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Talks continue regarding Palo Christi renovation bond

Member Bruce Ricca is a strong advocate and member Jenny Shumway remains critically focused, but the Kingman Unified School District board made no formal commitment Tuesday to pursuit of a multi-million dollar bond issue to fund a building refurbishment initiative at the Palo Christi campus downtown. Finance Director Ahron Sherman told board members that a political consultant made almost 12,000 phone calls in late April to gain completion of 400 telephone surveys attempting to measure public sentiment of the contemplation. He said a thorough assessment of the survey results reveals voter approval of a bond issue is a possibility. “I…

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Fire uniforms stolen from vehicle

On May 7, a City of Kingman firefighter had fire uniforms stolen from his personal vehicle. The Kingman Fire Department wants the public to be aware that the items taken have no value to the public and are the property of the City of Kingman.  Department policy does not allow personnel to wear their uniform as off-duty to any events unless approved by the Fire Chief.  If you see anyone that possibly is wearing City of Kingman Fire Department uniform shirts and is not with any other fire personnel and you feel that they are out of place, please contact…

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Lashway gets 50-plus years for dealing drugs

A longtime addict will spend five decades in the Arizona Department of Corrections for dealing drugs in Lake Havasu City. Andrea Lashway, 43, was given a 51.5-year prison term by Judge Billy Sipe during a May 9 sentencing hearing at the Mohave County Courthouse in Kingman. Lashway skipped out in the middle of her trial in May, 2016 during which the jury convicted her of five sales of dangerous drug counts, three dangerous drug possession charges and a single count of possession of drug paraphernalia. Defense attorney Sandra Carr said Lashway, at that time, had been dealing with problems associated…

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Manker claims death was mercy killing; hearing pending autopsy

Defense attorney Robin Puchek recently told a local judge that autopsy results are needed before there can be meaningful plea negotiations in a criminal case involving a Mohave Valley shooting death. Puchek represents James Manker, who told authorities that the death of his girlfriend, Tina Marie Stimmell, was a mercy killing. Few details in the case have surfaced through court proceedings or from law enforcement. Most information comes from a probable cause statement featuring Manker’s purported admissions. That statement indicated that Manker, 29, first told dispatch that he killed Stimmell, 56, when he called the sheriff’s office at 9:45 a.m….

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Bullhead City hosts recycle/shred day

The City of Bullhead City in sponsorship with Mohave Shred and Nevada State Recycling will be hosting a residential household e-waste and shred day on Saturday, May 18. Residents from Fort Mohave, Mohave Valley, Laughlin and surrounding areas are invited to join Bullhead City residents for a day of recycling and disposing of electronic items and document shredding in a safe manner. This one-day event will take place from 8 a.m. to noon at the Bullhead City Government Complex parking lot located at 1255 Marina Blvd. Mohave Shred will be shredding your recyclable papers for a nominal fee of $5…

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Western Arizona Council of EMS awards Paramedic of the Year

On May 9, 2019 The Western Arizona Council of EMS “WACEMS” awarded city of Kingman Fire Captain Tanner Miller the prestigious award of Paramedic of the Year. Captain Miller was nominated by Kingman Fire Battalion Chief of EMS Rink Gordon. BC Gordon stated that “Captain Miller has always showed care and compassion to his colleagues and patients he has encountered”. Captain Miller has taken upon himself to make sure his peers within the Kingman Fire Department are up to date with all of their professional standards certifications. BC Gordon stated that “Tanner has taken on his own task to instruct…

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