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Griffith Energy donates to GVFD

(From left) Golden Valley District (GVFD) Fire Chief David Cunningham, Griffith Energy Plant Manager Scott Henry and GVFD Assistant Fire Chief David Martin display MSA Evolution 6000+ Thermal Imaging Cameras that were donated to GVFD by Griffith Energy. The Evolution 6000+ is the world’s most advanced thermal imaging camera from the world of safety; MSA The Safety Company, that fire fighters utilize that provides the best picture ever in order to determine if humans and animals are located in or around a fire zone. For more information about MSA, the global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety…

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WALLACE LEE VAN DUSEN

Wallace Lee Van Dusen, of Kingman, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021. He was 81. Mr. Van Dusen was born Feb. 23, 1939 in Omaha, Neb. The family contact is his wife Linda Darnell Van Dusen. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.

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Famous driver plans top shelf dealership in Lake Havasu City

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A famous NASCAR racer and business entrepreneur plans to establish a high-end off-road vehicle dealership in Lake Havasu City. The City Council has approved a zoning change for the old Hastings building property where Robby Gordon wants to sell his Speed UTV’s and other off-road vehicles and accessories at 321 Lake Havasu Avenue N. “I’m really excited to possibly be able to put a flagship dealership here in Havasu,” Gordon told council members during their Jan. 12 meeting. “Some of you may not be aware that I designed the Polaris Razor- RZR stands for Robbie’s Ride-…

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No class in defeat

Dear Editor, The “Trump supporter who warns of liberal communists” feels it is delusional to think Hillary Clinton displayed grace in loss, as a writer implies. I would ask you to give u your opinion of Trump’s behavior in loss especially the 6th of January uprising which Trump orchestrated and initially refused to intervene, until he finally was persuaded he said to the crowed, “go home in peace” only after repeating the lie, “I won … the election was stolen.” Earlier, while listening to Limbaugh and Gorka on the radio, I heard Antifa mentioned several times, however the television coverage…

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Plea deal rejected for Escalante

BULLHEAD CITY – A local judge last Friday rejected a plea agreement for the last of three defendants being prosecuted for a Feb., 2019 drug bust in Mohave Valley. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle said it was unfair that Javier Escalante, 41, Ontario, California receives less prison time than another co-defendant who was less culpable. Carlisle said a presentence report indicated that Escalante was directing co-defendants Maria Kormes, 33, Mohave Valley and Edgar Melgoza, 39, Fresno, California when drugs were seized from two vehicles during traffic stops. Carlisle sent Melgoza to prison for 7.5 years in October under…

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Rate hike likely for sanitation services

KINGMAN – Kingman residents are highly satisfied with city sanitation service and many support a rate increase to maintain twice weekly pickup. Those were some of the results of a sanitation service survey that Public Works Director Rob Owen recently shared with the city council. Owen said he was surprised and pleased that 1,966 of the program’s 11,800 residential customers responded to the survey. He said nearly 1,700 said they are highly satisfied with city sanitation service and personnel. “We’re really proud of them and the customers seem to appreciate the work that they do. The survey option of bumping…

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