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Most Lake Havasu City residents curse the incessant desert winds, but some people are shouting, “Bring it on!”

Kingmanites, grab those capes and crime-fighting suits to get ready to dash to the finish line during the 4th annual Superhero 5k run/walk & Kids Dash is coming up on April 6.

Is your electric bill shockingly high?

“In communities that are certainly larger, like ours, they can be and sometimes are a threat to smaller mom-and-pop based businesses or specialty shops,” Kellogg said.

At the peak of the allergy season, with pollen from tumbleweed, mulberry and desert flowers flying around, locals swear by local raw honey.

The County is preparing for an online auction of over 800 properties in Mohave County held by the State under tax deed. For the first time, the auction will take place online. The sale will kick off at noon on Monday, April 8 and end at 5 p.m. April 10, 2019.

The Nominating Committee for the commission is now accepting applications. It is seeking non-attorneys who are informed and passionate about Arizona and its judiciary.

Council also slightly expanded the scope of the Stockton Hill Road project. The first expansion adds a portion of Gordon drive between Stockton and N. Shadow Road to the mill and overlay work.

Children and their families have the opportunity to learn American Sign Language.

This amazing man, a well known member of the Kingman clergy is one of the most beloved and respected citizens in our community.

Officer Rutherford died in the line of duty Thursday, March 21 after being hit by a vehicle.

The Mohave County Library is hosting a Super Smash Bros Tournament from 2 – 4:30 p.m. Saturday at 3269 N. Burbank St.

The National Park Service (NPS) estimates that during Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, over $671 million in needed repair work was completed at national parks across the country, one of the the largest amounts of deferred maintenance needs retired in a single year.

Events for March 22 & 23, 2019

March is the month of giving for Jersey Mike’s.

“Although we look forward to working with ADOT on other projects in our area, we are disappointed that this key project for Kingman did not make the tentative plan,” Miles said in a press release.

According to Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, in Arizona about 26,500 high school students smoke and about 839,700 Arizonan adults smoke.

“When you uproot a tournament, it’s almost a forgone conclusion you’re going to lose teams,” Fruhwirth said. “This particular tournament bucked that trend.”

According to Moline’s estimations, creating a procurement department within the City would cost more than $207,000 each year, which does not include the cost of finding space for the division.

Humbling is the word Justin Garrison used to describe how it felt receiving the Physician/Physician Assistant Partnership of the Year award from the Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants during the ASAPA Spring Conference on March 8 in Prescott.

Mohave County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Gina Clarissa Trujillo, 48 of Kingman, for seven counts of forgery, three counts of criminal impersonation, three counts of identity theft, two counts of fraudulent schemes, one count of theft, all felonies, three counts of misdemeanor issuing bad checks, and an active arrest warrant.

It is a piece of American history and culture that lives on to this day right here in Kingman, in the likes of stride jazz pianist Mike Lipskin and jazz vocalist Dinah Lee.

While people most assuredly still enjoyed themselves over St. Patrick’s Day weekend, it appears they did so responsibly as the Kingman Police Department made only one DUI arrest and the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office made none.

This is what else you need to know in regard to the Monday, March 18, meeting of the Mohave Board of Supervisors.

The introduced amendment would remove those “arbitrary” lines and allow residents of Mohave and Clark counties to receive those partial reparations.