at last
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that our health is everything. But some Mohave County residents have had an unfair shot at keeping healthy at the hands of the U.S. Government. Now, in the middle of a pandemic that puts those with preexisting conditions – including cancer – at a higher risk, we have an urgent responsibility to ensure they can access the resources and health-care treatments t...
Reader Poll:
Would you be willing to pay Recyclops $144 per year for curbside recycling every two weeks?
Reader Poll:
Would you be willing to pay Recyclops $144 per year for curbside recycling every two weeks?
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Kingman Center for the Arts presents Zero Waste Living lecture series
Zero-waste living, as explained in the release, is a set of principles focused on waste prevention that encourages the redesign of resource life cycles so that all products are reused.

Horoscopes | Feb. 28, 2021
Birthdays: Jason Aldean, 44; Ali Larter, 45; Eric Lindros, 48; Rae Dawn Chong, 60.

Man takes umbrage at women who are stingy with thanks
If you move furniture, take them out for a nice dinner, buy tickets to their favorite show, buy them a gift, they don’t have enough manners or couth to say thank you or express appreciation.
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Obituary | Michael Jerome De Caires
Michael Jerome De Caires Michael Jerome De Caires passed away Feb. 19, 2021 in Kingman, Arizona. He was 70. Michael was born May 25, 1950 in Oakland, California.

Obituary | Donald Ray Brubeck Jr.
Donald Ray Brubeck Jr. Donald Ray Brubeck Jr. passed away Feb. 20, 2021 in Kingman, Arizona. He was 53. Donald was born in Harbor City, California, on July 21, 1967.

Obituary | Edward Emil Fronek
Edward Emil Fronek, 75, of Kingman, Arizona, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 14, after spending multiple weeks with family following the choice to transition into hospice.
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2nd former aide accuses NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment
A second former aide has come forward with sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who responded with a statement Saturday saying he never made advances toward her and never intended to be inappropriate.

J&J’s 1-dose shot cleared, giving US a 3rd COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.

Trump is dominant force at conservative conference
A conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness.