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Mom killer pleads guilty

BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City man who stabbed and killed his own mother at her breakfast table is going to prison for at least 16 years. That’s the minimum sentence possible for Kevin Proulx, a white supremacist who pleaded guilty September 24 to second degree murder in the Aug., 2019 death of Bette Jean Vaughn, 74. Proulx, 45, could also get up to 25 years in prison when sentenced Oct. 29 by Judge Doug Camacho. Authorities have said Proulx was high on methamphetamine at the time of the stabbing, motivated by false suspicion that his mother had harmed his…

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Proclamation ends for Havasu residents, masks still encouraged

LAKE HAVASU CITY – In response to the release of recent data reflecting lower COVID-19 related cases and hospitalizations, Lake Havasu City Mayor Cal Sheehy is suspending proclamation 2020-04, requiring face coverings or masks in Lake Havasu City, effective September 28, 2020. The decision to remove Lake Havasu City’s order is based upon the significant decline of infection and hospitalization rates in Mohave County seen over the past several weeks. Mohave County met the metric on September 3, 2020 for some businesses that closed under an executive order from the Governor to reopen in a modified manner.  This past Thursday,…

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Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council update

Dear Editor, The Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council has helped nearly 3,000 veterans since its inception. We continue to aid military veterans and their immediate families. Individual assistance decisions are made based on circumstances. We may provide direct assistance or refer them to our community partners. Decisions are based on a “hand-up” process. We continue to sponsor Veterans Resources Fairs in Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City, and Kingman. Recently we have been asked to assist with two LaPaz County Stand Downs, along with the Arizona Department of Veterans Services and the Arizona Stand Down Alliance who provide the funding. We will…

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JAMES PRESTON WILLIAMS

James Preston Williams, of Kingman, died Saturday, September 26, 2020. He was 78. Mr. Williams was born Oct. 1, 1941 in Parker, Ariz. The family contact is his son Wade Preston Williams. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.

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Four-year-old fatal waterway case coming to a close with plea deal

KINGMAN – A California man has entered a plea agreement in Kingman that will resolve a four-year-old waterway fatality case. Kevin Morgon, 47, pleaded guilty Sept. 24 to negligent homicide and aggravated assault. Authorities said a boat operated by Morgon struck a personal watercraft on the Colorado River at Davis Camp in Bullhead City in April 2016. A 13-year-old girl on the watercraft, Guadalupe Rodriguez, San Bernardino, was fatally injured. The teen’s younger sister and their mother were seriously injured in the crash. Morgon was allegedly intoxicated at the time of the crash, though a related charge is dismissed in…

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Man who pointed weapon at local event enters plea

KINGMAN – An alleged weapon pointing incident during a June 2 Black Lives Matter event in downtown Kingman was an accidental fluke incident of poor timing, according to Legal Defender Ron Gilleo. He spoke on behalf of his client Robert Fernandes, who entered a plea agreement Sept. 17 that could send him to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Deputy Mohave County attorney Phillip Delgado, however, said Fernandes, 43, Kingman deliberately pointed the weapon when driving by the demonstration at Locomotive Park. “The defendant leveled a simulated weapon at protesters,” Delgado said. “One protest participant was placed in reasonable apprehension of…

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