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Godoy gets three years in drugs-for-sale case

KINGMAN – A three-year prison term has been

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100-plus years for Lake Havasu City child pornography

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County pushes forward with morgue project despite transparency

KINGMAN – Its architect has submitted application with the

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Two rescued from sea plane incident

Two men were rescued from a sea plane on the Colorado River near Lake Havasu last Friday, Jan. 24. Mohave County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the agency received a report of an aircraft in the water at about 5:45 p.m. Mortensen said personnel responded to the Refuge area of the lake, north of the mouth of the Colorado River. She said two men clinging to the plane were transported to Windsor State Park for evaluation, but they suffered no injury. “It was further determined that the plane was a sea style plane and had not crashed, but had…

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Andy Devine ADA Project Update

KINGMAN – The outside right lane will be closed to vehicles travelling north bound at the intersection of Beale Street and Ella’s Place/Grandview Avenue for the continuing construction of the Andy Devine Avenue ADA improvements project. Lane restrictions at this intersection will also be required in Beale Street for motorists traveling east bound. These closures/restrictions will begin tomorrow morning, January 28, and be in place for approximately two weeks. The city would like to remind all travelling public to use caution when travelling through construction zones, and to obey all traffic signage. Up-to-date street closures and restrictions can be found…

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Lake Mead roads to receive $5.6 million in improvements

BOULDER CITY, Nev. – A $5.6 million pavement preservation project to improve roads within Lake Mead National Recreation Area will begin in early February. The project will include cleaning, patching, resurfacing and re-marking roads and parking areas at Katherine Landing, Temple Bar, Eldorado Canyon, South Cove and the park headquarters and warehouse complex. Once completed, it will enhance the visitor experience and meet the park’s maintenance needs. The work is scheduled to take place during daylight hours on weekdays through April.  During construction, visitors may experience short delays along the roadways, and parking areas may be closed for a limited…

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BHC Police Department stepping up its game

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Police Department was recently awarded the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) 2020. Funds will be used the acquire new traffic enforcement equipment and to participate in the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) TraCS program. The GOHS Grant awarded $8,064 to purchase speed enforcement equipment and digital speed sign traffic cloud software. An additional $3,000 from an Alcohol/DUI Grant will be used to purchase portable breath test devices (PBT’s) to assist officers in DUI investigations “The Police Department’s goal is to make the roadways of Bullhead City as safe as possible,” said Traffic Section…

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Girls sweep top spelling bee spots

MOHAVE COUNTY – Girls swept the top three spots in the annual Mohave County Spelling Bee. Top spellers from 21 schools in northwest Arizona faced off for the January 24 spelling championship in Kingman. Mariyah Rosales, a fifth grade student from Manzanita Elementary in Kingman, topped the field for the title. Rosales correctly spelled “topography” and “obstinate” to win the bee in the 20th round of the competition. Sixth grade student Aryssa Mullins from the Mohave Accelerated Learning Center in Bullhead City was second. Juniper Rubio, an eighth grade student from White Cliffs Middle School in Kingman finished third. Rosales…

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JOANNE ELIZA MOORE

Joanne Eliza Moore passed away on January 11, 2020,in Kingman, Ariz. She was born on June 12, 1957 in Florida. Joanne received a double major Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Political Science from the University of Minnesota – Duluth, WI. She also received a Certificate of Occupational Proficiency in “Nurse Assistant” from The Duluth Area Vocational Technical Institute. She also received a Seal of completion in “Nursing Assistant – Long Term Care” from the “Minnesota State Board of Vocational – Technical Education”. Joanne’s work was mainly with providing care to special needs people.  Joanne was a dedicated activist…

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