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Servicemembers relax at Veteran’s Treatment Court picnic

KINGMAN – The men were part of the roughly 40 military veterans, Kingman Veterans Treatment Court staff, their friends and family members spent Saturday afternoon mingling and playing during the treatment court’s annual picnic at Firefighters Memorial Park. Carman and Mestayer were the picnic’s cornhole tournament champions. Judge Singer presides over the treatment court which started in 2015 and is specifically tailored to help veterans with legal issues within the criminal justice system. The treatment court often organizes hikes to bring the veteran community together. To get involved as a mentor (veteran status required) or as a member the Veterans…

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City Council meeting cancelled due to internet disruption

KINGMAN – Communication disruption prompted postponement of Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Kingman City council. Mayor Jen Miles said sporadic cell phone and internet service made it impossible to conduct the meeting that was scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. City officials were informed that a fire damaged fiber optic cables that resulted in the outage that the Mayor said lasted about an hour. Miles said no special meeting will be required and that items from the postponed session can be carried over to the June 1 council meeting.

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Can the GOP move beyond puberty?

Dear Editor, Trumpist politicians today are like pubescent girls. When girls first come into possession of their curves, they start to realize the power they have to attract the gaze of boys. Some who lack good parental instruction take to believing they won’t need much other than hips and breasts to get what they want out of life. They lose interest in things that take effort. Ambitious Trump Republicans today have undergone a similar metamorphosis. They have found that a simple commitment to Trump and his claims provides a quick and easy pathway to what they want, whether it be…

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KCCU receives generous donation

KINGMAN – The Kingman Cancer Care Unit (KCCU) received a donation from Angle Homes for $35,000 last Thursday afternoon, May 13.  “We’re happy to be able to support such a great local cause. No one here [at KCCU] is getting paid and they help out people at their most vulnerable time, when they are sick,” said Angle Home President Tyler Angle. KCCU has around 80 members and has been in operation for 46 years. In the last year, they have provided $111,000 in financial assistance and provided aid for 97 local cancer patients. KCCU President Claire Crum says they have…

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Gold River Tattoo opens

The Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce helped celebrate the grand opening of Gold River Tattoo in Bullhead City this week. Owner Tasha Aguirre has been in the area for more than 15 years and was finally ready to open her own shop. Gold River Tattoo specializes in tattoo’s, Piercings, beauty, cosmetics, personal care and takes pride in providing a clean, safe and calm environment for all clients. Among those attending and pictured are Aguirre, Chamber Ambassadors, Board Members, and staff including John Hassett, Ellen Brown, Todd Levitt and Nicole Diaz. Also pictured are Co-owner Danielle Roman Noel, Deanna Sohn, Nikki…

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Golden Valley water system back to normal

GOLDEN VALLEY – A week-long water service outage has ended for roughly 40% of the customer base in the Mohave County operated Golden Valley Water Improvement District (GVID). The May 7 failure of one of two wells that supply the system resulted in loss of service for 500 of the District’s 1,200 customers. “County staff worked every calendar day with urgency to repair the damage,” a county issued news release stated. It said a replacement submersible motor was located in Phoenix on May 14 and rushed to Golden Valley for installation. A boil water advisory remained in effect as crews restored…

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