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Drugs, cash, weapons seized in bust

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Authorities seized drugs, cash and weapons and arrested three men in Lake Havasu City last Friday. The activity marked the culmination of a two-month long investigation by police, the MAGNET narcotics task force and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The operation focused on a subject who legally purchased firearms on repeated occasions before trading weapons to prohibited possessors for drugs. A search warrant was served at a residence in the 3300 block of S. Palo Verde Blvd. “Two firearms, four artillery simulator explosive devices, a large amount of ammunition, 92 oxycodone pills, marijuana…

Community News

MCC giving students 100% of CARES Act funding

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 mins

Mohave Community College will receive more than $1.9M as part of the federal government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. Although the college is only required to distribute half of the money directly to students, the college will give all of it to MCC students. “We feel that distributing this money evenly among as many eligible MCC students as possible will have the most powerful positive impact on them and our communities during this crisis,” said MCC President Dr. Stacy Klippenstein. The college has already distributed $500 and $750 payments to students who met eligibility guidelines set by the federal…

LHC offices closed for Memorial Day

Pam Wanner6 years ago1 mins

City offices are closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. Police and Fire Department services are unaffected, however administrative offices are closed. All City offices resume normal schedules on Tuesday, May 26. The Aquatic Center and Community Center is closed Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25. Trash and recycling schedules are not interrupted.

City Council meetings continue virtually with June 2 meetings “audience free”

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 mins

The City of Kingman is taking the necessary steps to continue to protect City Council members, its residents, and city team members to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community. The Parks, Aquatics, Recreation and Golf (PARG) Commission will meet virtually this Wednesday, May 20, and the Planning and Zoning Commission is meeting in June, as well. As many cities around Arizona have proven successful, the City of Kingman is conducting the June 2, formal City Council meetings virtually. Meeting policy, and public comment guidelines for all virtual meetings are listed below: · Per the ongoing guidelines from the…

Business News

Four interviewed for county manager position; six more may also interview

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 mins

– There are as many as a half dozen mystery candidates for the Mohave County Manager position. During Monday’s special Board meeting, supervisors indicated they want to interview as many as six more candidates beyond the three recommended by a screening panel. The four-member committee interviewed its four top contenders last week after reviewing at least 46 applications. The panel suggested that the Board of Supervisors interview three of those four. The panel gives its highest ranking and recommendation to Sam Elters (1A) of Phoenix, followed by Paul Van Haute (1B), Eatonton Georgia and David Williams (3), Prescott Valley. The…

Opinion

Be part of the solution, not the problem, with Covid-19

Pam Wanner6 years ago3 mins

Dear Editor, America is now opening back up. People are starting to venture back to church. Places of work are reopening. Restaurants are reopening. State parks are reopening. The beaches are opening many places. Most Americans are breathing a sigh of relief. Americans are sick and tired of Covid-19. We’re tired of hearing about it and we’re tired of the repercussions from it. More Americans now are unemployed since The Great Depression. More unemployment claims have been filed than ever before. Many Americans have filed for unemployment weeks ago and still haven’t a penny of money. I continue to hear…

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Drugs, cash, weapons seized in bust

MCC giving students 100% of CARES Act funding

LHC offices closed for Memorial Day

City Council meetings continue virtually with June 2 meetings “audience free”

Four interviewed for county manager position; six more may also interview

Be part of the solution, not the problem, with Covid-19

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