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Bullhead City implements text-to-911

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City residents can now text-to-911 during an emergency. The Bullhead City Police Department has added texting into its 911 answering system, allowing residents in need of emergency services to text when calling is not an option. While speaking directly to an Emergency Services Dispatcher is the best and fastest way to get help or to report a crime in progress, this new text-to-911 option is designed to benefit the hearing or speech impaired. It is also an excellent resource for those who are in a situation where speaking on the phone could put them in further danger. · To…

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Transportation, Roads & Paths” art show opens June 25 at the ArtHub

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – The Kingman Center for the Arts (KCA) art gallery’s third show of the year opens June 25 and runs through August 1. “Historically, Kingman has always played a role as a vital hub in exploration, travel and commerce, so it seems fitting that our new show is themed ‘Transportation, Roads and Paths,’” says KCA art gallery director John VanVliet. “Kingman will no doubt continue as a travel hub and as we enter the future, will also become a hub for the creative arts.” The public is invited to the “Meet the Artists” reception on Saturday, June 27 from…

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Board of Supervisors to meet once per month

Pam Wanner6 years ago1 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY –There will be only one Monday meeting per month by the Board of Supervisors for the next three months. The next meeting is July 6, followed by August 3, and September 8. The latter is on a Tuesday, since Monday, September 7 is the Labor Day Holiday. County Clerk Ginny Anderson says, “the administration building is open to the public, so they certainly can attend, but we want to stress that social distancing and CDC guidelines will need to be followed in the board auditorium.” For those who don’t feel comfortable coming in person to the meetings, the…

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Prison ordered in cyber-sex blackmail case

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago1 mins

MOHAVE VALLEY – A Mohave Valley teenager is going to the Arizona Department of Corrections for hacking computers and blackmailing girls and young women to provide him sexually explicit images and videos. The 15-year prison term was the maximum punishment possible under terms of a plea agreement entered for Cameron Brush, 18. Brush pleaded guilty in April to two counts of computer tampering and three counts each of sexual extortion, sexual exploitation of a minor and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Authorities said Brush hacked computer accounts to find content used as leverage to blackmail victims to send him…

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Believe it or not: Havasu, Mohave County has cool and unusual attractions

Pam Wanner6 years ago5 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City has been in the news recently as throngs of quarantine-frustrated boaters flocked to its shores and Arizona starts opening up for business. Beyond the crowded launch ramps, visitors can discover a fascinating mix of cool, unusual and practically unknown attractions where social distancing is never a problem. “In the first half of the 20th Century, one of the most famous people alive was Robert Ripley, known for creating the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! newspaper panel series, radio show, and television show,” said Terence Concannon, president and CEO of Go Lake Havasu. “Starting…

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Young Marines looking for recruits

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – The Kingman Young Marines are looking for a few good youths for their next recruit training class to begin Saturday, August 15. The Young Marines is a national organization that develops leadership, teamwork and discipline in its members with emphasis on a healthy lifestyle and being drug free. The program is open to both boys and girls ages 8 through 18. Through the National Program Young Marines have a chance to participate in a program called SPACES (Summer Programs of: Adventures, Challenges, Encampments, and Schools). Each year the program changes and includes, various Leadership Schools, the Great American…

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Bullhead City implements text-to-911

Transportation, Roads & Paths” art show opens June 25 at the ArtHub

Board of Supervisors to meet once per month

Prison ordered in cyber-sex blackmail case

Believe it or not: Havasu, Mohave County has cool and unusual attractions

Young Marines looking for recruits

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