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Paul Richard Perea, 74, passed away peacefully on

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Carson gets 10 years probation for abusing toddler

KINGMAN – Probation and jail time has been

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Political correctness an do more harm

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Laughlin Bridge in Laughlin, Nevada/ Bullhead City, Arizona
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SB&H receives substance abuse, mental health grant

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services (SB&H), has received an $849,915 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The funds will be used for a Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Center (CORC) with an Integrated Systems Approach that will serve individuals in Mohave County, Arizona. The SAMHSA grant will enable SB&H to enhance capacity and service options for Mohave County’s uninsured and underinsured populations directly addressing the county’s worsening opioid epidemic. The SB&H CORC will partner with and serve local hospitals, local Native American communities, police and fire, probation programs, behavioral health providers and local community groups. The program can…

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Jerry Lakin donates FIDO Bags to first responders

More than 500,00 domestic animals, commonly referred to as four-legged family members, are affected by fires each year in the U.S., and of that number, an estimated 40,000 of them die from smoke inhalation alone. For the most part, local fire departments are not equipped to provided first aid to pets suffering from smoke inhalation because fire departments are only equipped with human emergency supplies. Their oxygen masks normally available to them are too flat and small to fit a pet’s face. Because of this, retired doctor Jerry Lakin, a Bullhead City resident, opened his heart and dug deep into…

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Airport Terminal Talk with Damon Anderson

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Join Airport Supervisor Damon Anderson for Airport Terminal Talk a casual in-person conversation, this Wednesday, October 7, at 5:30 p.m., at the Lake Havasu Municipal Airport Main Terminal located at 5600 N. Hwy 95, #1. Residents are encouraged to attend this socially distanced event to express any issues, concerns, or questions. The event does not require an RSVP and is an informal come-and-go setting. For more information please contact Cindy Herzog at (928) 764-3330.

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Deputy cleared in Golden Valley fatal shooting

KINGMAN – A Mohave County sheriff’s deputy has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of a non-compliant man at his home in Golden Valley. The Mohave County attorney’s office has determined that Deputy Jose Cardenas was justified when he shot and killed Jason Matthew Henke, 42, on July 29. Henke was named in three criminal arrest warrants charging him with eight counts of aggravated assault, eight counts of disorderly conduct involving a weapon, stalking, threatening, harassment, unlawful flight and indecent exposure at the time of his death. Cardenas reportedly learned that Henke could be located at his…

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BOS: Angius presses for anonymous compliance complaints; Gould encourages ‘herd immunity’ mentality

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Supervisor Hildy Angius, an ardent supporter of the President, beamed as she received and relayed a communication to all near the end of Monday’s three hour-long board meeting. Angius announced the President had exited the hospital where he’s been treated for the coronavirus. “Our President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, just left Walter Reed and he said, ‘don’t be afraid of COVID.’” Angius chuckled, triggering additional jocularity from Supervisor Ron Gould, humored by the President’s Saturday drive around the hospital. “Did he go home or just cruise around the block waving at supporters,”…

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BOS: Angius presses for anonymous compliance complaints; Gould encourages ‘herd immunity’ mentality

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Supervisor Hildy Angius, an ardent supporter of the President, beamed as she received and relayed a communication to all near the end of Monday’s three hour-long board meeting. Angius announced the President had exited the hospital where he’s been treated for the coronavirus. “Our President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, just left Walter Reed and he said, ‘don’t be afraid of COVID.’” Angius chuckled, triggering additional jocularity from Supervisor Ron Gould, humored by the President’s Saturday drive around the hospital. “Did he go home or just cruise around the block waving at supporters,”…

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