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Spooktacular Wine Tasting Fundraiser slated Oct. 18

BULLHEAD CITY – Join Shop with a Cop for their annual Spooktacular Wine Tasting Fundraiser on October 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Chaparral Country Club, 1260 Mohave Dr. A portion of the ticket sales along with proceeds from a raffle and silent auction will go to the Bullhead City Shop with a Cop Program. The wine tasting will feature a costume contest and photo booth by Oh Snap Novelty Photos. The Shop with a Cop program gives 115 underprivileged local children a Christmas that they would otherwise never have. Sample three different wines and enjoy a glass with…

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Colorado River Operating Conditions

Reclamation announces 2020 Colorado River operating conditions BOULDER CITY, Nev. – The Bureau of Reclamation today released its Colorado River Basin August 2019 24-Month Study, which sets the annual operations for Lake Mead and Lake Powell in 2020. Based on projections in the 24-Month Study, Lake Mead will operate in the Normal or ICS Surplus Condition in Calendar Year 2020 and Lake Powell will operate in the Upper Elevation Balancing Tier in Water Year 2020 (October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020). The Upper Basin experienced above average snowpack, and runoff was 145% of average this past spring, raising Lake…

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Devries calling it quits after four decades

Intends to retire April 30, 2020 KINGMAN – The City of Kingman’s top cop intends to wrap up a four decades-long law enforcement career next spring. Police Chief Bob Devries has circled April 30, 2020 on his retirement calendar. “I turn 62 and it’s time,” Devries said. “We’ll have had some significant accomplishments into the coming year” Devries is primarily referring to the ongoing effort to achieve national accreditation for the department. He said that should happen September 11, if all continues to go well. Devries and his family moved to Kingman from Holland, Michigan in May of 2003 and…

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KRMC talks about upcoming classes at Rotary meeting

Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club’s August 16 meeting’s featured speakers were Ben McGlothlin, Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) Public Relations Specialist and Scott Kern, KRMC Director of Communications & Development (shown above with club president Karen Brown). The topic was Kingman Regional Medical Center Foundation’s Stewardship Program. The program consists of five classes beginning October 17 from 8 to 10 a.m. and continuing on the third Thursday of the month through February 2020, each with a different focus. October: Overview by President/CEO Brian Turney the Emergency Department; November: Cardiology and Inpatient Services; December: Pain Management, Orthopedic & Therapy Services; January:…

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Arizona DES leaves downtown Kingman; real estate to go up for sale

KINGMAN – A large parcel of property provides interesting development opportunity in downtown Kingman once it’s sold by the state of Arizona. The 1.5-acre parcel occupies about a half a block on Beale Street, between 5th and 6th streets. It’s the site of a former grocery story that currently houses dozens of Department of Economic Security and Department of Child Services employees. They’ll be relocated once their new office is completed on Airway Avenue. The cream colored Beale Street building totals 19,538 sq. ft. The property features two large parking lots. Megan Rose, the Assistant Director for statewide communications for the Arizona…

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Telephone Scams in Lake Havasu City

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Police Department warns the community about a fraudulent telephone scam seen recently in Lake Havasu City. Officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department recently investigated a fraudulent telephone call where an unknown caller identified themselves as a member of the Lake Havasu City Police Department to the victim. The telephone number assigned to this call was the police department’s non-emergency number, (928)-855-4111, and the caller informed the victim that he was being investigated for criminal activity. The unknown caller requested the victim to purchase gift cards from local businesses and then…

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