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100th threatened narrow-headed gartersnake released from breeding program

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Letter to the Editor
Responsible growth requires responsible leadership: Part 2 of

Dear Editor, Last week, I discussed why responsible

Beale Street Youth Theater presents The Wind in

KINGMAN – The Beale Street Theater is proud

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

Pam Wanner

Praise in the Park is Saturday

Canyon Community Church in Kingman will host Praise in the Park this Saturday, March 30, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Centennial Park in (near the tennis/racquetball courts on the Harrison Street side). This is an opportunity for free family fun with live music, a bounce house, and children’s games. Bring a friend and your lawn chair! For information call 928-681-4673.

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Hindenach resigns; Kingman Chamber seeks new president

The Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce (KACC) is looking for a new president following the quick exit of Michael Hindenach. Chamber Board Chairman Cherish Sammeli said Hindenach tendered his resignation Monday and that it was effective immediately. Sammeli said she appreciated Hindenach’s service to the chamber, noting his accomplishments included relocating to a downtown office and his fundraising efforts involving the Hollywood & Wine and Kingman Derby activities. Sammeli said Hindenach said he was leaving the chamber to pursue “other opportunities” but that he declined to say if they were local or elsewhere. She said chamber staff and board members…

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Two apprehended in meth bust; one at large

Nearly a pound of methamphetamine was seized in north Kingman Tuesday. The MAGNET narcotics task force says the ordeal began unfolding about 4:00 a.m. in the 2700 block of Northfield Avenue. MAGNET Sergeant Joel Freed said a deputy was beginning to initiate a routine traffic stop when the suspect vehicle pulled into the driveway of a home on the street. At least two people reportedly fled the rental car. Freed said about eight ounces of methamphetamine was found on the ground outside the vehicle and about six more ounces of the drug was found inside the car. Freed said one…

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Please respect the homeless

A person would think hunger and the inconvenience of living in a car, seeking shelter in a cardboard box or sleeping on a sidewalk is the worst part of being homeless. It isn’t. Yes, going for two or three days with little food, unable to shower or practice proper hygiene plus the indignities, embarrassment and humiliation of being both broke and homeless are pretty tough things to deal with. But the topper, the worst part of being homeless . . . is being degraded by those in charge of affording some type of temporary assistance. I say this with certainty…

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REX MICHAEL HELM

Rex Michael Helm, of Kingman, died Monday, March 18, 2019. He was 71. Mr. Helm was born Feb. 7, 1948 in Los Angeles, Calif. A viewing will be held Friday, March 29 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Kingman, with services immediately following at 10 a.m. Interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery. The family contact is his wife Judy Lynn Helm. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home

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Craft fair vendors sought

Greater Grace Fellowship, a non-profit Christian teaching ministry, is seeking arts and crafts, food, and merchant vendors for its upcoming summer fairs in Arizona. The first this year being April 12 through 14 in Cottonwood; then May 25 through 27 in Payson; Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 in Payson. An additional fair is being developed in the White Mountain area for the Fourth of July weekend. Vendors seeking information should call Dean for a vendor packet, 928-595-4397, or go to n8a1e35d@gmail.com

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