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COVID-19 update: 18 new cases, two deaths

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified this afternoon of 18 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. There are also two deaths from previously reported cases. One of the two deaths is a 50-59 year age range person in the Lake Havasu City service area. The other is a 70-79 person in the Bullhead City service area. Of the 18 new cases, 11 are in the Bullhead City service area. The Lake Havasu City service area also has 5 new cases. There are two new case in the Kingman service area. The North County service area…

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Lake Mead, Bass Pro help save lives together

Lake Mead, Bass Pro help save lives together BOULDER CITY, Nevada –Bass Pro Shop, a “premier outdoor and conservation company” and Get Outdoors Nevada have donated rescue supplies to help save lives at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, America’s first and largest recreation area. Lake Mead is the sixth most visited National Park unit with about 8 million recreational visits a year. “While our park visitors are out in the park having great adventures across the 1.5 million acres, they often run out of water and end up in severe danger,” said Lake Mead Superintendent Margaret L. Goodro. “We want…

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DeArmond sentenced to five years

KINGMAN — Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced 65-year-old Michael Thomas DeArmond, a former caretaker who worked in the Kingman area, was sentenced to five years in prison for Escape and Theft. In 2018, DeArmond was originally arrested for violating the terms of his probation stemming from a 2015 case (CR-2015-00159). DeArmond was released from custody in May 2018, but ordered to return to the Mohave County Jail by a specific date. When DeArmond failed to return, the charge of Escape in the Second Degree was filed in August 2018. In July 2016, DeArmond was convicted of Theft, as a class…

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Man faces slew of charges after chase through Kingman

KINGMAN – A Kingman man faces an array of felony criminal charges following a vehicle and foot chase that ended with his arrest last week. Police Chief Rusty Cooper said the incident began when an officer attempted to stop a Hyundai Tucson for a traffic offense committed about 11:50 p.m., Thursday, August 6 in the 800 block of Airway Avenue. The driver who was later identified as Marty Tisdale, 39, reportedly failed to stop and fled at a high rate of speed. “As Tisdale continued eastbound on Airway Avenue he failed to stop for a red light at the intersection…

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Two injured in house fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Two occupants were injured in a residential structure fire in Lake Havasu City Monday. Lake Havasu firefighters responded at 7:30 a.m. to the incident in the 2000 block of Guest Lane. “The first arriving fire company reported a large fire from the back side and throughout the inside of the residence,’’ a news release said. “Firefighters had to remain outside the house to fight the fire due to extreme conditions.” Crews gained control of the blaze in about 30 minutes. The fire victims were transported to the local hospital and no firefighters were injured. The cause…

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