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Culver’s Restaurant coming to Kingman

KINGMAN – Culver’s is coming to Kingman! The Wisconsin-based restaurant chain with more than 700 stores should be open on Airway Avenue, just east of the Cracker Barrel, before the end of the year. McCON Building Corporation intends to submit building plans with the City of Kingman soon and begin construction sometime next month. “If we start in June we’re going to try to be turning it over to the owner 20 weeks later, so it’s going to probably be finished by the end of October, first part of November. Somewhere in that area,” said Project manager Kenny Esser. “Back…

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Fear

Dear Editor, In these stressful times, many people are living in a state of abject fear. We can chalk it up to the pandemic lunacy or to the awful panic that has been so cruelly fanned and amplified by the mainstream media and “social” media. Or, we can blame the Chicken Little syndrome. There is no earthly good to come from playing the blame game or from throwing stones. Neither of those things will ease a person’s fears. A reasonable period of sober introspection and calm discussion however, is likely to result in some measurable reduction in personal stress. Former…

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Homicide may have been domestic dispute

 One man shot and killed his boyfriend in north Kingman early Monday. The Mohave County sheriff’s office has provided further details of the violence that unfolded at the suspect’s home in the 900 block of John Norman Ln.    Spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the victim, Christopher Young, 30, had moved in with Christopher Kacos, 33, about a month ago. A female neighbor knocked on their door at 2:41 a.m to complain about loud music coming from the home.    “Young became aggressive and started hitting her over the head,” Mortensen said. Kacos told responding deputies that Young ran off into the desert….

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Kingman Marines Face-up to the Challenge

Members of the Dean W. Reiter Detachment #887, the Marine Corps League (MCL), who also happen to be members of the Kingman Young Marines are seen here presenting 100 Face Masks to the Kingman VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). The masks were received by Health Technician Lee Elder, who is also the Chaplain for the MCL Detachment. Commandant Terry Flanagan noted that with limited supplies of personal safety items for medical personnel, first responders and others on the front line, we had to make a choice as we can’t cover all the personnel who serve. We chose those that…

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Two deaths; three new COVID-19 cases; 148 total

MOHAVE COUNTY, AZ (May 5, 2020) Late this afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of three new COVID-19 positive cases and two COVID-19 related deaths from previous positive cases in Mohave County. Two of the new cases are in the Lake Havasu City service area, one is in the 20-44 year age range, in isolation, recovering at home, and linked to another confirmed case. The other Havasu area case is 65+, in isolation, recovering at home and the investigation is pending.  The final case is a 20-44 year age range person in th Kingman service…

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LMNRA increasing recreational access

Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local public health authorities, Lake Mead National Recreation Area is increasing recreational access for pass holders. The National Park Service is working servicewide with federal, state and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis. Beginning at 9 a.m. May 2, the following park entrance stations in Nevada will be open to annual pass holders: Boulder Entrance Station Lake Mead Parkway Entrance Station Lake Mead Boulevard Entrance Station Northshore Entrance Station Cottonwood…

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