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America’s Hottest City throws America’s Hottest Party June 29 featuring ice sculpting, cookies baking in cars and a “mermaid”

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

The city with the highest recorded temperature in the United States is throwing a huge party to celebrate its 25th anniversary of when it soared to 128 degrees. “We’ve always known we were hot, both literally and figuratively,” said Terence Concannon, President/CEO of Go Lake Havasu. “This party is perfect to celebrate all of the hotness surrounding our famed party spot, the Bridgewater Channel, as well as our summer temperatures that makes our lake even more appealing than it is just naturally.” “Hot for Havasu: America’s Hottest Party” kicks off from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at the…

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Olson receives Masters Degree

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

Matthew Olson, a 2007 graduate of Kingman High School, received his Masters Degree in Agricultural Education from South Dakota State University. Olson received his Bachelors of Science Degree from the University of Arizona in 2013. He is currently employed by the University of Florida, as the Clay County 4-H Extension Agent. Matthew is the son of Gerald and Linda Olson of Kingman.

The man behind Arizona Furniture

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago4 mins

Arizona Furniture is a business striving not only for the best customer service, but also the best home products for affordable prices. Most people know the big building placed conveniently on the corner of Route 66 and Castle Rock, but do most people know the man behind the curtain? Joe Kaelin, the owner of Arizona Furniture, is a genuine and compassionate man with the sole purpose of helping those around him. He believes that “a business’s job is first and foremost to look out for the community. Four years ago, Joe took over Arizona Furniture, but he was invested in…

Moninger sentenced to 31 years in prison

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

A 31 year prison sentence was imposed Friday for a Las Vegas man convicted of intending to have sex with a 13-year-old girl who was actually a Mohave County Sheriff’s detective posing as “Sabrina” in an undercover investigation targeting men who prey upon minors. A trial jury convicted Kevin Moninger, 63, of attempted sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of luring a minor for sexual exploitation. Moninger answered an ad the detective placed on the internet Doublelist match site before the initial communication was diverted to text messages. More than 1,200 text message exchanges occurred before Moninger drove…

Balluff arrested on multiple arson counts in connection to serial fires

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

A serial arson suspect dubbed the “Burning Bush Bandit” by law enforcement authorities was arrested in Kingman Tuesday. Deputy police chief Rusty Cooper said Charlie Lee Balluff, 39, Kingman, had been identified as a suspect and was under surveillance. Officers conducted a traffic stop on Dove Lane at 7:00 a.m. after Balluff drove from his home in the 3600 block of Bond Street. Cooper said Balluff was found to be in possession of a usable quantity of methamphetamine and that a subsequent search of his residence turned up evidence linking him to the arson spree. Cooper said Balluff is believed…

New fee structure for Arizona Recorders

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago1 mins

Beginning July 1, 2019, a flat fee for recording documents in the State of Arizona will go into effect pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute §11-475, as amended by the Arizona State Legislature in 2018. The fee to record a document in the Mohave County Recorder’s office and throughout Arizona will become $30.00 per document. This eliminates the need to determine recording fees, which were previously based on and are now inclusive of: How many pages the document contains, additional indexing categories, additional reference numbers on a document, mailing the recorded document back to the customer, the additional fee for the…

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America’s Hottest City throws America’s Hottest Party June 29 featuring ice sculpting, cookies baking in cars and a “mermaid”

Olson receives Masters Degree

The man behind Arizona Furniture

Moninger sentenced to 31 years in prison

Balluff arrested on multiple arson counts in connection to serial fires

New fee structure for Arizona Recorders

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