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MEC awards $10,000 in educational scholarships

BULLHEAD, Ariz. – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud

Kingman Fall Academy open for registration

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The City of Kingman is

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LBRW meeting Sept. 14

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – The monthly London

Movie at the Park is Aug. 21

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Bring your blankets, chairs and

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Monte gets ten years for child porn involvement

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – A Bullhead City man

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Matthew Wanner

Proulx sentenced to 25 years for slaying mother

His sisters spoke when a Bullhead City man was sentenced to prison for killing his mother. Bette Jean Vaughn, 74, died when stabbed at her breakfast table by Travers Proulx, 45, in Aug., 2019. “I love him and I hate him at the same time,” one sister told Mohave County Judge Doug Camacho during the Oct. 29 sentencing hearing. “I won’t excuse him, but I’ll be here for him.” Another sister asked the judge to impose the maximum punishment for her brother. “This is somebody who should never leave the world of prison,” she said. “I pray for your soul…

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Mohave County lifts emergency

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County’s COVID-19 emergency declaration has been rescinded. The Board of Supervisors voted to lift the declaration Monday, after the Department of Public Health reported that county coronavirus case counts are up 70% since Sept. Dist. 2 Sup. Hildy Angius believes recovery rates are more important than case counts. She noted better than 99% of infected people 0-69 years of age survive, while the survival rate is still at 94.6% for those 70 and older. “I think that these numbers should never get lost,” Angius said. “To me it’s always been about the fatalities, and the survival…

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Mohave County lifts emergency

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County’s COVID-19 emergency declaration has been rescinded. The Board of Supervisors voted to lift the declaration Monday, after the Department of Public Health reported that county coronavirus case counts are up 70% since Sept. Dist. 2 Sup. Hildy Angius believes recovery rates are more important than case counts. She noted better than 99% of infected people 0-69 years of age survive, while the survival rate is still at 94.6% for those 70 and older. “I think that these numbers should never get lost,” Angius said. “To me it’s always been about the fatalities, and the survival…

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Biden and Trump, follow your heart and mind

Dear Editor, Typically, the heart leads us and keeps us in various places throughout life.  Most of the time people marry because at that moment that’s where their hearts have led them to be. For better or worse many people stay in marriages most of their lives because they have given their heart to their spouse. We sometimes pursue careers because we have a heart for the vocation. There is something about the vocation that inspires and motivates us. Because our heart is in the work, we stay with the occupation. Success is more likely to occur where the heart is…

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Doesn’t believe in masks

EDITOR’S NOTE: Mohave County Newspapers and The Standard firmly supports and encourages the use of mask and social distancing during the pandemic. Dear Editor, The science and the facts agree; masks do not work to control viruses. After months of universal mask-wearing in many parts of the country and the world, the virus is still spreading. Japan, Hong Kong, Israel, France, Peru, the Philippines, UK, Spain, Hawaii, Alabama, California, and Miami are just a few examples of places with prolific spread long after very strict mask mandates and high compliance were in place. We are told to listen to the…

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Former coach charged for alleged sexual relations with student

BULLHEAD CITY – A school employee in Bullhead City faces prosecution for alleged sexual relations with a former student. 42-year-old Joey Leslie was arrested Thursday at the Mohave Accelerated Learning center where was employed as an Instruction Aide and basketball coach. Police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said an investigation began when a 21-year old woman reported having a sexual relationship with Leslie when she was 15. Detectives learned that the sexual offenses occurred with the victim for approximately three years,” Fromelt said. Fromelt said investigators are not aware of other alleged victims. Leslie was charged with sexual conduct with a minor….

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