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Water boil order in effect for I-40 Industrial Corridor

MOHAVE COUNTY – It’s handful of customers remain under a precautionary boil advisory before drinking water supplied by the Mohave County owned and operated I-40 Industrial Corridor water system. The advisory was issued following discovery of E. coli bacteria in the water supply on Thursday, Aug. 24. “These bacteria can make you sick, and are a particular concern for people with weakened immune systems,” a county news release stated. “Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation until further notice.” Public Works Director Steve Latoski said county staff spent the…

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Bird’s contract ‘up in the air’

KINGMAN – Bird Scooters operated in Kingman for more than six months following expiration of its one-year pilot program agreement with the City. The company and the City entered a fee sharing contract that put several dozen scooters on streets for public use in February, 2022. Acting City Manager Tina Moline confirms that the contract lapsed on Feb. 1 of this year. Yet the scooters were not pulled from the streets of Kingman until Aug. 15 after a media inquiry run through a council member reached former city manager Ron Foggin and staff. Economic Development Manager Bennett Bratley told the…

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No injuries in airport hangar fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY – At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Friday, August 25, a fire in an aircraft hangar was reported by a bystander at the Lake Havasu City Airport. The first arriving fire company stationed at the Airport reported smoke coming from a large door on a hangar. After gaining entry, a working fire was visible in the back of the hangar which did have an aircraft inside. The hangar is in an area that has multiple hangars within close proximity. The fire did extend from the original hangar to an adjacent hangar. There were no occupants in the hangars…

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10 years for double stabbing

KINGMAN – A man who stabbed his older friends in their Golden Valley home last fall has been sentenced to a decade in prison. The sentence imposed Aug. 25 for Alexander Cameron, 20, was the maximum punishment possible under terms of a plea agreement convicting him of two counts of aggravated assault. “We don’t have a clue why this happened,” said a 65-year-old man who told Mohave County Superior Court judge Rick Lambert that he and his wife were attacked unexpectedly after Cameron exhibited strange behavior during his Nov. 18, 2022 visit at their home in the 3400 block of…

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Clear the Shelter event going on now

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Animal Shelter will be offering adoptions for adult dogs over 40 pounds in a Clear The Shelter Event for the last few days of August. Through August 31all available dogs can go home to qualified adopters at no charge. No holds will be taken and not good for previously adopted animals. You will be sent home with a goody bag generously donated by Hill’s. This event is brought to you by NBC Universal, Hill’s Science Diet and PetSmart Charities. We are overflowing at the shelter so this event will help save the lives of…

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Villaneuva acquitted in sex offense trial

KINGMAN – A Mohave County Superior Court jury acquitted a Bullhead City man at his sex offense trial in Kingman Wednesday. Tom Villanueva, 48, was found not guilty of two charges of sexual conduct with a minor and one count of indecent exposure. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Amanda Claerhout said the daughter of Villanueva’s former partner claimed the defendant began sexually abusing her when she was nine or ten years old. Claerhout said the sexual activity that occurred in separate homes over time escalated to intercourse. Defense attorney Aaron Reed told the jury that false allegations and lies prompted the…

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