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The fallacy in cherry picking

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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Lake Havasu City Council Election Packets Available 

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City announces that packets containing information, forms, documents and petitions necessary for a Lake Havasu City resident to run for City Council in the Fall Election are available. Three Councilmember seats are on the ballot for the Fall Primary Election on August 6. Those seats are currently held by Councilmembers Nancy Campbell, David Lane, and Vice Mayor Cameron Moses. Prospective candidates can make an appointment to pick-up a packet directly from the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (928) 453-4142 anytime during regular office hours. Candidates must…

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Lake Havasu City Council Election Packets Available 

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City announces that packets containing information, forms, documents and petitions necessary for a Lake Havasu City resident to run for City Council in the Fall Election are available. Three Councilmember seats are on the ballot for the Fall Primary Election on August 6. Those seats are currently held by Councilmembers Nancy Campbell, David Lane, and Vice Mayor Cameron Moses. Prospective candidates can make an appointment to pick-up a packet directly from the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (928) 453-4142 anytime during regular office hours. Candidates must…

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Monthly coffee meeting announced

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Go Lake Havasu announces a monthly coffee meeting, open to all residents, to discuss tourism and the role of Go Lake Havasu. The coffee meeting will be held at the Lake Havasu City Visitor Center from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. the last Thursday of every month, beginning January 25, for constructive conversations and idea-sharing. The aim is to create a space where residents can collectively contribute to the growth and prosperity of Lake Havasu. 

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Indecent exposure nets 11 years

KINGMAN – Some 11.25 years in prison has been ordered for a Kingman man who denies engaging in sexual activity with an eight-year-old girl. Monte Anderson, 53, was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 2 by Judge Billy Sipe. The punishment was stipulated in a plea agreement that was crafted and entered on Dec. 5, the day that Anderson’s trial was to begin at the Law and Justice Center. Anderson pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent exposure involving the victim but a sexual conduct with a minor charge was dismissed. Public Defender Paul Amann said Anderson was always adamant that he never…

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Indecent exposure nets 11 years

KINGMAN – Some 11.25 years in prison has been ordered for a Kingman man who denies engaging in sexual activity with an eight-year-old girl. Monte Anderson, 53, was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 2 by Judge Billy Sipe. The punishment was stipulated in a plea agreement that was crafted and entered on Dec. 5, the day that Anderson’s trial was to begin at the Law and Justice Center. Anderson pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent exposure involving the victim but a sexual conduct with a minor charge was dismissed. Public Defender Paul Amann said Anderson was always adamant that he never…

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Vaughan gets four life terms, plus 60 years for sex offenses

KINGMAN – Multiple sex offense convictions and tough Arizona sentencing law results in mammoth punishment for a Kingman man. Alexander Vaughan, 28, was given four consecutive life terms plus 60 more years in prison during a Jan. 2 sentencing hearing at the Mohave County Law and Justice Center in Kingman. Judge Doug Camacho also ordered Vaughan to comply with convicted sex offender registration protocols. And Vaughan is prohibited from contacting two case victims. Former Deputy Mohave County Attorney Meghan Gallagher told jurors that Vaughan began abusing two boys in 2010 when they were under the age of 10. She explained…

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