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BHC council member taking plea deal

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City council member Annette Wegmann plans to enter a plea agreement to resolve her pending criminal case short of trial. Details of the deal are not yet public, but they appear to reduce a felony theft charge associated with her former employment to a misdemeanor so Wegmann would be able to remain on council. Defense attorney Ken Sondgeroth, during a Tuesday hearing in Kingman, indicated Wegmann’s case would be transferred from one court to another for purpose of misdemeanor conviction. “My client has agreed to a plea agreement which is actually going to result in a…

COVID-19 update: 10 new cases, one death

Pam Wanner6 years ago1 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff has been notified of 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported today. There was also one new death reported. The death comes from a previously reported case, an 80-89 person in the Kingman service area. Of the 10 new confirmed cases, 6 are in the Bullhead City service area. Two are in the Kingman service area. There are also 2 cases in the Lake Havasu City service area. Of the 6 Bullhead City area cases, 5 remain under investigation. Two of those are 40-49 and three are 60-69. The final…

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Villareal accepts prison deal for drug charges

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City man will go to prison for nearly a decade through terms of a plea agreement resolving drug case arrests that occurred just a few months apart last year. A 9.25-year prison sentence is mandated in the deal entered Wednesday for Fred Villareal, 25. Villareal will be convicted of possession of narcotic drugs for sale for his April 24 arrest in Bullhead City. Deputy Mohave County attorney Jacob Cote said officers seized about one pound of heroin after serving a search warrant at the defendant’s Havasupai Drive apartment. The drugs were reportedly found in a…

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Meth, heroin seized in traffic stop

Ron Martin6 years ago2 years ago2 mins

FT. MOHAVE – Late Aug. drug seizures and arrests in Fort Mohave are reported in a news release issued Wednesday by the Mohave County Sheriff’s office. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said deputy observation of a non-working license plate light led to an 8:53 p.m., Aug. 28 traffic stop in the 4500 block of Camino Viuda. Mortensen said the driver and passenger were directed to get back inside after they exited the vehicle. She said the driver, Scott Bellue, 53, Bullhead City, indicated he was not in possession of a driver’s license and that a records check indicated it had been…

Fifty-seven bison successfully relocated from the North Rim

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 mins

GRAND CANYON – On September 4, in cooperation with the InterTribal Buffalo Council, Kaibab National Forest, and Arizona Game and Fish Department, National Park Service (NPS) staff successfully relocated 57 bison from the North Rim. All bison were transferred to the InterTribal Buffalo Council, who successfully transported them to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (Kans.), Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (S. Dak.), Santee Sioux Tribe (Nebr.), and Modoc Nation (Okla.). Eleven additional bison were outfitted with tracking collars and released during the corralling process. The collaring was conducted in partnership with the U.S. Geological Service in order for park wildlife biologists…

Fifty-seven bison successfully relocated from the North Rim

Ron Martin6 years ago2 mins

GRAND CANYON – On September 4, in cooperation with the InterTribal Buffalo Council, Kaibab National Forest, and Arizona Game and Fish Department, National Park Service (NPS) staff successfully relocated 57 bison from the North Rim. All bison were transferred to the InterTribal Buffalo Council, who successfully transported them to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (Kans.), Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (S. Dak.), Santee Sioux Tribe (Nebr.), and Modoc Nation (Okla.). Eleven additional bison were outfitted with tracking collars and released during the corralling process. The collaring was conducted in partnership with the U.S. Geological Service in order for park wildlife biologists…

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BHC council member taking plea deal

COVID-19 update: 10 new cases, one death

Villareal accepts prison deal for drug charges

Meth, heroin seized in traffic stop

Fifty-seven bison successfully relocated from the North Rim

Fifty-seven bison successfully relocated from the North Rim

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