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Senator McSally visits Kingman

KINGMAN – U.S. Senator Martha McSally visited Mohave County this weekend and wowed a crowd of more than 200 people Saturday night. McSally was the keynote speaker at the Mohave County Republican Party’s 2020 Lincoln Day Dinner at Beale Celebrations. Other guest speakers were Congressman Paul Gosar, Arizona State Senator Sonny Borrelli, and former State Senator Kelli Ward. Short of Donald Trump himself, almost every local Republican was in attendance including Arizona State Representatives Leo Biasiucci and Regina Cobb, and City Councilwomen Deanna Brice Nelson and SueAnn Mello-Keener. Topics discussed included gun rights, religious freedom, elections, replacing the seat of…

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Counterfeit pills may be leading to increased overdoses

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Police Department wants to make the community aware of a recent increase in local drug overdoses and the discovery of illegally manufactured counterfeit pills.   LHCPD officers have responded to at least a half dozen calls over the past few weeks involving unresponsive subjects, one in their late teens, where it was determined that the subjects ingested a pill that was not prescribed to them.   In a few of these cases, LHCPD officers have had to administer Narcan (brand name for Naloxone) nasal spray to the overdose victims.   LHCPD officers began carrying Naloxone…

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Driver will not be prosecuted in double fatality

KINGMAN – The Mohave County attorney’s office has declined charges after reviewing an investigation of a two-vehicle collision that claimed the lives of a Kingman couple. Robert Fred Naumann, 69, and Joan P. Walsh Naumann, 80, were critically injured when the Buick Sedan they occupied was struck head-on by an oncoming Hyundai Santa Fe that crossed the center line of Stockton Hill Road at 8:55 a.m. on Jan. 7. They were transported to Sunrise Medical Center in Las Vegas for treatment of their injuries. Mrs. Naumann died Jan. 19 and her husband died Jan. 21. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Bob…

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Guardian Kool, local merchants team up to help first responders

KINGMAN – Guardian Kool has been working hard in Kingman to help first responders. For each one of their products sold, they donate one to a first responder. The sell quality water bottles so that they can provide a cool drink for the scorching hot days or a warm drink during the cold winter months when first responders are out doing their jobs in the harshest of elements. They recently started a “Bottle of Trust” Merchants adhere their stickers on a box at their business in hopes to raise money for the Mohave County Search and Rescue. “We realize how…

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Water main repair notice

LAKE HAVASU CITY – In an effort to continue to provide safe and secure water service to the community, Lake Havasu City announces the scheduled repair of a water main on London Bridge Road at S. Palo Verde Boulevard on Tuesday, September 22. Southbound London Bridge Road will be closed at S. Palo Verde during the work which is scheduled to occur between 5a.m. and 3p.m. subject to weather and other conditions. Both left turn traffic from S. Palo Verde to London Bridge Road and southbound London Bridge Road traffic at S. Palo Verde will be prohibited. Southbound traffic will…

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Drought concern persists for southwest

WASHINGTON – Modeling results for the Colorado River Basin operations released today by the Bureau of Reclamation indicate continued drought and an increased chance of potential water shortages by 2025. The Colorado River Basin is in its 21st year of an extended drought. As reservoir levels decline, Lake Powell and Lake Mead operations are potentially impacted. The Colorado River Simulation System modeling results, released at least three times per year, provide water managers with information needed to plan accordingly for the future. “Reclamation’s technical experts provide leading-edge scientific modeling which helps Colorado River water managers make their operational decisions,” said…

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