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Boyea receives five years for attempted murder

A five year prison term was ordered May 10 for a stabbing that occurred in Bullhead City almost a year ago. Michael Scott Boyea, 35, pleaded guilty to attempted murder for the May 21, 2018 incident. Prosecutor Jaimye Ashley previously stated that the violence occurred shortly after Boyea arrived at a friend’s home at 821 Glenn Drive. “He walked behind the victim and stabbed the victim in the neck and back approximately five times,” Ashley said during the March 6 change of plea hearing. Defense attorney Nathan Best told the Court another version of the story during Friday’s sentencing proceeding….

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Youth Summer Program registration opens May 20

The Lake Havasu City Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a variety of activities for kids and teens this summer. If interested in swim lessons, swim league, Junior Lifeguards, Youth Adventure Camp, basketball clinic, or day camps, they have what you are looking for! Registration for all summer programs opens on Monday, May 20, at 5:00 a.m. online and 7:00 a.m. in person at the Lake Havasu City Aquatic Center. If registering online, ensure login credentials are correct, become familiar with the system, and update any household information, including what grade the participant is in next year for eligibility in…

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Improvement projects ramping up along Arizona’s high country highways

With warm weather returning, the Arizona Department of Transportation is resuming projects to repair and preserve the surfaces of state highways in Arizona’s high country. While ADOT works to minimize delays for those traveling to and from northern Arizona, including not scheduling work over weekends and holidays, highways at higher elevations can only be paved during warmer months. Drivers heading north this summer should prepare by checking the Arizona Traveler Information site az511.gov, calling 511 and following ADOT’s Twitter account (@ArizonaDOT) to get the latest information on highway restrictions. “Summer is the best time to do work on northern Arizona highways…

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Kingman Fire Department seeking donations to restore historical “FROG”

The Kingman Fire Department is seeking individual or corporate donations, in order to restore Kingman’s first ever fire apparatus, known as the “FROG.” Initial restoration estimates to get the “FROG” running again, are upwards of $25,000, so the department is looking for the community’s help to keep this important piece of history alive. On September 22, 1921, the Kingman Fire Department was first created, and later that year, on October 6, 1921, a piece of history was placed in motion. Kingman Fire Department’s first fire apparatus was purchased: a brand new 1922 American LaFrance pumper better known as the “FROG,”…

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Stuart gets seven years for manslaughter of child

A seven year prison sentence was imposed Thursday for a Kingman man held responsible for the death of his own young son. Daniel Stuart, 31, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol and manslaughter. Stuart was driving a pickup truck that left U.S. 93 and rolled after striking a guardrail almost 30 miles north of Wikieup on January 2, 2017. Ejected and pronounced dead at the scene of the rollover was Kaleb Stuart, 4. Daniel Stuart, a woman and three other children in the vehicle survived the crash. Authorities said that Stuart’s blood alcohol content measured .101 percent…

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