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Bullhead City resident dies from COVID-19; 8th death in Mohave County

MOHAVE COUNTY, AZ (April 29 2020) The Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified this morning of the death of one of the previously identified hospitalized COVID-19 positive cases in the Bullhead City service area. This person was in the 65+ range. The individual was not epidemiologically-linked to another case and it was not travel-related. There are now 29 positive confirmed cases in the Lake Havasu City area, including three deaths, 65 in Kingman, with a total of four deaths there (including the three latest) and 11 in Bullhead City, including this latest death.  There are a total of…

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Heroin, firearms seized in Bullhead City

BULLHEAD CITY – Law enforcement officers seized an assortment of drugs and weapons, and made an arrest in Bullhead City last Friday, April 24. Spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said detectives with the Bullhead City Police Department assigned to the Arizona State Gang Task Force (GITTEM) executed a search warrant at 6:50 a.m. at an apartment in the 1600 block of Havasupai Drive. “Detectives seized about one pound of heroin, one-quarter ounce of methamphetamine, a variety of pills, and a total of 11 firearms including a suppressor, Fromelt stated in a news release. It said the heroin has an estimated street value…

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Virus cases reach 105 for county on Tuesday

MOHAVE COUNTY, AZ (April 28 2020) The Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified this afternoon of four new COVID-19 positive cases in Mohave County. Three of the four are in the Kingman service area. One case in the 65+ range is hospitalized, and epidemiologically-linked to another case. The other two in Kingman are isolated and recovering at home and epidemiologically-linked to another case. One is in the 55-64 age range and the other is in the 65+ range. The final of the four is in the 65+ range and is hospitalized in Lake Havasu City. Earlier today there were three COVID-19 related deaths, all 65+ and in the Kingman…

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3 more COVID-19 deaths in Kingman

MOHAVE COUNTY, AZ (April 28 2020) The Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified this afternoon of three COVID-19 related deaths, all 65+ and in the Kingman service area. This makes for a total of seven deaths in the county from the coronavirus. The first reported death is a new case, epidemiologically-linked to another case, and is the 101st confirmed case in the county.  The other two were both previously identified as a confirmed positive case and both are epidemiologically-linked to another case. There are now 29 positive confirmed cases in the Lake Havasu City area, including three deaths, 61…

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Council candidates still up in the air following challenge hearings

BULLHEAD CITY – Re-election seeking Bullhead City Council members Kathy Bruck and Tami Ring lost spots on the primary election ballot Monday, but they might quickly become official candidates once again if they prevail on an unresolved legal matter. Partial outcomes and remaining issues were identified through candidacy election challenges aired during four separate hearings conducted by Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen. Plaintiffs Royanne Ortiz and Eva Corbett filed lawsuits contending Bruck, Ring, council member Mark Clark and Waheed Zehri failed to gather the minimum 307 valid nominating petition signatures required to qualify their campaigns. Parties involved in…

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MCC not raising its 2021 property tax rate

Mohave Community College will not increase its portion of the county property tax next year. The decision was made in large part due to the financial hardship the pandemic is causing residents and communities in the college district. “The board feels, and I agree, this crisis has altered the current economic landscape of the district, and we as a college are in this with our communities,” said MCC President Dr. Stacy Klippenstein. “The college provides services to help improve the lives of our students and our communities, and right now we feel that not raising the college portion of the…

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