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Cobb says lose the masks

KINGMAN – Local state representative Regina Cobb is urging Kingman Mayor Jen Miles to rescind the COVID-19 mask mandate that has been extended to the end of this year. Cobb used her Facebook page to post her view that the face covering requirement forces Kingman residents to live under the thumb of government overreach. “I will not sit idly by and allow out government to issue an edict that I believe violates our Constitutional rights and personal freedoms,” Cobb’s post said. “I am in the process of exploring all possible legal options to reverse the mask mandate. The people of…

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COVID-19 update: Numbers continue to decrease countywide

Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000230 EndHTML:0000006914 StartFragment:0000003523 EndFragment:0000006878 SourceURL:file://localhost/Volumes/Public/%E2%80%A2%20editorial%20storage/General%20News/090220/090120%20covid%20update.doc MOHAVE COUNTY – While Mohave County Supervisor’s twice-a-week COVID-19 management sessions have been tortuously tedious on many occasions, Monday’s board discussion wrapped up in less than eight minutes. Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley said 108 people registered for coronavirus testing that North Country Health Care conducted last Friday in Bullhead City. “Eighty-two people were tested. Four of those were positive cases,” Burley said. “Of those 82, 25 were symptomatic and 57 were asymptomatic.” Burley told board members that weekend testing had been postponed at the privately operated state prison in Golden Valley….

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Reclamation lowers Lake Mohave water level to aid with annual razorback sucker harvest

BOULDER CITY, Nev. — The Bureau of Reclamation will begin lowering water levels in Lake Mohave on September 1 to aid in harvesting razorback suckers (Xyrauchen texanus) from lakeside rearing ponds. The fish is an endangered species native to the Colorado River. The drawdown is part of annual river operations which are timed to coincide with conservation activities for the fish. Lake Mohave will steadily lower from its current elevation of 643.8 feet above mean sea level to an elevation of about 634 feet msl by the week of October 4 and will remain at approximately the same elevation for…

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Reclamation lowers Lake Mohave water level to aid with annual razorback sucker harvest

BOULDER CITY, Nev. — The Bureau of Reclamation will begin lowering water levels in Lake Mohave on September 1 to aid in harvesting razorback suckers (Xyrauchen texanus) from lakeside rearing ponds. The fish is an endangered species native to the Colorado River. The drawdown is part of annual river operations which are timed to coincide with conservation activities for the fish. Lake Mohave will steadily lower from its current elevation of 643.8 feet above mean sea level to an elevation of about 634 feet msl by the week of October 4 and will remain at approximately the same elevation for…

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Murder arrest in Bullhead City following shooting

BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City man has been jailed for first degree murder in the shooting death of his grandmother’s best friend. Police Department spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said the victim Katherine Louise Humula, 74, was rushed to Western Arizona Regional Medical Center at 3:40 p.m. Sunday following the shooting in the 1100 block of Zircon. Humula died Sunday evening after she was flown to a Las Vegas hospital for treatment of her injuries. Fromelt said investigators learned that Chester Grant Pollard Espinoza lived at the Zircon address with his grandmother and the victim. She said Pollard Espinoza considered the…

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Bullhead shooting investigation underway

BULLHEAD CITY – An attempted homicide investigation is underway in Bullhead City. Police Department spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said a woman was shot Sunday afternoon in the 1100 block of Zircon Road. The victim was flown to a Las Vegas hospital for treatment of her injuries. An unidentified male was arrested.   No further details were initially provided

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