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Protest threat case taking shape

KINGMAN – Charges against an ex-con who allegedly pointed a replica weapon at Black Lives Matters protesters have been upgraded by the Mohave County Attorneys office. Robert Fernandes, 43, Kingman, was arrested by officers just a few blocks away from the June 2 protest at Locomotive Park. Fernandes was originally booked into the Mohave County Adult Detention Center on single count aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct charges. Deputy County Attorney Kellen Marlow filed an amended complaint in Kingman Justice Court that charges Fernandes with five counts of aggravated assault through use of a simulated deadly weapon….

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LHC reminds of political sign-free areas

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City is again reminding political candidates and property owners that political signs must conform to local zoning ordinances. Political signs are allowed on private property and are allowed in all zoning districts, but there are limitations on where they may be placed. Political signs placed in the public rights-of-way may be placed sixty days prior to the election and all political signs in the right-of-way must be removed within fifteen days after the election to which they refer.  Any sign located in the right-of-way must contain the name, telephone number or website address of…

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Single-day COVID-19 surge sparks concern

MOHAVE COUNTY – A single day surge of 33 news cases last Friday is testament to the fact that COVID-19 is not slowing down in Mohave County. That’s one of the points Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley made during Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. “For the last three weeks we’ve seen a pretty steady increase; 30%, then 12% and then a 19% increase in cases from previous weeks,” Burley said. She also noted that change is detected in infection points. “We want to be mindful of the fact that for the last two weeks the majority of those…

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Food for thought

Food for thought, when retroactive intellectual take aways become a real take away from the community: During the last few months in Mohave County under pandemic stay home guidelines, other than home-cooking, fast food and drive through food was all the people of Kingman could take away. Today Sunday morning June 7, 2020 the food for thought of 99% of Kingman’s population, is what can they take away from the long week of BLM protests staged at Railroad Park. The Sunday morning front page of the Kingman Miner has some fast food for thought prepared by the protest organizers being…

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COVID 19 update: One death over weekend, total countywide cases is 505

MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Sunday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of eleven new COVID-19 confirmed cases and one death.  The death is that of a 70-79 year age range person in the Bullhead City service area. Of the 11 new cases, 8 are in the Bullhead City service area.  Seven of those have their cases under investigation. One is 19-29; three are 30-39; one is 50-59; two are 60-69. The eighth case is a 60-69 age range person who is recovering at home and linked to another case. Of the three remaining cases, two…

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Mom killer gets life sentence

KINGMAN – A Kingman man who killed his girlfriend’s mother was given a “life prison” sentence during a June 5 hearing at the Mohave County courthouse. The punishment is mandated in the plea agreement for Mark Baldonado, 32. Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle explained that Baldonado may never get out of prison but he would have to serve 25 calendar years before his release becomes possible. Baldonado told the Court that he was messed up on drugs in the period leading up to the homicide. He said getting off drugs and finding God while jailed will help him rehabilitate and…

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