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37th Annual Route 66 Fun Run returns to Kingman,

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4-H members play Santa’s elves for a day

Members of the Mohave County 4-H Interstate Exchange Club played Santa’s elves recently to help with the Senior Angel Tree at the Kingman City Complex and also the Children Angel Tree at Kingman Regional Medical Center. The 4-H Exchange Club members and leaders spent an afternoon shopping to fulfill the wishes and needs of 25 seniors and children, which included three new bicycles and lots of shoes and toys. The shopping spree was made possible by a donation from Dwayne Patterson, Re/Max Prestige Property Realty.

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Peacey found guilty of theft

KINGMAN – On Wednesday, Dec. 11, Jeremiah Grant Peacey, 40, of Kingman was found guilty of theft of $170,000 from a suitcase stolen from a cart at the Kingman Walmart. During trial, Peacey did not dispute taking the suitcase, but rather the amount of money that was in the suitcase. He maintained that there was significantly less than $170,000. The prosecution laid out a case that detailed how the victim calculated the amount of money she possessed in the suitcase through her own meticulous recordkeeping and argued that the defendant made no reasonable attempt to contact the original owner of…

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AZGFD delivers on promise to provide quicker draw results

It started decades ago with names being scribbled on small pieces of paper, inserted into empty capsules and then deposited into a container from which the lucky few would be drawn, often by a youngster chosen from the crowd in the State Capitol Annex Building. Over the years, actual paper applications would be dumped into a raffle ticket drum and given a spin under the guidance of law enforcement officials — and under the watchful eye of hopeful hunters who would be packed into the annex building’s rotunda. Eventually, applications could be mailed or dropped off at any department office…

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Dodge Charger awarded to KPD

KINGMAN – The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) has awarded the Kingman Police Department (KPD) a $38,000 grant to purchase a 2019 Dodge Charger to be used to enhance DUI/Impaired Driving enforcement and Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). The Kingman Police department will be targeting impaired, aggressive, speeding, and distracted drivers as well as other various traffic violators throughout the City of Kingman. The grant award included the cost of the vehicle and the equipment installed. In conjunction with the Western AZ DUI Task Force, Kingman Police will be out this Christmas Holiday season. If you chose to…

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Elks to host annual toy giveaway

Dear Editor, With the holidays upon us at a very fast pace, I want to wish you and your staff (Judeo and Christian) a Happy Chanukah and a very Merry Christmas. Traditions are important! Elks Lodge 468 is continuing its tradition with free toys to local children and bringing Santa Claus to the lodge on Dec. 24. He usually arrives at 900 Gates Avenue in Kingman around 5:00 p.m. by helicopter and sometimes by fire truck! The doors open at 4:30 p.m. for children and families to enjoy hot chocolate and cookies while they wait for Santa. Children from infants…

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