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BULLHEAD CITY – Step aboard a traveling piece

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KINGMAN – Saturday evening at Moose Lodge #1704

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PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS)

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KINGMAN – The Bullhead City Police Department (BHCPD)

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Operation Veteran offers fellowship for servicemembers past and present

KINGMAN – Veterans in the area have a unique opportunity to get in touch with each other spiritually. 

Operation Veteran offers camaraderie and fellowship with other servicemembers who understand the unique challenges of military life and where they can be part of a welcoming community who gathers to support one another through shared experiences, prayer, and brotherhood.

The club holds weekly meetings every Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. at New Life Church, Classroom 3, 419 Harrison St. (Just off Hualapai Mountain Road).

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Havasu Pioneers remember Hussongs’ historic nightlife

LAKE HAVASU CITY – If you put yourself in a time machine in Lake Havasu City dating back to about 45 years ago, the town may look a little unrecognizable to the newer residents. Rather than making a stop at the Aquatic Center for a swim, the lake was the swimming pool and aside from the bowling alley, the drive-in movie theater, and having only one video arcade, there really was not much of a nightlife. It wasn’t until the opening of the historically famous restaurant bar and nightclub, Hussongs, that residents finally had something to look forward to on the weekends.

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Farney to prison for attempted sexual assault

KINGMAN – A Kingman man who admits engaging illegal sexual activity with a teenager is going to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Russell Farney, 46, is being convicted of two charges reduced to attempted sexual abuse of a minor in a plea agreement unveiled Tuesday, Sept. 17. Deputy Mohave County attorney Marcie Mininberg told Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen that Farney engaged in illegal touching of a 15-year-old girl. She said the crimes were committed in June, once in the garage and another time in a hot tub at a home in the 600 block of Shadow Mountain Drive. Terms…

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London Bridge repaving discussed at LHC council

LAKE HAVASU CITY – It was a long night for Lake Havasu City Council members and residents at last week’s meeting.  The topic that extended the discussion to two and a half hours, was fueled by the city being unsure on the approval of a fourteen acre idea that was re-proposed to board members for the 1850 Bahama Avenue address. 

Co-working space firm Studio KDA would like to build a resort with five different four story residential buildings.

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Human composting now legal in Arizona

MOHAVE COUNTY – There are several new laws which took effect in Arizona Saturday, September 14, and among them one stands out. Governor Katie Hobbs signed into law House Bill 2081 which is the Human Composting law. Yes, as of today it is now legal to compost the dead in Arizona. The state of Arizona has legalized a burial alternative known as NOR: Natural Organic Reduction, which is Human composting.

The process involves placing Human remains in a temperature controlled vessel with organic materials

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