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Godoy gets three years in drugs-for-sale case

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KRMC CEO commits to continuing patient visitation

KINGMAN – Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) CEO, Will McConnell, has expressed a commitment to continue allowing visitation for hospitalized patients – despite the surge of COVID-19 cases in our community. During the COVID lockdown last spring, KRMC closed to all visitors. In August, the hospital resumed a limited visitation policy with specific safety protocols. Now, KRMC will continue visitation amid an increase in cases. “We recognize that the support of loved ones is a critical part of healthcare and healing. Because of this, we will never return to zero visitation at KRMC,” stated McConnell. “Since we reinstated visitation, we…

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Heroin dealer takes plea agreement

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Peoria woman who allegedly sold large quantities of heroin and counterfeit pills throughout Lake Havasu City will go to the Arizona Department of Corrections under terms of a plea agreement entered Tuesday. Summer Parkerson, 34, faces a 3–5-year prison term in the deal convicting her of possession of narcotic drugs for sale. An identical count and other drug related charges are dismissed in the agreement. Judge Doug Camacho scheduled a Jan. 28 sentencing hearing. A press release issued by the Lake Havasu City police department said Parkerson had been the subject of a drug dealing…

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Decisions for 2021

Dear Editor, 2021 is here, and will it be just another year? If it’s just another year then that won’t be bad at all because too many will not have another year. The opportunity and privilege to have another year is the gift of life. Being alive and living your life is about as good as it gets. Aim for being alive this time next year. Make some decisions about 2021. Where do you want to be this time in 12 months? Would you like to be ten pounds heavier? Maybe you would like to be ten or twenty pounds…

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Decisions for 2021

Dear Editor, 2021 is here, and will it be just another year? If it’s just another year then that won’t be bad at all because too many will not have another year. The opportunity and privilege to have another year is the gift of life. Being alive and living your life is about as good as it gets. Aim for being alive this time next year. Make some decisions about 2021. Where do you want to be this time in 12 months? Would you like to be ten pounds heavier? Maybe you would like to be ten or twenty pounds…

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ELEANOR VELDERRAIN

Eleanor Velderrain, of Kingman, died Monday, December 28, 2020. She was 75. Mrs. Velderrain was born Oct. 4, 1945 in Germany. A service will be held Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 10 a.m. at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Kingman. Interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery. The family contact is her husband Daniel Ray Velderrain. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.

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Moss Mine dispute settled

BULLHEAD CITY – The company that operates the Moss Mine outside Bullhead City has agreed to pay a former contractor to resolve a legal dispute. The Northern Vertex Mining Corp. has announced its Golden Vertex Corp. subsidiary will pay $250,000 to M.C. Donegan LLC, a firm that previously provided drilling and blasting services at the gold and silver mine. M.C. Donegan will also be issued 365,100 common shares in the capital of the company to settle the business beef. Dave Hawkins

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