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BULLHEAD CITY – Step aboard a traveling piece

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PHOENIX –  A seven-year prison term has been

Kingman Moose Lodge raises money for Make-A-Wish Foundation

KINGMAN – Saturday evening at Moose Lodge #1704

Water problems continue to plague Valle Vista

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ADHS and Mohave County Announce End of Measles

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS)

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KINGMAN – The Bullhead City Police Department (BHCPD)

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Vaughan trial underway

KINGMAN – Trial began Monday for a Kingman man charged with a variety of sex offenses involving two Kingman boys under the age of 15. Defense attorney Greg Pridham told a Mohave County Superior Court jury that Alexander Vaughan is innocent and should be acquitted of child molestation and eight counts of sexual conduct with a minor. Pridham instructed jurors to measure the testimony of the alleged victims to calculate contradictions and inconsistencies in their stories. He said he anticipated they will vary in their accounts of who was present, where the crimes occurred and over what period of time…

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Angel George Ortiz

Angel George Ortiz, of White Hills, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. He was 71. Mr. Ortiz was born May 2, 1952 in Mexico City, Mexico. The family contact is his daughter Mistee Monique Lopez. Arrangements were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.

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Empty Bowls Project could fill the food bank

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Cozy up this season with a delicious hot soup in a beautifully crafted bowl. The time has come to share your charity with this year’s Empty Bowls Project. St. Vincent dePaul is a voluntary organization whose core values are to service people in need of clothing, employment, and food. For centuries, St. Vincent dePaul has helped millions who are experiencing poverty become self-sufficient. The organization is inviting the community to their Empty Bowls event. Since 2018, the project has helped raise $20,000.  Attendees will be able to choose a handmade bowl of their choice. The clay bowls are donations…

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Hand count rebuffed, Angius named chair

MOHAVE COUNTY – Ballot counting and Chairman choice were points of contention during Monday’s Mohave County board of supervisors meeting. The board again turned thumbs down on hand counting ballots and elected supervisor Hildy Angius as chairman for next year. Board of Supervisors Clerk Ginny Anderson was asked to read into the record a lengthy letter from Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes before the ballot tabulation debate that stretched more than two hours. Mayes advised supervisors it would be illegal to count ballots by hand in the 2024 elections. “A ‘yes’ vote would direct your elections department to violate the law….

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Hand count rebuffed, Angius named chair

MOHAVE COUNTY – Ballot counting and Chairman choice were points of contention during Monday’s Mohave County board of supervisors meeting. The board again turned thumbs down on hand counting ballots and elected supervisor Hildy Angius as chairman for next year. Board of Supervisors Clerk Ginny Anderson was asked to read into the record a lengthy letter from Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes before the ballot tabulation debate that stretched more than two hours. Mayes advised supervisors it would be illegal to count ballots by hand in the 2024 elections. “A ‘yes’ vote would direct your elections department to violate the law….

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Local teachers awarded $2,500 through  Palo Verde Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers program

 In its annual tradition to honor, support and celebrate Arizona’s educators, Fiesta Bowl Charities has granted 500 teachers–including 16 Mohave County teachers–with $2,500 each during the Palo Verde Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers Draft Day presented by SRP, for a total of $1.25 million.  In its eighth year, the Palo Verde Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers program increased its giving by 25% to Arizona K-12 public and charter schoolteachers. The funding will positively impact more than 220,000 students across 73 cities and towns statewide, with 368 different schools receiving grant awards. This season’s 500 granted wishes will fulfill requests…

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