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Eder sentencing imminent

The former Chief of a politically volatile north Kingman fire district will be sentenced Friday following his April jury trial conflict of interest conviction. Wayne Eder, 55, is expected to be placed on probation, but prosecutor James Schoppmann is asking that he be sent to jail as well. Eder was serving as interim chief of the Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District (NACFD) and was an applicant for promotion to chief when he awarded district business to a company owned by Victor Riccardi, a board member who subsequently voted in favor of Eder’s promotion. Schoppmann argued Eder was “greasing the skids”…

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KHAC Mother’s Day tea party and fashion show on May 17

The Kathryn Heidenreich Adult Center (KHAC) presents a Mother’s Day tea party and fashion show on Friday, May 17 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The dinner costs $6 per person. The menu features country ham, egg salad, strawberry and cream cheese tea sandwiches, creamy orange fruit salad and dessert, and hot tea with iced tea or coffee available upon request. The fashion show is provided by BouWorth America’s Favorite Mother Daughter Store. All clothes will be available after the show with. Modeling is provided by Adult Center Volunteers. The dress for the tea will be semi-casual and wear a…

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Pregnant Cayer receives two and a half years for drug charge

A pregnant Bullhead City woman drew a prison sentence in her drug case last Friday, despite her attorney’s request for a chance at probation. Defense lawyer Scott Ruffner said his client Tracey Cayer, 43, is 16 weeks pregnant and deserves a chance to deliver her baby while out of custody. Ruffner told Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle that he can always send Cayer to prison if she violated terms of probation. And Ruffner said drugs found in a Mirada Drive apartment in November, 2017 belonged to her boyfriend at the time, Chase Salveson, 48. “The codefendant was the…

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Carter faces decades in prison as trial begins

Attorneys conducted a tedious two-hour long evidentiary hearing Wednesday morning before taking less than five minutes making opening statements in a trial in which a Mohave Valley man faces multiple decades in prison if convicted of various drug and weapons offenses. Prosecutor Jaimye Ashley zipped through her presentation telling Mohave County Superior Court jurors they’ll have no trouble finding Joseph Carter, 42, guilty of all counts. She said officers seized an assortment of drugs and weapons when they executed a September, 2017 search warrant at the defendant’s home at 555 King Way in Mohave Valley.  Ashley said more than ten ounces…

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Kingman Republican Women meets May 14

The next monthly general meeting of the Kingman Republican Women will be held May 14 at the Dam Bar Steakhouse, 1960 E. Andy Devine Ave., Kingman. The guest speakers will be Mohave County Sheriff, Doug Schuster and Ashley Dillon, KRW 2nd VP and a member of Chicks on the Right. Also, the club is collecting non-perishable food items for donation to Kingman Food Bank as well as old newspapers for needed bedding at the local animal shelters. An invitation is extended to all interested Kingman residents who would like to learn more about issues affecting the community. Bring a friend, make…

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