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Mohave County Recorder reminds voters of general election

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Sexual abuse case ends in release with high-stakes

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Plea deal in the works for Martin

A Lake Havasu City man charged in the death of his infant daughter had a pre trial conference hearing in Kingman on July 11. Ty Martin, 23, is charged with second degree murder in May 11 death of the 18-month-old girl. Lake Havasu police said the child was left unattended in the rear seat of Martin’s vehicle for 45 minutes to an hour while Martin was visiting at the home of his friend Noah Grabowski.  A probable cause statement indicated that Martin admitted smoking marijuana and playing video games while the victim was in the vehicle outside Grabowski’s home on Tailstar…

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Clarification on homicide case

The Mohave County Sheriff’s office has clarified some information regarding a new homicide case. Spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said officers began a surveillance detail after being informed last Friday that a murder occurred at a residence in the 4500 block of Glen Road in north Kingman. The investigation led to execution of a search warrant Wednesday where the body of a victim was located inside a 55 gallon drum that was recovered where buried in the backyard. The residents of that property, Carrie Vanover, 23, and her 31-year-old boyfriend Mark Baldonado, were arrested and booked into jail for first degree murder….

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Exotic animal measure is withdrawn

A controversial resolution that would have imposed restrictions for circuses and other shows featuring dangerous exotic wild animals such as bears and elephants was not heard during Tuesday’s Kingman City council meeting. Mayor Jen Miles withdrew the measure saying council members endured a backlash from passionate factions, defenders of such performances on one end of the spectrum and animal rights activists on the other. “The Mohave county Fairgrounds was quite effective in churning public anger with allegations designed to create mistrust of the city and of me in particular as mayor, in the actions I’m taking,” Miles said. “And the…

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WIC benefits and services

MOHAVE COUNTY- Mohave County Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program provides nutrition assistance to eligible women, infants, and children. WIC provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and community resources to participants. The WIC program is available in Kingman, Bullhead City, and Lake Havasu City. To be eligible, a person must: Be a pregnant woman; a breastfeeding woman who has had a baby in the last 12 months; a woman who has had a baby in the last six months; an infant; or a child up to the fifth birthday; Reside in Mohave County…

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UniSource performing wire pull

UniSource Electric is planning a wire pull to replace a section of their circuit parallel to Beale Street and crossing Andy Devine which will require three phases of operations: Tuesday 7/23 – a wire pull between 10th St.  along Beale and ending at the SE corner of 1100 Andy Devine. Traffic will be needed plus two flagmen and two KPD patrol officers for stoppages of traffic. Thursday 7/25 – a wire pull in the alley between 8th and 10th street will require signage only but no flaggers of officers. Monday 7/29 – will be the larger project with a pull from 8th Street to…

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