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COVID-19 divides county Board of Supervisors

Burley recommends mandatory masks MOHAVE COUNTY – COVID-19 considerations by Mohave County Supervisors of late have mirrored divisiveness evident in all corners of America regarding whether, and how the coronavirus should be managed. In very broad and general terms, Board Chairman Jean Bishop and Gary Watson have been in the middle of the debate with supervisor Buster Johnson suggesting more restrictions should be considered, if not implemented, while supervisors Hildy Angius and Ron Gould have been on the other end of the spectrum. Johnson, for example, has expressed interest in increased testing while Angius and Gould have questioned the necessity,…

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Search warrant leads to drug arrests

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Over the past several months, detectives from the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, which is part of the Mohave Area General Narcotics Enforcement Team (MAGNET), have been conducting an investigation into the sale of illegal drugs at a residence in the 2300 block of Alpine Drive in Lake Havasu City. On July 6, at approximately 9:50 a.m. the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s SWAT team, with the assistance of the Special Investigations Unit, served a search warrant at that residence.  During the search, Detectives located a usable amount of methamphetamine and numerous items…

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COVID-19 update: Two more deaths on Wednesday

Average age for positive cases in Mohave County is 48.8 years old MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Wednesday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of 119 new COVID-19 confirmed cases. That includes two new deaths. One of the deaths is a 70-79-year age range person from the Kingman service area and the other is an 80-89 individual in the Bullhead City area. Of the remaining 117 cases, 53 are in the Bullhead City service area. There are 30 in the Kingman service area and 34 in the Lake Havasu City service area. Of the 53 Bullhead…

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COVID-19 update: Two more deaths on Wednesday

Average age for positive cases in Mohave County is 48.8 years old MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Wednesday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of 119 new COVID-19 confirmed cases. That includes two new deaths. One of the deaths is a 70-79-year age range person from the Kingman service area and the other is an 80-89 individual in the Bullhead City area. Of the remaining 117 cases, 53 are in the Bullhead City service area. There are 30 in the Kingman service area and 34 in the Lake Havasu City service area. Of the 53 Bullhead…

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Humvee thief goes to DOC

KINGMAN- A local judge has accepted a plea agreement and imposed the 12.5-year prison term mandated in the case of a Kingman man who drew police gunfire after stealing a big rig in May. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert sent 27-year-old Michael Lapeer to the Arizona Department of Corrections Wednesday. Authorities said Lapeer was able to start a Mohave County-owned Humvee that had been stored at a yard along Andy Devine Avenue. Lapeer admitted driving the vehicle through a chain link gate in the fenced yard and into the streets of Kingman before police quickly responded. A bizarre…

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CRUHSD: Special meeting Saturday to hear public, employee input about re-opening options

BULLHEAD CITY – The Colorado River Union High School District (CRUHSD) governing board will hold a special meeting Saturday morning so that local stakeholders can share ideas about high school reopenings.  Saturday’s public meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. in the classrooms/conference rooms at CRUHSD’s Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse, 3663 Bullhead Parkway.  Social distancing will be in place, and the District will comply with Bullhead City’s guidelines for masks in public places. Following a lunch break, the school board’s regular July meeting is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.  It has also been moved from a weeknight to a Saturday so…

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