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Letter to the Editor
The fallacy in cherry picking

Dear Editor, During the recent Trump administration’s U.S.

fire extinguisher
Safe evacuation in Lake Havasu City garage fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY – At approximately 11:30 p.m.

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Rhythm & Brews festival returns for third year

KINGMAN — The Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce

Nancy Griffith Terhaar

March 12, 1948 – May 29, 2026 Nancy,

Volunteers help expand innovative Colorado River Fish Habitat

BULLHEAD CITY — Twenty volunteers from Bullhead City

arrested in handcuffs
Scam artists apprehended in Starbucks parking lot

KINGMAN – An alleged scam artist was arrested

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Pam Wanner

kent simmons, pastor of Canyon Community Church

Again!

Yet another high-profile pastor, Steven Lawson of Trinity Bible Church in Dallas, has been fired over an inappropriate relationship with a woman. What is in the water in Texas?

This is another opportunity for detractors to take a swipe at the Christian community and its leadership. And that is unfortunate.

But this raises a deeper problem within the church walls. Who is immune from temptation if not the devout?

The bible clearly states that everyone has a predisposition to sin—some sins greater and some lesser, but sin, nonetheless.

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Kingman baseball prodigy wins playoff

KINGMAN – Kingman baseball prodigy Tarik Skubal shined bright and earned the win in his first major league baseball playoff appearance Tuesday. The 27-year-old starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers tossed six scoreless innings, giving up just four hits and one walk while striking out six Astros in Houston.

Skubal, the heavy favorite to win the Cy Young award as the American League’s most outstanding pitcher, dazzled and dominated and positioned himself for a possible shutout before Houston scored off the bullpen in the ninth inning.

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Grandview Public Pool gets makeover

KINGMAN – The Grandview Avenue municipal swimming pool in downtown Kingman is overdue for an overhaul and the City is working with a consultant to achieve an upgrade before the swim season begins next Memorial Day, May 26, 2025.

Parks and Recreation Director Mike Meersman said a routine inspection last spring detected a host of issues, including the degradation of the one-foot concrete wall between the pool and the equipment room.

“Mainly it’s because of moisture in the room.

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Abortion amendment not needed for miscarriage treatment

Dear Editor,

Arizonans deserve to know the truth: miscarriage care is now and will remain available for women, regardless of what happens with Prop 139. I know first-hand.  Last year, my husband and I found out I was pregnant. 

During my second prenatal check, my midwife was using the doppler to find the heartbeat– all routine. But it was taking too long, she was struggling to find any sign of life. She was going over and over my belly, assuring me that the positioning of the baby could make it hard to find

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