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Protest threat case taking shape

KINGMAN – Charges against an ex-con who allegedly pointed a replica weapon at Black Lives Matters protesters have been upgraded by the Mohave County Attorneys office. Robert Fernandes, 43, Kingman, was arrested by officers just a few blocks away from the June 2 protest at Locomotive Park. Fernandes was originally booked into the Mohave County Adult Detention Center on single count aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct charges. Deputy County Attorney Kellen Marlow filed an amended complaint in Kingman Justice Court that charges Fernandes with five counts of aggravated assault through use of a simulated deadly weapon….

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How will our story end?

In the 1955 western movie “A Lawless Street” those who wanted power hired a gunman to rid the city of the lawman, in this case the sheriff, so they could take over the city and all the businesses. The sheriff was eventually gunned down. Although he was only wounded, his friend pronounced him dead and took him away and took care of him. What followed was widespread mayhem with free drinks for the whole town, rioting, and killing. Those in power were rejoicing thinking that they had won. Anyone who stood against them were destroyed or punished, forced to do…

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Meth Dealer enters Plea

KINGMAN – Possessing 2.5 ounces of methamphetamine will result in a trip to the Arizona Department of Corrections for a Golden Valley resident. Timothy Shaddy, 38, entered a plea agreement on June 4. Prosecutor Jonathon Robinson told the Court that Shaddy was westbound when the vehicle he was driving was stopped on Route 66 just outside Kingman on February 16. He said discovery of a meth pipe in plain view established probable cause to search the vehicle from which 69 grams of meth, baggies, a digital scale and a weapon were confiscated. Shaddy pleaded guilty to misconduct involving weapons and…

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ArtHub opens for art education classes

KINGMAN – As Kingman eases out of the COVID-19 restrictions and stores open up, the Kingman Center for the Arts is easing back into what will be their second 2020 session of art education classes held at the ArtHub in downtown Kingman at the corner of Beale Street and Fourth Street (402 E Beale Sr). Education Director Sandra Romanski states that classes will follow the CDC guidelines with social distancing and other safety guidelines implemented in the classroom settings. The Kingman Center for the Arts facility alternates between an art gallery show and an arts education center. For six weeks…

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Food for thought

Food for thought, when retroactive intellectual take aways become a real take away from the community: During the last few months in Mohave County under pandemic stay home guidelines, other than home-cooking, fast food and drive through food was all the people of Kingman could take away. Today Sunday morning June 7, 2020 the food for thought of 99% of Kingman’s population, is what can they take away from the long week of BLM protests staged at Railroad Park. The Sunday morning front page of the Kingman Miner has some fast food for thought prepared by the protest organizers being…

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COVID 19 update: One death over weekend, total countywide cases is 505

MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Sunday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of eleven new COVID-19 confirmed cases and one death.  The death is that of a 70-79 year age range person in the Bullhead City service area. Of the 11 new cases, 8 are in the Bullhead City service area.  Seven of those have their cases under investigation. One is 19-29; three are 30-39; one is 50-59; two are 60-69. The eighth case is a 60-69 age range person who is recovering at home and linked to another case. Of the three remaining cases, two…

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