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Free-range cows creating damage to area homes

Dear Editor, Help! My father has lived in Kingman about 30 years. Recently for the last three months his property has been damaged by multiple cows walking through it. Just recently, he returned home from visiting me in Las Vegas to find his property damaged and lights broken by cows walking on it. He is on a corner in the Vista Bella area. A call to animal control only resulted in them saying the cows were free to roam regardless of the damage they do. This has happened to many neighbors and now my 78-year-old father has to work out…

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Electroshock therapy may have unwanted outcomes

Dear Editor, Though I write from Oregon, I hope you will still run as your readers are impacted by this potentially. In your community there are people who have had the procedure called ECT or electroshock. In the last decade, use has greatly increased, and is used for many reasons now, and offered readily at leading facilities. Used at leading facilities. I speak on behalf of my peers, as many cannot. We are showing damages on MRI, EEG,neuro/cognitive testing, and SPECT. This is a public health issue that needs to come to light. As a result of receiving this untested…

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Polar Express Swim-n-Movie

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Put on your swimsuit and join us for a fun night of popcorn, hot cocoa, and a showing of The Polar Express while floating in the pool! Event is this Friday, December 20, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  Movie showing starts at 6:30 p.m.  $4 per person includes popcorn and hot cocoa.  Ages three and under free with paid adult.  For more information, please contact the Aquatic/Community Center at 928-453-8686.

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Airport Advisory Board member, liquor licenses approved at Lake Havasu City Council

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Three companies applied for liquor licenses at the last Lake Havasu City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The Copper Still Distillery, Streetside Coffee Co, and Humbertos Taco Shop were each approved for liquor licenses. The council appointed Vincent Tolomeo for a seat on the Lake Havasu AirportAdvisory Board to replace a seat that is coming vacant. Applicant Vincent Tolomeo described his 50 years of pilot experience, including time in the U.S. Navy and Air Force. “I’m retired. Like Vice Mayor Lane, I have nothing better to do. So I decided to try and help the…

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Bald eagle breeding season kicks off, leads to restrictions

Outdoor recreationists, pilots and drone operators asked to avoid bald eagle nest areas Arizona’s bald eagles are back and they will soon be working on the next generation of eagles at breeding sites statewide.  To assist with the state’s continued bald eagle population growth, the Arizona Game and Fish Department encourages outdoor recreationists, aircraft pilots, drone operators and motorized paragliders to do their part by not disturbing the state’s 89 eagle breeding areas. As such, some portions of public land and water areas will be temporarily closed to help protect these majestic animals to ensure even more young eagles take…

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911: Call if you can, text if you can’t in outlying areas

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it is now capable of accepting text to 911 emergency text messages to the dispatch center from the unincorporated areas of Mohave County. Lake Havasu City is already capable of accepting text to 911 emergency text messages. Currently, the cities of Kingman and Bullhead do not have this capability and text to 911 will not work if you are inside those city limits. Kingman and Bullhead City are currently in the process of bringing this capability to those cities. Text to 911 provides significant benefits to citizens, especially in…

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