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Accused coach arrested for sexual misconduct

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – A volunteer assistant wrestling coach has been arrested following an investigation of alleged sexual conduct with female student wrestlers at Mohave High School. Bullhead City police department spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said the probe involving Deven Brenden Lobato, 20, began January 23. “Detectives discovered that in the months of September and October, 2019, Lobato had reportedly engaged in a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female athlete,” a news release stated. “It was reported that the sexual conduct did not occur on school property.” Lobato was arrested and booked into the Mohave County Adult Detention Center on January 24….

Community News

Havasu’s best: Watersports and winterfest

Pam Wanner7 years ago5 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY –– Ever since the famed London Bridge attracted thousands to an official dedication in October 1971, Lake Havasu City has been known for its events. This city of 55,000 hugging the Colorado River shoreline has events happening nearly every weekend of the year. Whether you want to watch the pros in action at bass tournaments, personal watercraft (aka Jet Ski) races and disc golf tournaments, enjoy the perfect combination of brats and local brews, or amaze yourself with world-class professional fireworks, Arizona’s West Coast is making waves with its fun-filled February event lineup. “Events are a great…

Community News

2019 Novel Coronavirus Update

Pam Wanner7 years ago3 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak of pneumonia caused by a new type of coronavirus (2019-nCoV) first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Chinese authorities are reporting a growing number of cases, including cases outside Wuhan City. The Mohave County Department of Public Health is partnering with the Arizona Department of Health Services and CDC in responding to this outbreak. On Sunday, January 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed travel-related infections of the Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the United States. These patients recently returned to the U.S….

Public defender found to be in contempt of court; fined $1,000

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago3 mins

Askar resigns position Jan. 21 MOHAVE COUNTY – A Mohave County Public Defender resigned his position just five days after he was found in contempt of Court and fined by Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert. Judge Lambert and indigent defense attorney Jamie Askar engaged in a very unique and somewhat heated exchange between hearings on January 16. Judge Lambert first fined Askar $100 before he twice increased the sanction and asked the lawyer if he’d like to go to jail. The following edited hearing excerpts show the skirmish began when Judge Lambert denied Askar’s request for a three-minute delay. Lambert:…

Free community information workshops resume at Fieldhouse

Pam Wanner7 years ago1 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Elementary and Colorado River Union High School Districts are resuming free community information workshops funded by 21st Century Community Learning Center grants. This year, the workshops are being moved from Tuesdays to Wednesdays. Unless noted otherwise later this year, all of the workshops will be held in the classrooms at the Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse, 3663 Bullhead Parkway, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Future workshops include child parenting tips about self-esteem on January 29 by retired Bullhead City Elementary School District curriculum director Cindy Neuzil, and a three-part workshop about low cost vegetable…

Opinion

Communists are to blame for everything

Pam Wanner7 years ago3 mins

Dear Editor, I was at Walgreens with a buddy and something happened. I was wearing my Trump hat and a campaign button about veterans. I’d gotten my prescription and was walking back. There was a line waiting. A young politically correct ‘clone girl’, 20- something was offended by my hat. All the rest, older people, smiled at me. I guess I’m a minority, after all America. Sixty-seven percent of you think it would be all right to have a Socialist president! I guess you want all of your freedoms taken away, another communist country. Secret police, political officers, telling you…

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Accused coach arrested for sexual misconduct

Havasu’s best: Watersports and winterfest

2019 Novel Coronavirus Update

Public defender found to be in contempt of court; fined $1,000

Free community information workshops resume at Fieldhouse

Communists are to blame for everything

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