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Halloween costumes and political candidate’s masks

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West Kingman Pharmacy joins statewide Narcan initiative 

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Century-old building being restored in Oatman

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Route 66 Street Drags will rev up downtown

The Kingman Rt. 66 Street drags is as unique an event as there can be. The Drags will be closing down Rt 66/Andy Devine in downtown Kingman Friday through Sunday, Oct. 25 through 27. Races are Friday from noon to 9 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 on Friday, $15 daily Saturday and Sunday. Car/driver registration is $125.

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Coffins, music, and of course candy

Homemade tombstones, music-synced lighted dead trees are just some of the details that “bring to life” the Halloween spirit of about 40 blowups and other creepy things Chris Marie and Butch Meriwether have put together for everyone’s enjoyment who decides to drive by their home at 2225 S. Dome Rd. in Golden Valley. People who would like to visit the display can do so by turning south on Egar Road (Mile Marker 17) from State Route 68 and drive south for 4 ½ miles and turn right on Tapeats Drive (if you arrive at Shinarump Drive at the end of…

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VIRGINIA FAYE PAYNE

Virginia Faye Payne, nee Schwartzmann (Barnes, McBeath), passed away on October 18, 2019, peacefully at home with her husband of 39 years, Douglas H. Payne Sr., at her bedside. Virginia was born September 27, 1939 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Virginia was the oldest of five children born to Jon R. Schwartzmann and C. Marian Cobb who both predeceased her. She was raised in St. Louis, Missouri, then Tucson, Ariz., where she graduated from high school before attending USC in Los Angeles, Calif. There she married Gary Barnes and had her only son, Lance Richard Barnes. She divorced Gary and married…

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Stabbing victim was Good Samaritan

KINGMAN – On Sunday, October 20, at about 3 a.m., Kingman Police arrested Bryan Forbes, 25, of Modesto, Calif., on a felony charge of aggravated assault. According to a press release, officers responded to the 1700 block of Beverly Ave., regarding the report of a person having been stabbed. Officers observed Forbes in the area, holding a knife. The victim, a 27-year-old Kingman man, was located and treated for a stab wound to his arm. The victim reported Forbes chasing a woman, and that he attempted to intervene. During this time Forbes is alleged to have stabbed the victim in…

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Kingman’s first Renaissance Faire slated

KINGMAN – Friends of Mohave County Animal Shelter have scheduled the 1st Annual Renaissance Faire and Feast from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday Oct. 26, at the Mohave County Fairgrounds in Kingman. There will be costume contests, games, a Shakespearean Troupe, a Medieval craftsman and a feast. Entrance to the event is $5 for adults and children 14 and under are free. The feast is $50 and all proceeds benefit the animal shelter in Kingman. Tickets are available at the Mohave County Animal Shelter and online at friendsofmcas.org/buy-tickets. For further information about the 1st Annual Renaissance Faire and Feast,…

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