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Swimming Lessons Offered in Bullhead City

Bullhead City offers free swim lessons for parent/child, levels I and II Bullhead City and the Kiwanis Club of Bullhead City, Morning, Community Service Foundation are excited to announce the 18th year of offering swim lessons to the youth of Bullhead City. Swim lessons are a great way to introduce children, as young as six months, to good water safety habits and prevent drowning – a top cause of death among children. Thanks to the partnership with the Kiwanis Club of Bullhead City, Morning, Community Service Foundation, Parent & Child, Level One- Introduction to Water Skills and Level Two – Fundamental…

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City Improves Lake Havasu Avenue

As the Lake Havasu Avenue construction nears completion, a series of intersection closures is required to allow for paving work, beginning Monday, May 20. Closures at the Mesquite Avenue intersection occurs on Monday, May 20, and the Swanson Avenue intersection on Tuesday, May 21, to allow for base paving. Additionally, closures occur at the McCulloch Boulevard intersection on Wednesday, May 22, Mesquite Avenue intersection on Thursday, May 23, and Swanson Avenue intersection on Friday, May 24, to allow for the last leg of paving. These closures occur starting at 6:00 a.m. and lasting until 6:00 p.m. each day. To access…

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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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