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BLM moves to cashless system at Virgin River Campground

Ron Martin2 years ago3 mins

The Virgin River Campground in the BLM Arizona Strip Field Office area has gone 100% cashless for all campsites at this popular recreation area. “For visitor convenience and to eliminate security issues related to handling and counting cash, we are going to a 100% cashless system through Recreation.gov at the Virgin River Campground,” said Randy Beckstrand, Arizona Strip Assistant Field Manager. There are 18 multi-day camp sites on the upper loop that can be reserved in advance with online payment at https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10086109. Visitors may camp up to 14 days at these sites. The upper loop also contains an additional 54 campsites that are available…

Court News

Child abuse case closed; questions remain

Ron Martin2 years ago3 mins

KINGMAN – A teenage Kingman girl is permanently injured from a history of abuse that claimed the life of her brother and landed both of her parents, and two other adults, in prison. The girl, now 14, blinded in one eye and emotionally scarred by violence within her home, is being raised by her mother’s brother and aunt. The victim’s mother, Amber-Leah Valentine, 42, said nothing at her Feb. 20 sentencing hearing for two child abuse convictions achieved through plea agreement. She is the fourth adult to be sent to prison in the case, though no one was charged or…

Court News

Child abuse case closed; questions remain

Ron Martin2 years ago3 mins

KINGMAN – A teenage Kingman girl is permanently injured from a history of abuse that claimed the life of her brother and landed both of her parents, and two other adults, in prison. The girl, now 14, blinded in one eye and emotionally scarred by violence within her home, is being raised by her mother’s brother and aunt. The victim’s mother, Amber-Leah Valentine, 42, said nothing at her Feb. 20 sentencing hearing for two child abuse convictions achieved through plea agreement. She is the fourth adult to be sent to prison in the case, though no one was charged or…

Community News

Marine Corps League continues to maintain, upgrade Veterans Memorial Park

Ron Martin2 years ago3 mins

KINGMAN – The Kingman Marine Corps League has led the way when building and maintaining the downtown Veterans Memorial Park. At a recent meeting the membership of the league chose to fly a new flag over the Kingman Veterans Memorial Park. The League consists of veterans from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan. They wanted to try and fly one flag, year round, that would honor all veterans. The images symbolized on this new flag provided one flag that appears to accomplish this mission. The POW-MIA flag was adopted by our government in 1972 and was authorized to be flown over…

Lane Striping to Begin Next Week

Ron Martin2 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The City of Kingman will be working to update lane striping throughout the community starting on Monday, February 26th. There will be multiple crews working from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. to complete this project. During this time there will be travel delays due to intermittent lane restrictions. The schedule is subject to change, pending weather conditions. The City of Kingman urges motorists to not drive through newly applied paint and to pay extra attention while driving in and around work zones and maintenance vehicles. The schedule will be dictated by wind and traffic, therefore an exact map and location of crews…

Business News

Alignable meetings may help small business owners

Ron Martin2 years ago2 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – If you’re an owner of a small business, it’s never too late to give your relationship networking methods a boost. Alignable is around to help, as they are an online networking organization designed to empower business owners to form deeper relationships. Alignable’s consultant Sue Brooke paid a visit to Havasu on Feb. 15 at the Alignable Alliance of Lake Havasu launch meeting, held at Perfection 2 Detail. The invite for the consultant Alignable role was an unexpected one for Brooke. The former small business owner formerly ran learning centers for students ranging from kindergarten to college. Brooke’s company…

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BLM moves to cashless system at Virgin River Campground

Child abuse case closed; questions remain

Child abuse case closed; questions remain

Marine Corps League continues to maintain, upgrade Veterans Memorial Park

Lane Striping to Begin Next Week

Alignable meetings may help small business owners

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