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Communities encouraged to get involved

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program and the Foster Care Review Board of Arizona (FCRB) are encouraging the community to act now and help raise awareness about its impact on individuals, communities, and children and families. The effects of domestic violence are far-reaching and not just for the partners involved but also for the children who may witness it. This can leave children feeling anxious and uncertain.  In some instances, it becomes necessary to place the children into kinship care or foster homes. Research indicates a strong connection between domestic violence and…

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Communities encouraged to get involved

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program and the Foster Care Review Board of Arizona (FCRB) are encouraging the community to act now and help raise awareness about its impact on individuals, communities, and children and families. The effects of domestic violence are far-reaching and not just for the partners involved but also for the children who may witness it. This can leave children feeling anxious and uncertain.  In some instances, it becomes necessary to place the children into kinship care or foster homes. Research indicates a strong connection between domestic violence and…

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GVID future: Six apply for appointment

KINGMAN – Six citizens have applied for possible appointment should the Board of Supervisors vote next Monday to transition the Golden Valley Improvement District from a county governed entity to domestic administration. Those who’ve applied for initial appointment to a domestic board whose members would be elected in the future include Brittany Bean, Jennifer Esposito, Danielle Ohle-Keck, Butch Meriweather, Stephen Tygard and Dennis German. Supervisors must first decide if the board and county will continue running the GVID or if it will be transitioned to a citizen run district. If transition is the choice, supervisors would decide if the domestic…

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Christmas fundraiser brings Voices of the River

BULLHEAD CITY – The Show Committee of Mohave Community College Foundation’s annual Christmas fundraiser met recently to put its finishing touches on one of the holiday season’s most anticipated events, “A Night at the Gala,” featuring the area’s incomparable choir, Voices of the River.  This year’s show is an armchair traveler’s dream of holiday melodies and classical Christmas carols sung throughout Europe, the British Isles and several of the less-traveled backroads of our country. Performances are Wednesday, December 6 and Thursday, December 7 at Bullhead City’s Anderson Field House. The performance begins at 7 p.m. AZ time, with doors opening…

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Father gets two years for dumping son’s body

KINGMAN – Another defendant has been sentenced in a bizarre case in which an estranged Kingman couple admitted disposing the body of their teenage son before reporting him missing to law enforcement authorities early this year. Charges are still pending against Amber Leah-Valentine, 41, but Jon Imes, 42, appeared for sentencing Oct. 13 after pleading guilty to abandonment of a dead body. Defense attorney Paul Amann explained that Imes complied with an alleged order by Richard Pounds to discard the body of 16-year-old Kenneth Jones, worried that Pounds might harm Jones’ 14-year-old sister. “He was under duress and fearful for…

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Sammeli to seek another term

KINGMAN – Four incumbents and at least nine other citizens have picked up nominating packets at Kingman City Hall to attempt to qualify candidacy and pursue campaigns for office in the 2024 election cycle. Vice Mayor Cherish Sammeli was the last current office holder to indicate prospective candidacy in the municipal races. Sammeli joins members Jamie Stehly and Keith Walker in pursuit of new four-year terms on Council. Mayor Ken Watkins was promoted to Mayor upon the health-related retirement of former Mayor Jen Miles and he will be seeking election to his first full two-year term as Mayor. Nine citizens…

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