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Poetry submitted by Whitney Etheridge

I got my son taken from me and

Mohave College women’s soccer season opens with win

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave College women’s soccer

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Schneider found guilty of sexual assault; faces 5+

KINGMAN, Ariz. – A Golden Valley man awaits

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Woman pleads guilty to leaving children home alone

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – A Lake Havasu

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Judge criticizes plea deal for organized crime rail

KINGMAN, Ariz. – A local judge has again

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Two kilos of cocaine seized after three-mile chase

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – Almost 4.5 pounds

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COVID-19 update: 18 new cases, two deaths

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified this afternoon of 18 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. There are also two deaths from previously reported cases. One of the two deaths is a 50-59 year age range person in the Lake Havasu City service area. The other is a 70-79 person in the Bullhead City service area. Of the 18 new cases, 11 are in the Bullhead City service area. The Lake Havasu City service area also has 5 new cases. There are two new case in the Kingman service area. The North County service area…

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Lake Mead, Bass Pro help save lives together

Lake Mead, Bass Pro help save lives together BOULDER CITY, Nevada –Bass Pro Shop, a “premier outdoor and conservation company” and Get Outdoors Nevada have donated rescue supplies to help save lives at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, America’s first and largest recreation area. Lake Mead is the sixth most visited National Park unit with about 8 million recreational visits a year. “While our park visitors are out in the park having great adventures across the 1.5 million acres, they often run out of water and end up in severe danger,” said Lake Mead Superintendent Margaret L. Goodro. “We want…

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COVID-19 case counts declining for county

MOHAVE COUNTY – Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley was able to share some good news on several COVID-19 battlefronts during Monday’s Mohave County Board of Supervisors meeting. She began with declining new case counts. “This has been our second big week of decreases of confirmed cases. We had 149 cases last week. That’s a big, big improvement,” Burley said. “We want to thank all of the people out there who are taking all the steps, the preventive measures, wearing your mask, staying home when you’re sick and taking all of those necessary steps to prevent spread of the…

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Women’s group recognized

The Gems of the Desert Chapter would not have been so successful in organizing and paying for the 2019 WRTP without the generous support of Reclamation and the EEO Office,” said former Gems of the Desert Chapter President Yvette Scott-Butler. “The fact that so many agency employees were approved to take two full workdays away from their everyday duties to attend and/or present at the 2019 WRTP shows the commitment and support of the Region’s management for FEW and its mission.” Founded in 1968, the FEW organization was started as a national women’s career advocacy group and champions programs that…

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Two injured in house fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Two occupants were injured in a residential structure fire in Lake Havasu City Monday. Lake Havasu firefighters responded at 7:30 a.m. to the incident in the 2000 block of Guest Lane. “The first arriving fire company reported a large fire from the back side and throughout the inside of the residence,’’ a news release said. “Firefighters had to remain outside the house to fight the fire due to extreme conditions.” Crews gained control of the blaze in about 30 minutes. The fire victims were transported to the local hospital and no firefighters were injured. The cause…

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County road work continues

The citizens of Mohave County can expect the following road maintenance activity during the week of August 10: Arizona Strip: Road grading on Mount Trumbull Loop. Kingman: Road grading on 1) Falcon Valley Rd., 2) Calle Puebla and 3) Calle Ocampo. Crews will be crack sealing on Thompson Ave. They will be repairing the right of way and repairing pot holes in the Butler area. Hackberry: Road grading on Antares Rd. working south. Wikieup: Road grading on Signal Rd. Yucca: Road grading on 1) Alamo Rd. from Mile 40 to Mile 52, 2) Alamo Rd. from Mile 7 to end…

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