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Williams earns Master Municipal Clerk designation

LAKE  HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City Clerk Kelly Williams recently earned the Master Municipal Clerk designation from IIMC, the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, Inc. The IIMC grants the MMC designation only to those municipal clerks who complete demanding education requirements, and who have record of significant contributions to their local government, their community and state. Kelly Williams was born and raised here in Lake Havasu City, graduated from Lake Havasu High School and Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, and has been employed with the City for the past twenty years. “Only a handful of municipal clerks earn…

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Mom arrested for forging name on birth certificate

KINGMAN – The Arizona Department of Child Safety has taken custody of an infant whose mother who admitted writing in the name of a friend on her daughter’s birth certificate. Deputy Kingman Police chief Rusty Cooper said investigators believe that Jackie Dougherty did so because there was a warrant for her arrest, and she feared possible health complications for her newborn daughter due to her drug use during pregnancy. Cooper said Dougherty was already in jail on a probation violation when she was charged with forging the certificate on August 29.

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Reach Out Ranch Run/Walk 5k

KINGMAN – Join the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Public Outreach Program in fundraising for the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Second Annual Candy Crawl. There will be a 5k Run/Walk, 1k Kids Dash, yoga, and you’ll be able to create a Child Safe Kit for each of your kids. There will also be a Fastest First Responder Award given (Fire Fighter, EMS, LEO, and Dispatcher). Fees start at $10 for early registration prior to August 27. The event starts at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 at Upton Pines Hidden B&B, 935 S DW Ranch Rd. For more information call the Mohave…

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AZGFD seeks public input on hunt management approaches

The Arizona Game and Fish Department continually solicits feedback on how to best meet the demands of the hunting public, while finding ways to develop opportunities that help pass along our hunting heritage to future generations. All questions and comments about existing hunt management approaches or hunt guidelines can be emailed to AZHuntGuidelines@azgfd.gov. The department hosted a webcast Aug. 15 to provide an update on existing hunt management approaches, recent projects and to gather public input. The webcast recording and comments received during the presentation are posted at https://www.azgfd.com/Hunting/Guidelines/. While hunting opportunity is important, wildlife is held in the public…

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Gates at abandoned mines protect bat colonies, public safety

AZ Game and Fish biologists install structures to conserve, protect bats OATMAN, Ariz. — The sun is already baking off what’s left of the warm morning air, when Arizona Game and Fish bat biologist Joel Diamond carefully walks to the edge of a loose mound of gravel, and tosses a rock into the abandoned mineshaft below.  He listens carefully as it bounces off the wall of the decades-old mineshaft, again and again as it quickly disappears into the abyss. He notes that the absence of sound from the final bounce — about 100 feet below — serves as proof that…

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LHC welcomes census workers

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City welcomes 2020 Census workers to the community. Census workers are visiting our neighborhoods to canvass addresses in our area, and will continue through October. Mayor Cal Sheehy urges the public to participate in the Census 2020 effort to ensure a complete count. “Everyone that lives here must be counted. Simply put, not counting our residents in Lake Havasu City would divert millions and millions of dollars to other communities who have an accurate count. Money generated through the Census count will help us maintain and improve our roads, public safety services, and attract…

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