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Vacation Bible School events

Adventure to Athens! June 24 through June 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Amazing Grace Fellowship, 4195 S. Lynn Drive, Fort Mohave, Office: 928-758-6059.  The 2019 Vacation Bible School will be June 24 through 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Make VBS the mane event! This epic African adventure engages the whole herd. At Roar, kids explore God’s goodness and celebrate a ferocious faith that powers them through this wild life. It’s a free event and dinner is provided. Registration can be found at stjohnbullhead.church. St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1664 Central Ave Bullhead City. Email: Office@stjohnbullhead.church; Phone: 928-758-2301. Roar into the fun…

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Two arrested in drug bust

Two Bullhead City men were arrested after Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies spotted a suspect vehicle before making a traffic stop in Mohave Valley last Saturday. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said it was about 8:00 p.m. when deputies spotted a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle involved in theft of gas the previous evening. Deputies reportedly effected a traffic stop in the area of Calle Agrada Drive and Paso Sur Drive where they made contact with the driver, Trevor David Elder, 27, and the passenger Antonio Raymond Vallejos, 21. Mortensen said deputies detected an odor of marijuana emitting from the…

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MARY HELEN PLATTER (CHAMBERLAIN)

Mary Helen Platter (Chamberlain) was born April 3, 1945 to Howard and Helen Chamberlain. She passed away unexpectedly May 30, 2019 at her home in Costa Mesa, California, just nine days after her brother Alan. She was also preceded in death by her parents Howard and Helen Chamberlain and nephew Mark Chamberlain Jr. Mary was an excellent artist from a very young age and continued it as a hobby until eye surgery left her unable. She spent years working as an insurance claim adjuster, then working for a realtor, and spent her final years working for her dear friends Glen…

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Rodriguez guest speaker at rotary meeting

Featured speaker at Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club’s May 31st meeting was John Rodriguez, Paramedic with Western Air Rescue, a division of Arizona DPS (shown right with club president Becky Fawson). Western Air Rescue has been providing rescue services for over 45 years. In addition to responding locally, as directed by DPS, the 3 pilots and 3 paramedics in the Kingman vicinity also respond to Utah, Nevada and California when called upon. For further information on Western Air Rescue, Rodriguez can be reached at jrodriguez@azdps.gov 

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Ortiz arrested for axe attack, theft

A Kingman man was arrested over the weekend for an axe attack that injured no one, but damaged a vehicle. Spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies responded Friday afternoon to a report of a disturbance at a home in the 2900 block of Spinner Bait Drive. The reporting party advised that a subject later identified as Ramon Trevino Ortiz, 45, was muttering about “unknown things” when confronted about crossing through his property. “The argument escalated and Ortiz produced an axe from his waistline and began swinging it around and lunged at the victim,” a news release said. “The…

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