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Mohave County Update for those who follow:kingmandailyminer.com <<.. County CDBG coordinator Dave Wolf said every county program that applied for award money was successful. Rodeo results announced The following are the results of the Andy Devine Days Rodeo: Bareback riding: 1. Mark Gomes, Hutchinson, K.S., 74, $1,067 2. Neal Dillahunt, Hereford, Ariz., 73, $800.25 3. Luis Escudero, White Sands, N.M., 71, $533.50 County says trees must go By Ken Hedler Miner Staff Writer Mohave County officials plan to remove three old trees behind the Mohave County Superior Court to make room for modular buildings that will house the new Cerbat Justice Court and Superior Court offices. The trees will make way for a 60-by-36 modular building for Justice Court and a 48-by-12 building for Superior Court offices, said Dick Skalicky, county public works director. Graffiti abatement is expensive By Kim Smith Miner Staff Writer The City of Kingman spent approximately $600 in materials and labor to remove graffiti last fiscal year. With nine months to go in this fiscal year, that price tag is already about $250. "We had more graffiti incidents last week than we had all year," Barry Weathers, city equipment and maintenance supervisor said. 10-9-98 Golden Valley to get sheriff's substation By Kim Smith Miner Staff Writer Golden Valley will soon have a Mohave County Sheriff's Office substation all its own. Sheriff Tom Sheahan said the substation, located at Magma Road and State Route 68, will be a place where residents can pick up crime-related literature and meet with deputies. Brewgrass festival is Saturday By Abbie Gripman Miner Staff Writer The second annual downtown Kingman Brewgrass festival is scheduled to kick-off immediately following tomorrow's Andy Devine Days parade. The festival, which is expected to run from about 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Beale Street between Sixth and Seventh streets, will feature live bluegrass music and tastings of micro-brewed beer. Tucson band Out of the Blue will be the featured performer. Event organizer Terri Holloway said some local musicians are expected to play with the band throughout the day. City cops and DPS clearing city areas of transients By Kim Smith Miner Staff Writer They came, they saw and while they may not have conquered the problem, Kingman police Sgt. Rusty Cooper believes they curbed it. The problem was an increase in crime in the area between Interstate 40 and Airway Avenue on Andy Devine Avenue, Cooper said. Six months ago officers were being deluged with complaints about criminal damage, panhandlers, drunk and disorderly people, burglaries and thefts. Laundromat robber foiled by clerk and conscience By Kim Smith Miner Staff Writer A teen-aged would-be robber had his plan thwarted Thursday morning by a laundromat clerk. The clerk declined to give him the money after questioning his logic. 10-7-98 Devine Days parade is Saturday; traffic to be affected By Kim Smith Miner Staff Writer The Kingman Police Department is reminding motorists that many of downtown Kingman's streets will be closed Saturday from midnight until noon for the Andy Devine Days parade. Residents should not park on Beale Street between Grandview Avenue and Seventh Street; on First Street between Spring and Beale Streets; on Sixth Street between Spring and Beale Streets and on Spring Street between Third and Sixth streets. ..>> Chucadambar