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Matthew Wanner

Federal government’s lies continue to cripple local and national economies

Dear Editor, Mohave County Supervisor Buster Johnson would like to comment on the blatant lies being put out by the Biden Administration in regard to uranium and the new Grand Canyon National Monument. In recent press reports, it has been stated that only 1.3% of the nation’s uranium reserves are found within the monument’s boarders. “The actual amount is closer to 40-59%,” Supervisor Buster Johnson stated.  A paper written by geologist Gene Spiering stated, “In 2004, the Energy Information Administration, the official energy statistics from the US Government, released the US Uranium Reserves Estimates by State. The reserves totaled 890…

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Young sisters violated by teen

BULLHEAD CITY – A teenager admitted sexually motivated touching of young sisters in Bullhead City as he entered a plea agreement that will send him to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Terms of the deal unveiled on Aug. 9 in Kingman before Judge Doug Camacho would convict Landen Ziede, 18, of charges reduced to attempted child molestation and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and a sexual conduct with a minor charge are dismissed in the proposed deal. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Leah Nelson said Ziede inappropriately touched the three and five-year-old…

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Young sisters violated by teen

BULLHEAD CITY – A teenager admitted sexually motivated touching of young sisters in Bullhead City as he entered a plea agreement that will send him to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Terms of the deal unveiled on Aug. 9 in Kingman before Judge Doug Camacho would convict Landen Ziede, 18, of charges reduced to attempted child molestation and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and a sexual conduct with a minor charge are dismissed in the proposed deal. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Leah Nelson said Ziede inappropriately touched the three and five-year-old…

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Roberts faces 10 years for manslaughter in DUI case

KINGMAN ­ A Kingman man faces more than a decade behind bars for an intoxicated, wrong-way driving traffic accident that claimed the life of a Lake Havasu City woman five months ago. Connor Roberts, 26, will be convicted of manslaughter through a plea agreement entered during an Aug. 9 hearing conducted before Judge Doug Camacho. Roberts also pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI wrong-way driving.  The Department of Public Safety (DPS) said a vehicle operated by Roberts was northbound on SR 95 at 9:30 a.m. on March 10 when it struck a southbound vehicle at milepost 199, about three miles from…

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LHC receives Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting

LAKE HAVASU CITY- The Lake Havasu City Administrative Services Department is pleased to announce that it has received The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting due to the City’s all-inclusive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Certificate of Achievement is a form of acknowledgment in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting and represents the highest accomplishment by a government and its management. “I’m very proud of the team’s work preparing the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,” said Administrative Services Director…

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Bill William Refuge protection extended

The Bureau of Land Management has announced publication of a Public Land Order protecting 2,598 acres of public lands at the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge from future mining for 100 years. These protections replace another recently expired order, securing important wildlife habitat and recreation opportunities managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The Refuge is one of the best ecologically functioning riparian areas in the Southwestern United States. Though small, it provides important habitat for migratory birds, endangered species, other wildlife, and for wildlife-oriented recreation. Approximately 90,000 visitors use the wildlife refuge annually, engaging in nature and…

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