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Hess enters guilty plea for 2017 arson

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – A Bullhead City man wept openly last week when he entered a plea agreement that could send him to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Cory Charles Hess, 42, conceded that he smoked marijuana and violated probation from a 2017 case for being armed when he threatened children who had thrown rocks in his neighborhood. Hess also pleaded guilty to arson of an occupied structure for setting on fire a home at 5630 on South Pearl Street in Mohave Valley on March 5. “I burnt somebody’s house down. I’m guilty of that,” Hess told the Court. “I just want…

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Chambers faces up to 22 years for assault, burglary

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – A man who threatened Bullhead City police officers with a knife faces up to 22 years in prison following convictions on all counts at trial in Kingman. The Mohave County Superior Court jury deliberated about 30 minutes last week before finding Christopher Chambers, 42, guilty of aggravated assault, criminal damage and burglary. Prosecutor Jaimye Ashley told the jury that officers responding to a burglary in progress ordered Chambers to exit the residence in the 2500 of View Way after they observed him moving from the master bedroom inside the home on April 24, 2018. She said police scaled…

Prop 415 mailed ballots going out today

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – All active voters registered in Bullhead City will receive a ballot in the mail for Proposition 415. Ballots will be mailed today, October 9. Voters can expect to receive the ballots around October 10 through 14. To replace a spoiled or missing ballot, update your mailing address, or to inquire about the status of your voter registration, please contact the Mohave County Recorder’s Office at 928-753-0767. The Ballot Drop Off/Replacement Center will be open on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. located at the Mohave County Library, 1170 East Hancock Road,…

Community News

Lions Club hosts Yes for Kingman Schools Committee Chairman

Pam Wanner7 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – The public is invited to the Kingman Mohave Lions Club meeting Thursday October 10, at noon with guest speaker Gary Waters, Committee Chairman of Yes for Kingman Schools and advocate for the school bond. Waters will be speaking about the upcoming Kingman Unified School District Bond vote, including why he believes the bond should be supported, and what a yes vote will accomplish for KUSD and its students, teachers and staff. He will address the cost verses the extreme benefit which he believes will result from the bond’s passage. The Lions Club meetings are held Thursdays at noon…

Burn ban, wind advisory issues for Colorado River area

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – Due to anticipated gusty north winds and critical fire weather conditions- Bullhead City Fire Marshal Jim Dykens has implemented a No Burn Ban beginning today, Oct. 9, through Friday, Oct. 11, ending at 8 a.m. The National Weather Service advised: gusty north winds of 35 to 45 mph will spread across the region Wednesday afternoon through Thursday. Strongest winds will be along and near the Colorado River Valley, where wind gusts to 50 to 60 mph will be possible Wednesday night through Friday morning. These conditions can create hazardous driving and boating conditions and critical fire weather…

Opinion

The afterlife

Pam Wanner7 years ago4 mins

Dear Editor, Fifty-seven percent of late teenagers and millennials believe that socialism is the answer. That Medicare for all the green new deal, free college tuition, on and one, where does it end! This is for those of you who don’t believe that God exists, that religion isn’t relevant in our enlightened society. For many years my friends have urged me to write this. There is an afterlife, I’ve been there! I was a millennial once. When I was 22 I lived in Tigerd, Ore., my hometown. I’ve also lived in Eugene, Ore. I worked for a window washing company…

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Hess enters guilty plea for 2017 arson

Chambers faces up to 22 years for assault, burglary

Prop 415 mailed ballots going out today

Lions Club hosts Yes for Kingman Schools Committee Chairman

Burn ban, wind advisory issues for Colorado River area

The afterlife

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