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K9 Search & Rescue certification

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue is excited to extend our congratulations to one of their searchers who has completed and passed her K9 HRD certification with her search dog Lily! These dogs can be used to find human remains related to crime scenes, old missing persons cases, small scent sources, and natural or man-made disaster events. We are looking forward to working with her team, as they are a valuable resource!

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Summer swim lessons at the Aquatic Center

LAKE HAVASU CITY – When you live around the water, the best thing anyone can do, is to learn to swim. The Lake Havasu City Aquatic Center is offering swim lessons for children six months to twelve years old. In our aquatic program, children learn to be safe around water and feel a sense of accomplishment that comes with learning something new. This learning experience is fun and memorable for the entire family City staff is taking extensive precautionary measures to maintain a safe and clean environment.  Extensive cleaning and monitoring is routinely completed, and the program is restricting staff…

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Scammers sell fake COVID antibody tests

Some new studies show that up to 50% of people with COVID-19 don’t show any symptoms, so many people are wondering if they had the disease without knowing it. Fortunately, an antibody test can identify if your body has already fought off the virus. Unfortunately, scammers are cashing in on demand and creating phony tests, according to BBB Scam Tracker reports. How the Scam Works You receive a robocall or are directed to a website that looks like a clinic or medical supply company offering COVID-19 tests. These tests can allegedly identify if you’ve been infected with coronavirus – even if you’ve already recovered. Some even promise results…

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COVID-19 update: 10 new cases, 2 deaths

Davis Camp admission will be restricted to 2,000 adults daily MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Thursday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of 10 new COVID-19 cases, plus two deaths. Both deaths were in the Kingman service area.  One of them is a person not previously recorded.  That person was in the 80-89 age range. The other death is in the 30-39 age range, previously identified as a positive case and linked to another case. There are now 53 positive confirmed cases in the Lake Havasu City area, including five deaths, 194 in Kingman, with a…

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Record crowds anticipated on area watereways over Memorial Day weekend

MOHAVE COUNTY – Record crowds are expected on area waterways this Memorial Holiday weekend. Visitors from adjacent states with more severe COVID-19 restrictions have been flooding Davis Camp, Lake Havasu and other hot spots on area lakes and along the Colorado River for weeks. “We’re expecting quite an influx,’’ said Chief Deputy Mohave County Sheriff Dean McKie. “The last several weekends have just been huge with all the Californians and Nevadans coming over here because obviously their states are closed.” McKie said the Sheriff’s Office has mobilized personnel to promote public safety for the holiday weekend crush. “We’ve stepped up…

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Fire chief thanks food business partners for support

KINGMAN – The City of Kingman has expressed thanks for acts of kindness provided to local firefighters during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Fire Chief Jake Rhoades said the local brother-sister business partnership of Mark Peterson and Krystal Burge quietly stepped up with food delivery on multiple occasions during the month of April, and beyond. The Dambar Steakhouse, Pizza Hut and other Burge-Peterson owned enterprises have been delivering food within area communities, including Kingman fire stations. “Krystal early on in the COVID-19 process, whenever everybody first locked down, without me even knowing it she, had pizzas and food delivered to all…

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