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A Snake that Doesn’t Bite

A Short Story by Jack Mint With his palms next to each other, he turned the scalded remnants to the sky. “Please, mister. I’ll die out here otherwise.” The iron shackles clinked on each word pouring from the desert of his mouth. Cracked, waterless lips and dead gravel eyes pleaded again. I undid the strap on my canteen and tossed it from the back of my horse. The black and grey of his uniform was dark brown. I did not recognize that clay in the desert we stood upon. The fugitive thanked me with artless gratitude but began to ask…

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Two local school to perform from Disney Musical

KINGMAN – Kingman Center for the Arts has announced that two local elementary schools will be performing on stage at The Smith Center in Las Vegas. Black Mountain Elementary School and Kingman Academy of Learning Intermediate School will be performing one song from their Disney Musical plays they have learned this year.  Black Mountain is performing Aladdin on February 27 at 6:30 p.m. and February 28 at 3:00 p.m. at their school in Golden Valley. KAOL Intermediate school performed “Winnie the Pooh” last weekend at the KAOL high school.  Both of these schools will be performing alongside six other schools…

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ADOT Adopt a Highway sees record number of volunteer groups

The result: Groups removing more litter along more highway miles It was a very good 2019 for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Adopt a Highway program, with a record number of volunteer groups removing more litter along more miles of state highways. The Adopt a Highway volunteer program, launched in 1998, added 155 volunteer groups last year, bringing the total to more than 1,100. Other 2019 records included nearly 2,000 miles of state highways adopted, an increase of more than 300 miles, and 16,000 bags of litter removed, up nearly 2,000 from the previous record. “It’s such a positive increase…

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One pound of cocaine confiscated in LHC

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Police report seizure of a pound of cocaine following a traffic stop on Highway 95 near Oro Grande Boulevard in Lake Havasu City. K-9 “Rocky” alerted on illegal cargo after the vehicle was pulled over at about 10:00 p.m. on Friday, February 21. The cocaine with a street value of up to $30,000 had been package for sale, according to police. A usable quantity of marijuana was also confiscated. Daniel Nava, 28, Lake Havasu City, was booked into jail for an assortment of drug charges. Dave Hawkins

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Soroptimist annual event for middle, high school girls set

Pre-registration deadline is March 14 KINGMAN – Soroptimist International of Kingman will hold its annual Dream It, Be It at White Cliffs Middle School on Saturday, March 28. This one-day event is a day of knowledge and inspiration to help consider aspirations in young women in middle and high school. The event is from 8:15a.m.to 4:00 p.m. with sign in/registration beginning at 7:45. The deadline for pre-registration is March 14. Registration fee is $5 for those that pre-register and $15 on the day of the event, limited to the first 25 girls. Scholarships are available if requested. The Dream It,…

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SBDC Arizona held safety training for small business owners

KINGMAN – On Feb 20, The Mohave County Community College Small Business Development Center, held a Safety for Small Business Owners Training at the Kingman Powerhouse Visitor Center, in Kingman. The class was free and open to anyone interested in small businesses. The training was overseen by SBDC representatives Lisa Card and Meghan Borker. The training presentation was conducted by Kingman Police Department Detectives Adam Parrott & Jesse Kennedy. The focus of the detectives’ presentation was advice and tips to lessen or nullify various security risks that damage the small business owners of Mohave County. The beginning of the presentation…

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