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DAVID CRAIG GRASSER

On August 9, 2021, David Craig Grasser of Kingman, Arizona, passed away. He was 67 years old. Grasser was born in North Dakota on May 20, 1954. The family contact is his sister-in-law Doris Melissa Grasser. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.

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Angela Boyers Selected as Chief Ranger of Grand Canyon National Park

MOHAVE COUNTY – Grand Canyon National Park Deputy Superintendent Louis Rowe has announced the selection of Angela Boyers as Chief Ranger for the Division of Visitor and Resource Protection.  As Chief Ranger of Grand Canyon National Park, Boyers will manage a complex program that includes law enforcement, emergency services, wildland and structural fire, aviation, fee collection, backcountry operations, and a regional dispatch center. “Angela has a strong vision for the future of Grand Canyon’s Visitor and Resource Protection team,” says Rowe. “We are grateful and humbled she will be leading a dynamic and innovative division with some of the most…

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Concern mounts over County personnel vacancies and ARPA spending

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County, like so many enterprises in the private sector, continues struggling to fill employment vacancies. County Manager Sam Elters told the Board of Supervisors Monday that vacancies across the county workforce now total 127 positions. Two key personnel are working month to month after previously indicating desire and intent to move on. Library District Director Kathy Pennell tendered her retirement related resignation last spring but has stayed the course while the county continues seeking her successor. Dr. Archiaus Mosely did not want to extend his contract as Mohave County Medical Examiner when it expired in June,…

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Afghanistan – God Help Them

Dear Editor, Many Americans did not want our military invading Afghanistan. We did not want our military to stay in Afghanistan. Many of us hoped our troops would leave Afghanistan. However, the chaotic departure has been one of the most humiliating moments in our nation’s history.  We were all enraged toward those who had any part or interest in the September 11, 2001 attacks on our nation. This nation was in agreement that Osama Bin Laden and anyone connected to planning the attacks located in any part of the world must be brought to justice. We wanted all leaders and…

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Downtown purchase approved

KINGMAN – It was used as a grocery store by the Forsythe family and then converted to a Safeway decades ago. More recently, the 18,000 sq. ft. building provided office space for dozens of state employees who’ve relocated to new digs on Airway Avenue. And now, the old DHS building at 519 Beale St. in downtown Kingman will be purchased by the city to house a museum for electric vehicles. The city council voted Tuesday to approve a staff request to use $875,000 in federal funds to acquire the building and associated ample parking space on the property. City Manager…

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Iraq and WMDs

Dear Editor, I know for an absolute fact there were WMDs in Iraq. Thousands of others in the military do as well but this issue gets little to no publicity. It’s been a government coverup since the war ended. Let me explain as follows. I have several friends who were over there and saw WMDs with their own eyes. Most of the WMDs were trucked out over to Syria where they are to this day. They saw this being done. I have a friend who was on a U.S. Naval ship when many WMDs were being sent to Iraq during…

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