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Lynsey Day of Kingman Recognized as Scholar-Athlete

Missouri Valley College fall athletic teams have produced 50 Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athletes for the fall 2023 sports season. The students were spread across six separate sports programs. Lynsey Day, a Volleyball athlete studying Psychology, was among those selected. Leading the way among Vikings was men’s soccer, with 19 on the list. There were nine from women’s soccer, four from cross country, five from football, and 13 from women’s volleyball.

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Toys for Tots donations

The Mohave County Recorder’s Office prevailed in a very close competition with the Treasurer’s Office in a Toys for Tots donation drive. With just a two-toy difference separating the offices, Treasurer SueAnn Mello said she and Recorder Lydia Durst called it a tie with 266 items gathered for children’s gifts. Last week, Wecom Fiber dropped off a truck full of toys for the “Toys for Tots” program to the Voter Registration Department where the pickup boxes were located. Andrea Masnata, Marketing Director for Wecom Fiber. Voter Registration staff who sponsored the Toys for Tots drop off event at the county.

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Children perish in house fire

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Police Department is continuing its investigation on the fatal fire that occurred on Saturday (12/16) evening and claimed the lives of five children. There were no survivors. A 13-year-old boy, 5-year-old boy, 4-year-old girl, and a 2-year-old boy were all siblings who were residents of the home. An 11-year-old boy was a relative and visiting at the time. All five children were located in the same upstairs bedroom of the two-story duplex. Several neighbors reportedly attempted rescue efforts, including placing an extension ladder to the upstairs bedroom.   4:54 p.m. – Dispatch received a…

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Children perish in house fire

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Police Department is continuing its investigation on the fatal fire that occurred on Saturday (12/16) evening and claimed the lives of five children. There were no survivors. A 13-year-old boy, 5-year-old boy, 4-year-old girl, and a 2-year-old boy were all siblings who were residents of the home. An 11-year-old boy was a relative and visiting at the time. All five children were located in the same upstairs bedroom of the two-story duplex. Several neighbors reportedly attempted rescue efforts, including placing an extension ladder to the upstairs bedroom.   4:54 p.m. – Dispatch received a…

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BHC woman, others killed in wrong-way crash

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) said a Bullhead City woman was driving the wrong way on US-95 in Las Vegas when the 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser she was operating struck four other vehicles on Saturday, Dec. 9. The driver, Antonia Apton, 50, was fatally injured as was another female adult and a child. An NHP news release said Apton was southbound in the northbound lane of the highway when her PT Cruiser first struck a 2022 GMC Acadia and then a 2014 Kia Soul near the Durango off-ramp at about 3:10 p.m. “The undercarriage of the…

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BHC woman, others killed in wrong-way crash

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) said a Bullhead City woman was driving the wrong way on US-95 in Las Vegas when the 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser she was operating struck four other vehicles on Saturday, Dec. 9. The driver, Antonia Apton, 50, was fatally injured as was another female adult and a child. An NHP news release said Apton was southbound in the northbound lane of the highway when her PT Cruiser first struck a 2022 GMC Acadia and then a 2014 Kia Soul near the Durango off-ramp at about 3:10 p.m. “The undercarriage of the…

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