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Superior Court Presiding Judge Charles W. Gurtler, Jr. announces appointment of Court Commissioner

Presiding Judge Charles W. Gurtler, Jr. announced July 18 the appointment of Megan McCoy to the position of Court Commissioner for the Mohave County Superior Court with an anticipated start date of August 5, 2019.   Megan McCoy currently works at the Mohave County Attorney’s office and has been employed there since 2006. She was admitted to the practice of law in Arizona in 2006. She received her Law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California San Diego and is a graduate of Kingman High School.  “Ms. McCoy has developed exemplary skills during her…

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Plea deal in the works for Martin

A Lake Havasu City man charged in the death of his infant daughter had a pre trial conference hearing in Kingman on July 11. Ty Martin, 23, is charged with second degree murder in May 11 death of the 18-month-old girl. Lake Havasu police said the child was left unattended in the rear seat of Martin’s vehicle for 45 minutes to an hour while Martin was visiting at the home of his friend Noah Grabowski.  A probable cause statement indicated that Martin admitted smoking marijuana and playing video games while the victim was in the vehicle outside Grabowski’s home on Tailstar…

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Clarification on homicide case

The Mohave County Sheriff’s office has clarified some information regarding a new homicide case. Spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said officers began a surveillance detail after being informed last Friday that a murder occurred at a residence in the 4500 block of Glen Road in north Kingman. The investigation led to execution of a search warrant Wednesday where the body of a victim was located inside a 55 gallon drum that was recovered where buried in the backyard. The residents of that property, Carrie Vanover, 23, and her 31-year-old boyfriend Mark Baldonado, were arrested and booked into jail for first degree murder….

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Exotic animal measure is withdrawn

A controversial resolution that would have imposed restrictions for circuses and other shows featuring dangerous exotic wild animals such as bears and elephants was not heard during Tuesday’s Kingman City council meeting. Mayor Jen Miles withdrew the measure saying council members endured a backlash from passionate factions, defenders of such performances on one end of the spectrum and animal rights activists on the other. “The Mohave county Fairgrounds was quite effective in churning public anger with allegations designed to create mistrust of the city and of me in particular as mayor, in the actions I’m taking,” Miles said. “And the…

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WIC benefits and services

MOHAVE COUNTY- Mohave County Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program provides nutrition assistance to eligible women, infants, and children. WIC provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and community resources to participants. The WIC program is available in Kingman, Bullhead City, and Lake Havasu City. To be eligible, a person must: Be a pregnant woman; a breastfeeding woman who has had a baby in the last 12 months; a woman who has had a baby in the last six months; an infant; or a child up to the fifth birthday; Reside in Mohave County…

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