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Students Keith Finney and Elliott Finney explore science

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Kingman Young Marines volunteer as Bunny Guards

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Quality of life improves for group home residents

Dear Editor, My name is Jake and you’ve probably never met me or even heard of my plight. I am also willing to bet my next meal that many of you have never been to where my friends and I live. MOHAVE COUNTY – My name is Jake and you’ve probably never met me or even heard of my plight. I am also willing to bet my next meal that many of you have never been to where my friends and I live. The place I’m currently staying at with Barney, Gertrude, Shorty and about 180 others isn’t a four-star…

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Registration for KYFL to begin

Coaches, parents and young athletes and cheerleaders are gearing up for the annual Kingman Youth Football League (KYFL) season. Separate registration opportunities are scheduled in early and mid-August. Parents can sign up their third to sixth grade kids at the discounted rate of $75 during the First Friday festivities in downtown Kingman. KYFL officials will be handling registration from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. while manning a booth that will be set up between 4th and 5th streets on Friday, August 2. It will cost $85 to sign up kids during registration scheduled at Kingman High School (KHS) August 14, 15, and 16….

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Going fast: fall turkey, youth-only javelina hunt permit-tags

Leftovers go on sale “over the counter” beginning Monday, July 29 PHOENIX — Arizona hunters still have an opportunity to receive a hunt permit-tag for select 2019 fall turkey and youth-only javelina hunts.   As of last week, there were 418 permit-tags available for fall turkey in Game Management Unit 12A, and 210 youth-only permit-tags for javelina in various units throughout the state.  All leftover permit-tags can be purchased in person with a completed paper application at all department offices beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, July 29.  For a complete list of leftover permit-tags, visit https://www.azgfd.com/Hunting/Draw/. For more information, including license and permit-tag requirements,…

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Boultinghouse will receive five to 13 years in plea deal

A Lake Havasu City man faces mandatory prison time after entering a plea agreement that resolves three drug cases. A mix of charges is dismissed in the deal for Michael-Shawn Boultinghouse, 37. During a July 17 change of plea hearing in Kingman, Boultinghouse pleaded guilty to possession of narcotic drugs for a December 16, 2018 incident at 3101 London Bridge Road. Prosecutor Amanda Claerhout said police found a zipper pouch that contained burned foil with heroin residue. Boultinghouse also pleaded guilty to sale of narcotic drugs for a February, 2019 incident at his home in the 2100 block of Barranca…

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Bullhead City public works projects

BULLHEAD CITY – The City of Bullhead City Public Works Department has the following projects going on in addition to regular work around our city during the week of July 29: ·City crews will be performing city wide sewer cleaning in various neighborhoods. ·City crews will be performing city wide sewer video inspection. ·City crews will be performing city wide street sweeping in various neighborhoods. ·City crews will be performing city wide traffic and street light maintenance and repairs in various locations throughout the city. ·The North Bullhead construction project is ongoing until October. Installation of curb, gutter, grading and…

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Hope is “Help, to the rescue”

Happiness is a choice! You can either choose to be happy, or you can choose to be downcast, discourage or depressed. Life is what you make it. Now, there are many who would disagree, citing chemical imbalances, adverse situations and circumstances as their reason. While these things may be certain in our life, the truth remains that happiness is dependent upon circumstances, but true joy is dependent upon a relationship, for the Lord gives us hope that results in joy. The psalmist David was like any one of us. The Scriptures reveal that he had good days, and bad days….

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