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The $41.5 million from the American Rescue Plan did not arrive yet, and only half of the sum will arrive this year, but the Mohave County Board of Supervisors already have an idea in mind on how to put the money to use.

Kingman City Council on Tuesday, April 6 approved adoption of a new zoning code nearly two years in the making, which will take effect and repeal the old code effective June 6, 2021.

More than 20,000 Mohave County residents have now been infected by the coronavirus since the first case was reported on March 24, 2020.

Kaiona Bautista, a senior at Lee Williams High School, was recently selected as the Kingman Rotary Club’s Student Rotarian for the spring 2021 semester.

Thomas Davidson and Cody Delgado have been promoted to the rank of corporal, and Cody Stephenson has been promoted to the rank of sergeant, at the Mohave County Adult Detention Facility.

There will be immediate increases in salaries for Mohave County Public Health Department employees, from about 10% to almost 28% for nurses in terms of an hourly wage. The changes were approved in a 5-0 vote by the Mohave County Board of Supervisors on Monday, April 5.

Pharoahs Car Club Arizona will hold a fundraiser to benefit local first responders from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 8 at the Golden Paradise Landowners Building, 5505 Highway 68 in Golden Valley.

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Jacob and Rylin are sweet and loving boys who share an incredible sibling bond.

Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue K-9 Team member Lily has been certified as a cadaver dog, which can help locate human corpses.

A 7-year-old girl was critically injured when she was struck by a jet ski on Saturday, April 3 on the Colorado River, and as of Monday was still being treated for her injuries.

More than 20,000 Mohave County residents have now been infected by the coronavirus since the first case was reported on March 24, 2020.

Mohave County Economic Development Director Tami Ursenbach was recently awarded a Women With Vision Award during the 2nd annual National Association of Women Business Owners virtual awards ceremony.

Heather is an incredibly talented artist who loves drawing, reading, anime and funny YouTube videos.

The City of Kingman issued the following business licenses for the week ending April 1:

Mohave County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a shooting that killed an Apple Valley man in Fort Mohave on Monday, April 5.

Dutch Bros Coffee will open a drive-thru store in Kingman on Wednesday, April 7 at 3701 N. Stockton Hill Road.

RE/MAX Prestige Properties has announced that after 17 years of being in business, current franchise owner Dwayne Patterson has sold his business to broker Jonny Meins.

The actual program is still being put together, but over 30 local performers from the Kingman Unified School District and the Kingman community will be featured for the opening of the 11th season of the Sounds of Kingman Concert in the Park Series.

In the coming weeks, Mohave County might see the supply of COVID-19 vaccine gradually outweighing the demand.

An adult in the 20-29 age range from the Lake Havasu City medical service area has perished from complications of COVID-19.

The planting of the Children’s Garden at Dig It Kingman Community Gardens was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but will resume this year on Friday, April 9.

Three Mohave County residents occupying two vehicles – a jeep and a pickup truck – were killed in a collision with a freight train in Golden Valley on Sunday, April 4.

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 32 new cases of COVID-19 in Mohave County on Sunday and Monday, April 4-5.

Joey Douglas Preston, 41, of Meadview, was killed in a single-vehicle traffic collision in the vicinity of N. Escalante Boulevard and E. Bradley Bay Drive in Meadview on Saturday, April 3.