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Kids on the Colorado River provides community education

LAKE HAVASU CITY – If by chance you were born in Lake Havasu within the past 30 years, you might be one that doesn’t remember summer vacations spent at the lake. Furthermore, how well does the next generation know the lake? When two residents investigated the situation, their findings came as quite a shock.   They surveyed natives of Lake Havasu and were astonished to discover that the once popular recreational activity had become a thing of the past. They’ve created a local nonprofit with plans to change all of this with their Kids on the Colorado Incorporated organization. It was in the year 2021,…

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KSS Taco Bell wins first tourney of the season

KSS Taco Bell, a Kingman-based traveling senior softball team, won its first tournament of the year at Rotary Park in Bullhead City over the weekend. The Kingman Senior Softball (KSS) squad won all five games to claim the 60 AAA division at the annual Top Gun Winter Classic. KSS opened with an 18-16 defeat of the Jokers from California, followed by a 14-13 win over the Boys of Summerlin from Nevada on Friday. KSS won its first bracket game with a lopsided win over Tucson-based Hammertime 18-1.  KSS beat the California based Weekend Warriors twice on Saturday; 15-10 and 14-13…

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KSS Taco Bell wins first tourney of the season

KSS Taco Bell, a Kingman-based traveling senior softball team, won its first tournament of the year at Rotary Park in Bullhead City over the weekend. The Kingman Senior Softball (KSS) squad won all five games to claim the 60 AAA division at the annual Top Gun Winter Classic. KSS opened with an 18-16 defeat of the Jokers from California, followed by a 14-13 win over the Boys of Summerlin from Nevada on Friday. KSS won its first bracket game with a lopsided win over Tucson-based Hammertime 18-1.  KSS beat the California based Weekend Warriors twice on Saturday; 15-10 and 14-13…

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BLM Arizona Resource Advisory Council to meet in February and April 

Recreation business plans and recreation fee amendments to be discussed  PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona’s Resource Advisory Council (Council) will meet in-person on February 28-29 and April 24-25, at the BLM Arizona State Office, One North Central Avenue, Suite 800. The meetings are open to the public and scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time (MT) on each meeting day. A virtual participation option will also be available.   Agenda items will include updates on BLM project work in compliance with Department of the Interior priorities; resource management updates, including the latest initiatives; District updates;…

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BLM Arizona Resource Advisory Council to meet in February and April 

Recreation business plans and recreation fee amendments to be discussed  PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona’s Resource Advisory Council (Council) will meet in-person on February 28-29 and April 24-25, at the BLM Arizona State Office, One North Central Avenue, Suite 800. The meetings are open to the public and scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time (MT) on each meeting day. A virtual participation option will also be available.   Agenda items will include updates on BLM project work in compliance with Department of the Interior priorities; resource management updates, including the latest initiatives; District updates;…

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Alleged arsonist dies in blaze

GOLDEN VALLEY – An apparent arson fire fatality in Golden Valley is under investigation by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). Dispatch was advised of the fire in the 3800 block of N. Avra R.,d at approximately 7:03 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18. MCSO public information officer Anita Mortensen said arriving deputies encountered a residence and vehicles on fire, and a man walking around with his hands concealed.  “Witnesses revealed that the male subject had started several small fires, leading to the majority of the property being fully engulfed,” Mortensen said. She said deputies were advised that Golden Valley Fire District personnel had…

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