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Local group raising funds to reduce cat population

BULLHEAD CITY – We Care For Animals, a local trap, neuter, return organization, is raising funds for needed medical equipment to provide ongoing spay and neuter services for community cats. The organization has been working with Midwestern University Veterinarian College to provide free spay and neutering services to colony caregivers via a mobile clinic but unfortunately, the University is not able to bring the mobile clinic to the area any longer due to mechanical issues with their vehicle. The veterinary students have agreed to continue providing the services locally, but the organization has to provide the equipment and supplies. We…

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Shoup charged with sex offenses

KINGMAN – Allegations that an underage girl was the victim of repeated sex offenses led to the January 3 arrest of a Kingman man. Jody Shoup, 50, was booked into the Mohave County Adult Detention Center on sexual assault and child molestation charges. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the Department of Child Services (DCS) requested assistance with a sexual abuse case. “DCS claimed they received an alleged report of sexual assault by Shoup on a female juvenile that indicated the abuse had been ongoing for the last four years,” Mortensen said in a news release. The age of the…

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Parks & Rec director speaks at Rotary

Speaking at Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club’s first meeting of the new year on January 3 was Mike Meersman, Director of Parks, Recreation, Golf and Aquatics for the City of Kingman (shown above with club Rotarian Tom Clark). Among the topics discussed, Meersman noted a shade structure is being added at Firefighters Park, a new 2-1/2 mile trail, White Cliffs Wagon Wheel Trail, is in the works, and Fort Beale Loop Trail has been upgraded and its parking area increased. Meersman may be contacted at 928-692-3105 or mmeersman@cityofkingman.gov.

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Friday Paint Night is tree in snow

KINGMAN – Join Kingman Ranch Mobile Home Park for First Sunday Paint Night on Friday, Jan. 10 beginning at 6:30 p.m. They will be painting a  tree in snow. Everything you need to complete this project is provided so come for step-by-step instruction to create your own masterpiece to add to your own home or to give as a gift. Kingman Ranch Mobile Home Park Clubhouse is located at 1201 E Jagerson Ave. Please use the side parking lot. For more information, call 928-377-4181.

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Elderly couple suffer life-threatening injuries in head-on crash

KINGMAN – Authorities report two elderly Kingman residents suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday morning when the vehicle they were driving was struck head-on by another vehicle driven by a teenager who fell asleep at the wheel. The 69-year-old male driver and his 80-year-old female passenger were flown to a Las Vegas hospital following the crash just before 9:00 a.m. in the 1000 block of Stockton Hill Road. Deputy Kingman police chief Rusty Cooper said the 19-year-old, at-fault driver of the other vehicle was taken to Kingman Regional Medical Center for treatment of a broken arm. Citation and charging decisions are pending…

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Stumpf to take prison deal in I-40 shooting death

KINGMAN – A near year-old Interstate 40 offramp shooting death in Kingman will be resolved in a plea agreement entered Tuesday, Jan. 7 at the Mohave County Courthouse. Bradley Stumpf, 32, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for the February 11, 2019 death of Jason McCafferty, 46. Prosecutor Karolina Czaplinska told Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle that McCafferty had taken Stumpf to Phoenix for a work assignment but that McCafferty decided to return to Kingman because Stumpf’s behavior had become erratic and strange. She said that behavior continued on the drive home during which Stumpf grabbed and pulled…

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