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LHC welcomes census workers

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City welcomes 2020 Census workers to the community. Census workers are visiting our neighborhoods to canvass addresses in our area, and will continue through October. Mayor Cal Sheehy urges the public to participate in the Census 2020 effort to ensure a complete count. “Everyone that lives here must be counted. Simply put, not counting our residents in Lake Havasu City would divert millions and millions of dollars to other communities who have an accurate count. Money generated through the Census count will help us maintain and improve our roads, public safety services, and attract…

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Mohave High School 50th anniversary this week

BULLHEAD CITY – Richard Nixon was president. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin has just walked on the moon. And Mohave High School opened its doors to students for the first time. To mark the school’s golden anniversary, the Mohave High Alumni Association is holding an open house for both alumni and the general public this Thursday, September 5 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. There will be photo galleries with posters, old scrap books, past yearbooks, themed entertainment and different types of memorabilia for viewing and purchase. At 7:00 p.m., there will be an all-classes reunion picture in the original…

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Murder-suicide victims identified

LAKE HAVASU CITY – An estranged husband and wife are the victims of what Lake Havasu City police report to be a murder-suicide. Those found dead inside a residence in the 2900 block of Green Acres Drive last Thursday night are identified as Keri Malkiewicz, 42, and Daniel Malkiewicz, 53. Court records show that Mrs. Malkiewicz petitioned for divorce from her husband in July. The initial police news release said both victims were found on the kitchen floor of the residence. It said that it appeared that the woman had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and that the male had been…

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First Things First Colorado River Indian Tribes Region honored with Eddie Basha Award for Leadership and Service

Community volunteers from the First Things First (FTF) Colorado River Indian Tribes Region were honored Sunday at the organization’s statewide early childhood conference. The FTF Colorado River Indian Tribes Regional Partnership Council, made up of local volunteers from the region, received the Eddie Basha Regional Partnership Council Excellence Award for Leadership and Service. The annual award recognizes one of 28 regional councils from across Arizona for inspiring its local community to come together and promote positive and lasting change on behalf of young children, thereby enriching all of Arizona. Brandon Basha, the eldest grandson in the Basha family, presented the…

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Woman’s body recovered in Lake Mead over weekend

LAKE MEAD – National Park Service (NPS) rangers recovered the body of a woman from Lake Mead over the Labor Day holiday. Agency spokeswoman Carrie Vanover said the search was initiated after the Nevada Department of Wildlife located abandoned items along the shoreline at about 1:40 p.m. Vanover said the body was recovered at the 33 Hole Overlook, north of Boulder City. She said it was not clear how the victim came to be in the water. “She appears to have been by herself,” Vanover said. “There were no vessels associated with the incident as far as we know so…

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