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Dear Editor, During the recent Trump administration’s U.S.

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Safe evacuation in Lake Havasu City garage fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY – At approximately 11:30 p.m.

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Rhythm & Brews festival returns for third year

KINGMAN — The Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce

Nancy Griffith Terhaar

March 12, 1948 – May 29, 2026 Nancy,

Volunteers help expand innovative Colorado River Fish Habitat

BULLHEAD CITY — Twenty volunteers from Bullhead City

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Scam artists apprehended in Starbucks parking lot

KINGMAN – An alleged scam artist was arrested

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COVID-19 update: 17 new cases, two deaths

MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Wednesday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of seventeen new COVID-19 confirmed positive cases.  Eleven of them are in the Bullhead City service area; three are in the Kingman area; three are in the Lake Havasu City area. There are also two deaths. Some of these cases are linked to a long term care facility. Of the two deaths, both were previously reported cases.  One is of a person 50-59 in the Kingman area and one is a 90+ person in the Bullhead City area. Eight of the Bullhead City area…

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Two killed in traffic crash

WIKIEUP – Two people were killed in a single-vehicle traffic accident in south Mohave County early Thursday. Department of Public Safety Troopers responded just after 1:00 a.m. to the incident about 15 miles south of Wikieup. DPS said the vehicle left the highway and rolled. Both the driver and passenger were dead at the scene. Further details were initially unavailable and an accident investigation continues.

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Lillie Mueller named to D&E President’s List

Lillie Mueller, of Bullhead City, a student at Davis & Elkins College, has been named to the president’s list for the spring 2020 semester. The president’s list includes all full-time students with a 4.0 GPA for the semester. Related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Davis & Elkins College is located in Elkins, West Virginia, 2 hours east of Charleston, 3 hours south of Pittsburgh and 4 hours west of Washington, D.C.

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Using facemasks in Kingman Municipal Court

KINGMAN – In early May, Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel issued Administrative Order 2020-75, updated and replaced by Administrative Order 2020-79, providing Arizona’s courts and the public with direction on returning to in-court operations after limited operations in response to COVID-19. The Order includes direction for in-person proceedings, empaneling juries, limiting access to courthouses and courtrooms, implementing social distancing and using technology to continue court operations. Similar restrictions are currently in place in the Kingman Municipal Court. Jeffrey Singer, Presiding Judge of the Kingman Municipal Court stated, “We’re wanting to make people feel safe when they come into…

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Hate never solves anything.

Some of the nicest people I’ve known have been police officers from county to state to city cops. I have some dear friends who wear badges and they are good people. The police officers who killed George Floyd on May 25th in Minneapolis at that moment and time were not good people. I would never say they haven’t been good people or have the potential to be good people but what they did that day was an act of hate and evil. There was nothing good about that scene of a defenseless man being choked to death. The police were…

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Court order issued mandating face coverings in court facilities

MOHAVE COUNTY – Face coverings will become commonplace in area court facilities going forward indefinitely to prevent spread of COVID-19. That’s one of many provisions being implemented under a new Administrative Order (AO) issued by Presiding Mohave County Superior Court Judge Charles Gurtler that takes effect on June 1. “This Administrative Order provides additional specifics with respect to the transition to resumption of various court operations in such a manner that further prioritizes the safety of the public, judge and employees of the judiciary,” Gurtler’s order said. It’s first provision is that attorneys, witnesses and others continue to use video…

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