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Getting crafy at Lake Havasu library

LAKE HAVASU CITY – ‘Twas the week before Christmas as the Lake Havasu Library was still providing arts and crafts classes that everyone could enjoy. Knotty Knitters is a group whose crafts can be seen all over Lake Havasu. For the past 11 years, they’ve yarn bombed objects around town with knitted materials. Their displays can be viewed at McCulloch Blvd locations like The Kaws and Grace Arts.   Over the years, the group has donated their unique crafts to local nonprofits such the Elks Lodge and the Havasu Community Health Foundation. The library hosted another creative event the following day with their adult…

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BLM to gather wild burros in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area 

KINGMAN – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin a wild burro gather on January 8, 2024, in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area located west of Kingman, in Mohave County. The gather will remove up to 1,000 excess wild burros to address herd health and impacts to rangeland health, wildlife habitat and roadway safety concerns associated with herd overpopulation. The Black Mountain herd is estimated to consist of nearly 1,925 wild burros — more than three times the appropriate herd management level of 478, which is a threat to the long term health of the land and the burros…

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One injury in high-speed crash

BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City police said speed and possible impairment are factors of focus in the investigation of a traffic accident that seriously injured a local man. Sergeant Eddie Espinoza said an officer was southbound on highway 95 when a BMW motorcycle passed at a high rate of speed at about 9:20 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 24. The officer estimated the motorcycle was speeding about 90 miles an hour when it blew through a red light at Ramar Road and then again at Hancock Road where it struck a Toyota Camry in the intersection. The driver of the Camry…

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Smith named to CSC’s President’s List

Kaitlyn Smith of Hackberry was named on Chadron State College’s President’s List. To qualify, student must have a cumulative 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. To qualify for either list, students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor’s degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester. Cities and states listed are the home address provided by the students. Chadron State College, which was founded in 1911, is the only four-year, regionally-accredited college in the western half of Nebraska. As a public institution with its roots in teacher education, Chadron State…

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Your automated voice system stinks

Dear Editor, It’s very annoying when you need to contact a ride to your medical appointments, etc. You shouldn’t have to deal with unnecessary nonsense. Years back you didn’t have this retarded automated voice system. But now it’s hard for people such as myself to get a ride without dealing with repeating my date of birth or the yes, etc. That also goes for trying to contact the pharmacy. Here is my question to those who are social security or Medicaid. Should we have to deal with that nonsense? After all, we are taxpayers as well so let’s get that…

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CDBG funds hearing open to the public

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County is expected to receive approximately $812,740 in FY2024 Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Arizona Department of Housing Regional Account (RA). Mohave County also intends to apply for $500,000 in FY2024 and FY2025 competitive CDBG funds from the State Special Project (SSP) account. CDBG funds must be used to benefit low-income persons and areas, alleviate slum and blight or address urgent need. A public hearing will be held Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Saguaro Conference Room at the Mohave County Administration Building, 700 West Beale Street in Kingman to gather citizen…

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