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Diamond Rio performs Labor Day weekend

Country group Diamond Rio will perform at the Edgewater Event Center in Lauglin Sunday, Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. They will perform songs from their recently released album, “I Made It,” as well as past hits such as “You’re Gone”, “In a Week or Two” and “One More Day.”For more information and to buy tickets to any of the concerts, visit https://www.edgewater-casino.com/e-center.html.

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Farmers Market to be held Saturday

Kingman’s Farmers Market offers their specialty of homemade, hand-crafted, home-baked and home-grown products. Come enjoy live music, clever crafts, delectable foods and health & beauty products at 102 E Beale St. Kingman Saturday, August 24, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kingman’s Farmers Market is free to the public!

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‘Team Golden’ donates school supplies for tenth year

BULLHEAD CITY – Desert Valley School principal Sandra Brown and students from each grade level accepted more than 9,300 school supplies donated by Aquarius, Colorado Belle and Edgewater Resorts and Casino employees, valued at almost $5,000. It is the tenth year the Aquarius has adopted schools in Bullhead City, Laughlin and Golden Valley.  With the acquisition of the Colorado Belle and Edgewater by Golden Entertainment, all three of its Laughlin properties participated for the first time. For eight years, Aquarius employees had adopted Coyote Canyon School in Bullhead City, but many of those students have transitioned to the adjacent Desert Valley…

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Dist. 5 Gould seeking re-election

Ron Gould is running for re-election as Supervisor in District 5 which includes portions of areas in west Mohave County and Lake Havasu City. The Yucca republican is unwavering and proud of his fiscal and political philosophy. “I’m a fiscal conservative. I believe in limited government,” Gould said, during a Monday interview. “I want government so small that I could drown it in a bathtub. I think government has too big of an effect on our lives and that most people can run their lives effectively without government intervention.” Gould opposes what he calls corporate welfare and government use of…

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As temperatures climb, AZGFD assists thirsty wildlife

Public can text SENDWATER to 41444 to assist department to conserve, protect wildlife Water is the essence of life and it’s just as precious for Arizona’s wildlife.  For that reason, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has trucked or airlifted more than 1.5 million gallons of precious water to catchments throughout the state since January 2018. And trail cameras tell the tale of this important work with footage of elk, deer, bighorn sheep and countless other species leaning over for a refreshing drink at one of 3,000 catchments maintained by the department.  “Water catchments are used by all wildlife and…

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Gillenwater to assume Public Defender position following Stavris’ quick exit

Newly hired Mohave County Public Defender Chris Stavris resigned Tuesday, Aug. 20, after roughly one week on the job. His decision is the product of two health emergencies within his family. Stavris shut down his law practice in Scottsdale where he left his family behind to transition to Kingman in the near future. He secured a home in Kingman and was to report to work to start his new job on August 12. Stavris’ wife suffered a medical event that prompted a slight delay before he reported to his office in Kingman on August 14. He said one of his…

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