http://kdminer.com en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:17:11 GMT Daily feed of articles. No commercial use of these feed links is permitted without the written permission of the publisher. http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56796 River Cities United Way has named employee Lyn Demaret as its new president and chief executive officer. Latest News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56797 Human remains found by construction workers on new Skywalk road Latest News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56798 The late Merrill Kieffer, a longtime Kingman resident who was a respected landscape architect for the city of Henderson, Nev., was honored Saturday when Henderson held a grand opening for Cornerstone Park. The key attraction of the 100-acre park is a 31-acre lake that Henderson officials christened Merrill Kieffer Lake at Cornerstone Park. Latest News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56790 A Mesa nonprofit organization is bringing its popular Minor League Techie Camp here for the first time. Latest News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56795 An alleged sexual predator accused of meeting a 14-year-old victim on the social website Facebook was arrested Friday and charged with two felonies related to sex crimes involving a minor. Latest News Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56779 Remains uncovered by construction crew Latest News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:19:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56778 Man charged with two felonies Latest News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:17:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56775 Using a small extinguisher, an employee of Bashas' Grocery Store tries to suppress a fire Friday night under a trailer parked in the loading dock. Latest News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:01:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56776 Another day, another scheme to steal from unsuspecting Kingmanites Latest News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:01:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56777 When Jim Hinckley moved here after graduating from high school in Jackson, Mich., he fell head over heels in love. Not with a person. With a place. Hinckley, originally from Morehead City, N.C., first moved to Kingman during the summer of 1966 when his father was discharged from the U.S. Navy and wanted to relocate as far from water as possible. Latest News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:01:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56774 The Mohave County Board of Supervisors decided to hold on to their authority to shut down the Boy Scout Camp Levi Levi due to wildfire danger rather than give staff the authority to shut the camp down in an emergency. Latest News Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56758 The intersection of Stockton Hill Road and Airway Avenue is the busiest in Mohave County, and it's also where the most accidents occur. In an effort to better manage traffic flow and reduce accidents - and headaches - for motorists, the City Council in its capital projects plan made improvements to the intersection a priority. That work has begun on the west side of Stockton Hill and on Western Avenue between Sycamore Street and Airway Avenue. Latest News Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56759 The City Council will consider rezoning nearly three acres of land that would allow the developer to subdivide the property into 10 single-family lots. Latest News Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56760 Garret Wayman's years of experience building Lego sets came in handy last week as he helped his teammates create a Lego robot at the Kingman FIRST Robotics Lego League Summer Camp. Latest News Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56761 It was reported in Friday's Miner that the Kingman Fire Department is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for the apprehension of a serial arsonist who has set 80 brush fires in the Kingman area since January. Latest News Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56729 Mohave County legislators are furious about Gov. Jan Brewer's tactics to get her budget and the expansion of the state's Medicaid program passed. "This didn't go the way I hoped," said Sen. Kelli Ward, R-Lake Havasu City, "We weren't allowed to caucus, our questions weren't answered and comments from the public weren't allowed. To me it wasn't democracy, it was tyranny. They hijacked the legislative process." "I thought it was appalling and disrespectful what the governor did," said Rep. Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City. Latest News Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56730 The Board of Supervisors will wade into the Diamond Bar Road dispute during their meeting Monday. Latest News Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56731 David Jin, the designer of the Skywalk at Grand Canyon West, has died. He was 51. Latest News Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56711 Kingman residents understandably take pride in the city's role as an aerial training ground during World War II, but nearly 70 years later there is a price to pay for that legacy. According to Mayor John Salem, that price is in the "millions and millions of dollars," money that is needed to keep the Kingman Airport taxiway from crumbling due to a waste product that was buried on the site decades ago. Latest News Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:01:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56712 Replacement mayor married to county supervisor; officials say no conflict will arise Latest News Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:01:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56713 One of the Arizona Department of Transportation's recommendations to fix traffic congestion on Beverly Avenue may leave long-time Kingman residents with a feeling of déjà vu. Latest News Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:01:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56721 Mohave Silent Witness has added $1,000 in reward money for information that leads to the arrest of a roadside arsonist or arsonists responsible for 80 fires in the Kingman area since January. Latest News Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56700 More than three years have passed since Christopher Gillespie was shot to death in an ambush outside of Kingman. His accused killers, Casey Fessenden and Norman Corley, have yet to go on trial and there's no guarantee that one will be held anytime soon. Kim Aune, an attorney with the Mohave County Attorney's Office who is prosecuting the case, said the latest trial that was supposed to get under way Tuesday has been postponed until "sometime near the end of summer." Latest News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56701 Mohave County Sheriff Tom Sheahan said legalization would be a 'disaster' Latest News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=56702 Despite negative company filings, an $11.2 million deficit and a serious lack of funding, Sierra Resource Group's director says he is still pursuing plans to re-open the Chloride Copper Mine. Latest News Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:00:00 GMT