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Venture Club gearing up for annual charity tournament

KINGMAN – The Venture Club of Kingman is expressing appreciation for great support from local businesses for their upcoming Second Annual Charity Cornhole Tournament to be held October 12 at noon at Metcalfe Park. Unisource Energy Services recently donated $2,500 to the cause. Justin Brookins of Veterans Epoxy custom-made five sets of cornhole boards and an American flag to be raffled or given away as prizes at this year’s event. Local businesses such as Pawn World, Mohave Homes, Barkhurst Electric and Mohave Eye Center have made food, beer and wine possible at the event. Cosmic Bounce House has generously donated…

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Outages affect members in Fort Mohave, Bullhead City, Mohave Valley

BULLHEAD CITY – Storm-related outages affected over 5,700 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in Bullhead City, Fort Mohave, and Mohave Valley Monday afternoon, Sept. 23. MEC became aware of the first of the outages at 1:41 p.m. and crews immediately responded. Power to over 1,600 members was restored by 2:44 p.m. and to approximately 400 more at 3:26 p.m. As storms and high wind continued to impact the area, a probable microburst caused a pole to fall, and a power outage for an additional 3,700 members in Fort Mohave and Mohave Valley at 4:08 p.m. Power was restored safely to…

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Former NACFD chief Eder’s charges set aside

KINGMAN – The former chief of a north Kingman-based fire district has essentially erased his trial conviction involving a misdemeanor conflict of interest charge. Wayne Ludwig Eder, 56, was placed on unsupervised probation during a May 10 sentencing hearing before Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert. Eder’s probation ended about 15 minutes later when he paid a $150 fine. Judge Lambert in early August set aside, or dismissed, the conviction and allegations involved. Further, Judge Lambert fully restored Eder’s constitutional rights, including his rights to vote, hold office and possess firearms.

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93-year-old woman dies following traffic crash

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Police Department reports the recent death of a woman who is believed to have caused a three-vehicle traffic accident earlier this month. Agency spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said a vehicle driven by Ethel Lee Evans, 93, Bullhead City, rear-ended another vehicle that was stopped at a traffic light on September 11. Fromelt said the struck vehicle ended up rear-ending another vehicle upon impact at about 5:50 p.m. at Hancock Road and Lakeside Drive. Evans was transported to a local hospital before she was flown to another facility in Las Vegas. Fromelt said Evans died of…

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Lake Mead 2019 Photo Contest winner announced

BOULDER CITY, Nev. – The winner of the 2019 Love Your Lakes photo contest is Terry Maurer of @insightoflifephotography. Her photo of a person kayaking with a dog wearing a life jacket in the Black Canyon was unanimously selected as the favorite and will appear as the featured photo on the 2020 Lake Mead National Recreation Area annual pass. The park received over 250 entries, which included both photos and captions from people explaining why they love Lake Mead and Lake Mohave. Maurer’s caption read: “Anticipation. It’s the Not Knowing what’s ahead that keeps us moving…keeps us peeking around the…

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