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Light jail time for couple who found suitcase full of cash

KINGMAN – The lesser involved defendant in the discovery of a suitcase full of cash was placed on probation and ordered to spend 30 days in the Mohave County Jail Friday. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle also directed Chrystal Himmelright, 41, to perform 40 hours of community work service. The judge and involved attorneys agree that Himmelright was less culpable than her co-defendant boyfriend Jeremiah Peacey. Deputy County Attorney Bob Moon said it was the 40-year-old Peacey who found the suitcase stuffed with $170,000 cash that a woman unwittingly left behind at the Kingman Walmart in the summer…

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Woods to run in District 1

MOHAVE COUNTY – Tim Woods has declared intent to seek the republican nomination for District 1 Mohave County Supervisor. The general manager of the Mohave County Fairgrounds in Kingman said he wants to give back after getting such a warm reception in 2012. “When my wife and family and I moved here we had never been to Arizona before. We were welcomed in this community with open arms and we just fell in love with it,” Woods said. “The people here, the land and everything about this country is just amazing.” Woods’ professional background includes 20 years of cattle ranch…

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Cassens announces run for District 3 seat

MOHAVE COUNTY – Former Lake Havasu City Manager Charlie Cassens intends to run for Mohave County Supervisor in the 2020 elections cycle. After retiring at the end of 2017 Cassens says he wants to offer the citizens what he learned in four decades of public service, a career that included work as an engineer, public information officer, Intergovernmental Affairs coordinator and city manager. “Running for a seat at the county level seems like a good way to give back to the community and use what I know about local government, how it works and how to make it better,” Cassens…

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Veteran Benefit Seminar open to all vets

KINGMAN – A Veteran Benefit Seminar will be held at the Elks Lodge on Gates Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 9 a.mm to 1 p.m. Disabled American Veteran National Service officers from Phoenix will be present to explain updates to the VA laws and claims processes. They will also be available to do a one-on-one with veterans wishing to appeal a decision or have questions on their claim. Service officers will be available to help veterans file an initial claim. Please bring a copy of your DD214 and any paperwork regarding your claim.

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Parent and Community Informational Night set

Are vaping products and e-cigs risk-free? Do they all contain highly addictive nicotine? Is vaping a proven method for quitting tobacco? Does nicotine affect the development and functioning of a young brain? Can you feel assured that the contents of a vaping device are safe? What’s the bottom line? These are just a few of the many questions one should be asking before flirting with just another potentially, highly dangerous and addictive device. Get the facts! Come hear Dean Wenrich, a Community Health Educator from the Mohave County Health Department’s Tobacco Use Prevention Program, talk about this relatively new phenomenon….

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