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The fallacy in cherry picking

Dear Editor, During the recent Trump administration’s U.S.

fire extinguisher
Safe evacuation in Lake Havasu City garage fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY – At approximately 11:30 p.m.

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Rhythm & Brews festival returns for third year

KINGMAN — The Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce

Nancy Griffith Terhaar

March 12, 1948 – May 29, 2026 Nancy,

Volunteers help expand innovative Colorado River Fish Habitat

BULLHEAD CITY — Twenty volunteers from Bullhead City

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Scam artists apprehended in Starbucks parking lot

KINGMAN – An alleged scam artist was arrested

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Pam Wanner

Shots fired at deputies; suspects arrested

FT. MOHAVE – Authorities say they have identified and arrested two suspects who fled an attempted traffic stop Sunday in Fort Mohave after shots were fired at a Mohave County Sheriff’s deputy. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said gunfire erupted when the deputy tried to pull over a silver Toyota Rav4 just before noon in the vicinity of S. Calle Ranchita and E. Camino Viejo. She said authorities allege Casper James Homer, 35, was the driver and that David Thomas Delgado, 37, was the passenger. “Delgado leaned out the front passenger side window and fired multiple rounds at the deputy, striking his patrol…

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COVID-19 update: 886 cases in Mohave County; 76 deaths total

MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Wednesday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of 38 new COVID-19 confirmed cases. Twenty five of the new cases are in the Bullhead City service area; ten cases are in the Lake Havasu City service area; two are in the Kingman Service area; one is in the North County area. There is also one death, an 80-89 year age range person in the Bullhead City area. Of the 25 Bullhead City area cases, 14 cases are under investigation. Of those, one is 0-10; two are 20-29; three are 30-39; one is…

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KRMC renames Cancer Center to honor Kingman businessman

In recognition of a generous donation from a former Kingman resident and business owner, Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) has renamed its Cancer Center. It is now called the W L Nugent Cancer Center, named for William (Bill) Nugent. Bill Nugent has donated accrued equity in a 60,000 sq. ft. building and associated land at 2110 Airway Avenue to Kingman Regional Medical Center. Nugent was a longtime resident of Kingman who contributed greatly to our community.  He graduated in 1970 with a degree from Cal Western University in San Diego and embarked on a career as a general contractor and real estate developer in…

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Day of Peace planned

Globally we are steeped in pain and turmoil, particularly here in America. Despite this disharmony, September 21, the International Day of Peace (IDOP) beckons humanity, and the entire world of life, forward to peace nonetheless! This year’s global theme for IDOP is: Reflection. Education. Celebration. Interesting word combination and meshes well with Kingman’s theme which is: ”Create Peace”. Kingman’s event is scheduled to be held at Lewis Kingman (Dog) Park), 2201 East Andy Devine Ave., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. In keeping with Kingman’s theme, ”Create Peace”, planned activities include creative endeavors such as face painting, instruction in origami…

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Pegasus/Hive project: Late and unknown

KINGMAN – Very little appears to have happened where it was announced to the world that a multi-billion dollar renewable energy data storage center would be developed about 12 miles south of Kingman. The Pegasus Group Holdings and Plus Minus Power partnership said in early June 2019 that the $3 billion “Hive” would be operating within six months. A $5 billion second phase project  `Firefly” was announced last December. Little if any progress is evident where the high-tech projects are planned near the Griffith Energy facility off of Interstate 40. And two people who provided information early, spokeswoman Carolyn Farkas…

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Ft. Mohave man charged in wife’s shooting death

FT. MOHAVE – A Fort Mohave man has been arrested in the shooting death of his wife. Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies responded just before 11:00 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a shooting at a residence in the 1600 block of E. Gran Circulo in Fort Mohave. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the body of the 49-year-old victim was found inside the home. Angela Olejniczak was found to have multiple gunshot wounds and was declared deceased at the scene,” Mortensen said. She said officers made contact with 56-year-old Keven Olejniczak. “A subsequent investigation by MCSO detectives revealed Keven…

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