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I-40 bust nets 89 pounds of meth

Four adults from Georgia were arrested when authorities reportedly confiscated almost 90 pounds of methamphetamine during a Kingman traffic stop Thursday. The Mohave County Sheriff’s office (MCSO) reports the seizure was the result of an interdiction law enforcement operation involving the MAGNET drug task force and others. MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the vehicle was stopped on Interstate 40 at about 5:30 p.m. She said a search was conducted when an Arizona DPS canine that was brought to the scene alerted on the illegal cargo. “Numerous bundles totaling 89 pounds of methamphetamine was located,” Mortensen said. “The amount of illegal…

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I-40 bust nets 89 pounds of meth

Four adults from Georgia were arrested when authorities reportedly confiscated almost 90 pounds of methamphetamine during a Kingman traffic stop Thursday. The Mohave County Sheriff’s office (MCSO) reports the seizure was the result of an interdiction law enforcement operation involving the MAGNET drug task force and others. MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the vehicle was stopped on Interstate 40 at about 5:30 p.m. She said a search was conducted when an Arizona DPS canine that was brought to the scene alerted on the illegal cargo. “Numerous bundles totaling 89 pounds of methamphetamine was located,” Mortensen said. “The amount of illegal…

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BOS: Water management, COVID-19 numbers continue to drop

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Supervisors passed a resolution Thursday urging the U.S. Department of Interior to reject a recommendation to approve transfer of 4th priority Colorado River water from western Arizona for use in the exploding Phoenix suburb of Queen Creek. A similar resolution was approved Tuesday by the Mohave County Water Authority. Bullhead City council member Mark Clark this week said he was bewildered that Arizona Department of Water Resources Director (ADWR) Tom Buschatzke is recommending approval when Western Arizona counties, cities, and so many citizens expressed overwhelming opposition during a series of public input hearings held last…

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Havasu man charged in shooting incident

LAKE HAVASU CITY – On September 13, at approximately 3:15 a.m. Lake Havasu City Police (LHCPD) officers responded to the 2100 block of Injo Drive for a report of a shooting. Deputies located the victim, 22-year old Yucaipa, California resident, inside the residence with a single gunshot wound to the abdomen. According to a LHCPD spokesperson, the shooter was identified as possibly being  21-year old Lake Havasu City resident Garrett Wilder. Detectives determined that Dotson was outside the residence in the 2100 block of Injo Drive and had exchanged words with Wilder, who was in a vehicle in the 2100…

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Emerson Avenue closed on Friday

KINGMAN – The contractor JDI will be closing Emerson Avenue between Harrison Street and Van Buren St. for utility work Friday, September 18, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For any questions or concerns, please call Doug Poole at (928)716-5418. Up-to-date street closures will be located on the City of Kingman’s engineering website page of interactive Maps through the city’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS): https://www.cityofkingman.gov/government/departments/engineering/gis

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ADOT to hold additional public comment period for 2021-2025 Tentative Five-Year Program

Comment period begins Sept. 18; public hearing to be held on Oct. 16 PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation will open an additional comment period for the revised 2021-2025 Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program on Friday, Sept. 18. The additional comment period will extend through Tuesday, Oct. 27. The State Transportation Board will receive the newly revised Tentative Program during its monthly meeting on Sept. 18. Earlier this year, ADOT conducted its traditional process for the annual update to the Five-Year Program and held a public comment period and two public hearings. The 2021-2025 Five-Year Program was scheduled…

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