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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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The Rat Pack invites residents to “Fly to the Moon” 

LAUGHLIN – The Edge Pavilion at Edgewater Casino Resort will feature a night of ring-a-ding entertainment, iconic songs and live music with The Rat Pack is Back, a Rat Pack tribute show, on Saturday, Feb. 3.  A timeless tribute to the Rat Pack, the legendary group of entertainers led by Frank Sinatra, played by Chris Jason, Dean Martin, played by Drew Anthony, and Sammy Davis Jr., played by Kyle Diamond, The Rat Pack is Back features award-winning impersonators performing spot-on impressions of the music icons. Laughlin audiences will enjoy a night of beloved Rat Pack banter, jokes, skits and classic hits including “New…

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Silent Witness reward for auto thefts

KINGMAN – The Kingman Police Department (KPD) would like to notify citizens and visitors of a current trend involving stolen vehicles. In the past six months KPD has responded to 30 thefts of Kia or Hyundai vehicles.  With any vehicle KPD encourages you to make sure your vehicle is locked, think about using a steering wheel or brake pedal locking device and if possible park in a well-lit area. Criminals often target vehicles they have easy access to, remove all valuables from your vehicles and make sure they are locked.  The Kingman Police Department in coordination with the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office…

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13th Annual Balloon Festival promises exciting fun for all ages

LAKE HAVASU CITY – For the past 12 years, Havasu Balloon Festival has been bringing their balloon festival and fair to the community.  The three-day event will have many photo opportunities available for balloons ascending to the skies.  Spectators will have a chance to get up close views of balloons as they lift off.  There is an entry fee to access the carnival.  The rides cost $1 for four tickets. You can also purchase a wristband for $30 which provides all access to all rides all day. The festival will have car shows, synchronized kite flying demonstrations, live music, food vendors,…

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13th Annual Balloon Festival promises exciting fun for all ages

LAKE HAVASU CITY – For the past 12 years, Havasu Balloon Festival has been bringing their balloon festival and fair to the community.  The three-day event will have many photo opportunities available for balloons ascending to the skies.  Spectators will have a chance to get up close views of balloons as they lift off.  There is an entry fee to access the carnival.  The rides cost $1 for four tickets. You can also purchase a wristband for $30 which provides all access to all rides all day. The festival will have car shows, synchronized kite flying demonstrations, live music, food vendors,…

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Police seek fatal hit-and-run vehicle

GOLDEN VALLEY – The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is trying to determine who is responsible for a hit-and-run pedestrian fatality in Golden Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Deputies responded at 7:41 p.m. to a report of a male subject lying in the roadway at the corner of Chino Dr. and Adobe Rd. MCSO spokesman Anita Mortensen said James Douglas McDaniel, 69, Golden Valley, was dead at the scene. She said Detectives were summoned as it appeared that McDaniel had been struck by an unknown vehicle. “The involved vehicle should have significant front-end damage,” Mortensen said. “Mohave Silent Witness has…

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Judith A. David

Judith A. David fka Judy Kunsman, age 78, went home to be with our Lord on December 30, 2023 at Desert Highlands Care Center in Kingman, Arizona after an extended illness. She was born March 1, 1945, in Fort Wayne, Indiana to parents William and Dorothy (Fox) David. She was baptized at Holy Cross Lutheran Church and was confirmed and graduated from elementary school at Zion Lutheran Church. Her high school years were split between Southside High School in Fort Wayne and New Haven High School in New Haven, Indiana where she graduated in 1963. While raising her four children…

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