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Man shot by police officer is missing

KINGMAN – Questions are many, but answers are few in the matter of a police-gunfire-wounded Kingman man who was not charged for nearly two weeks and was somehow able to exit Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas and make it back to Kingman, only to suffer medical complications to be returned to Sunrise. It is unclear how many hours or days that the wounded man was uncharged and in the wind between hospital admissions and discharges between Kingman and Las Vegas. The story began Dec. 29 when Kingman police officers reportedly encountered a shotgun-brandishing Andrew Romero after responding to a domestic…

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Man shot by police officer is missing

KINGMAN – Questions are many, but answers are few in the matter of a police-gunfire-wounded Kingman man who was not charged for nearly two weeks and was somehow able to exit Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas and make it back to Kingman, only to suffer medical complications to be returned to Sunrise. It is unclear how many hours or days that the wounded man was uncharged and in the wind between hospital admissions and discharges between Kingman and Las Vegas. The story began Dec. 29 when Kingman police officers reportedly encountered a shotgun-brandishing Andrew Romero after responding to a domestic…

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BBB Pacific Southwest awards ethical student athlete with a $1K scholarship

Better Business Bureau Serving Pacific Southwest (BBB) in partnership with Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA), names Isac Urias from Mohave High School in Bullhead City, AZ as a BBB Ethical Athlete scholarship recipient. Isac’s punctual attendance in preseason workouts, practices and games for football and wrestling, shows his commitment to the sports. He is independent and carries a smile on his face with a “whatever it takes” attitude. Characterized as a “fierce competitor and loyal friend”, his nominator shares that he “continues to work hard despite little to no support in his home life.” “Isac showed compassion, great morals and ethics…

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Skubal inks big deal

Kingman baseball prodigy Tarik Skubal is a millionaire. The 27-year-old who grew up in Kingman where he enjoyed success in youth and high school hardball involvements avoided arbitration when he inked a $2.65-million deal with the Detroit Tigers on Jan. 11. CBS Sports reported the one-year deal for the 6-3, 240 pound starting pitcher is a sound move for the Tigers. “This is obviously a massive value for Detroit, as Skubal pitched like a frontline starter after returning from injury last season,” CBS reported on its fantasy baseball website. “The27-year-old left logged a 2.80 ERA, a .90 WHIP and 102…

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City manager post draws 43 applicants

KINGMAN – Some 43 people applied for the Kingman City Manager position before the Jan. 8 deadline. Human Resources Director Krista Toschlog said residents of 18 states applied for the job, a dozen of them from Arizona. Toschlog said no one from the city will see or review all of the applications, and that the preliminary work is being handled by Gov HR USA, the headhunting firm under contract to handle recruitment of the city’s top administrator. In fact, she said the firm has already pared in half the field of applicants. Toschlog said GOV HR USA is now engaged…

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County Health, KRMC partner in community health needs assessment survey

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) and Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) have partnered together to conduct the 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), a survey administered every four years to identify health needs and concerns in the community. Public Health Director, Dr. Chad Kingsley said, “We are excited to partner with KRMC and the community. The data gathered in these surveys will help us gain a deeper understanding of the communities we serve.”  This year, the assessment team is starting a little earlier than previous cycles, in hopes to receive qualitative and comprehensive data. The…

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