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Leander charged in sex crime

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A young Lake Havasu City man is accused of plying a teenager with alcohol and raping her in a shed last Nov. Police report the Jan. 6 arrest of 20-year-old Michael Leander for sexual assault and sexual conduct with a minor. An investigation began after the victim disclosed to her father that she had been raped. She subsequently told police she became drunk while playing the “buzzed” drinking game and that Leander took advantage of her. A police report indicated that Leander admitted having sex with the 16-year-old girl, knowing she was underage and intoxicated. Dave…

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Republican Women meet

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The London Bridge Republican Women Dinner will be held February 1 at Shugrue’s Bridgeview Room. Checkin in is at 5 p.m. with a 6 p.m. meeting and dinner. Cost is $20 cash or check at the door. Guest speakers will be Lake Havasu City Councilmembers Cameron Moses and Nancy Campbell. Please RSVP to Amie Boggs at 928-231-6805 by noon on January 30.

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BOS: Johnson reforms overturned

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County Supervisors voted Tuesday to overturn new board meeting rules imposed when Buster Johnson began serving as chairman on Jan. 4. Dist. 2 Sup. Hildy Angius led the charge in returning the Call to the Public toward the start of board meetings. Johnson relegated Call to the Public to the end of the meetings. He said the board convenes to conduct county business and that citizens have ample opportunity to provide input to supervisors before and after meetings. Johnson said extended citizen comment during the Call to the Public is unfair for individuals, businesses and agencies…

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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program offered

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City is seeking low-income homeowners who wish to have health & safety-related repairs made to their home.  Applicants may be placed on a waiting list only if the following minimum requirements are met: 1.  You meet income qualifications (see income guidelines below). 2.  Your property is located within city limits. 3.  You own and occupy your home. 4.  You are current with your mortgage, property taxes, water bill and sewer loan. 5.  You have current homeowners insurance. 6.  Title to the home is not in a trust. Income guidelines: (Maximum allowable income for the…

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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program offered

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City is seeking low-income homeowners who wish to have health & safety-related repairs made to their home.  Applicants may be placed on a waiting list only if the following minimum requirements are met: 1.  You meet income qualifications (see income guidelines below). 2.  Your property is located within city limits. 3.  You own and occupy your home. 4.  You are current with your mortgage, property taxes, water bill and sewer loan. 5.  You have current homeowners insurance. 6.  Title to the home is not in a trust. Income guidelines: (Maximum allowable income for the…

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Beauty salon moving to downtown

KINGMAN – Its owners plan to move the Slightly High Maintenance beauty salon to downtown Kingman from its longtime business plaza location near Starbucks on Stockton Hill Road. Kevin and Stephanie Wilkerson are working to move the enterprise to a parcel they own at 135 Oak Street, one block east of the main baseball field at Lee Williams High School. “What we’re proposing to do is to take an already successful business that’s been operating for 14 years and just move it down here,” Kevin Wilkerson said during the Jan. 12 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. “We purchased the property…

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