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COVID-19 update: 29 new cases, two deaths

MOHAVE COUNTY –  Late Tuesday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified today of 29 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. There are also two Bullhead City service area deaths from previously reported cases. One is in the 60-69 year age range and the other is 80-89. Of the 29 new confirmed cases, 15 are in the Bullhead City service area. There are 10 cases in the Kingman service area. The Lake Havasu City and North County service areas have two apiece. Of the 15 Bullhead City service area cases, 13 remain under investigation. One is 11-19; one…

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Colorado River community council race overview

MOHAVE COUNTY – City council candidates drew thousands of votes in Lake Havasu and Bullhead City Tuesday. Primary election numbers are preliminary and unofficial pending canvas. Seven candidates seek four council seats in Bullhead City. Re-election seeking incumbents are running first and second as of Wednesday. Mark Clark———————————3,990 Kathy Bruck——————————–3,528 Waheed Zehri—————————–2,573 Norma Brummett————————2,532 Eva Corbett——————————–2,474 Gerald Ross——————————–2,201 Daniel Alfonzo—————————-2,198 Six candidates competed for three seats on the Lake Havasu City Council. Nancy Campbell————————–7,436 Cameron Moses————————–5,706 David Lane———————————5,386 Mike Bonney——————————4,466 Gordon Groat—————————–4,123 David Jaramillo—————————2,418

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MCC grad on her way to become a physical therapist

MOHAVE COUNTY – Erika Hiestand, a 2020 Mohave Community College graduate, is on the road to continue her education at Arizona State University in Tempe. Hiestand was honored to be the 2020 MCC Student Speaker during the Virtual 2020 MCC Graduate Recognition Ceremony. She was a 2019 All Arizona Academic Team member. Hiestand is a Physical Therapist Assistant student and is continuing her education to earn a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology at Arizona State University. She decided to attend MCC because of the great program, affordable tuition, smaller class sizes, board passing rates and the one-on-one attention between students and…

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MCC grad on her way to become a physical therapist

MOHAVE COUNTY – Erika Hiestand, a 2020 Mohave Community College graduate, is on the road to continue her education at Arizona State University in Tempe. Hiestand was honored to be the 2020 MCC Student Speaker during the Virtual 2020 MCC Graduate Recognition Ceremony. She was a 2019 All Arizona Academic Team member. Hiestand is a Physical Therapist Assistant student and is continuing her education to earn a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology at Arizona State University. She decided to attend MCC because of the great program, affordable tuition, smaller class sizes, board passing rates and the one-on-one attention between students and…

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Walker leads Kingman race

KINGMAN – Keith Walker topped the field of five candidates seeking three Kingman City council seats in Tuesday’s primary election. Kingman voters are overwhelmingly passing proposition 416 and it looks like proposition 417 will be defeated.  Numbers are preliminary and unofficial pending canvas. Keith Walker———————3,880 Cherish Sammeli—————-3,165 Jamie Scott Stehly————–3,153 Sarah Ferry———————–2,654 Bill Franzen———————–2,301 PROPOSITION 416 (permanent base budget adjustment) Yes———————————-4,624 (72%) No———————————–1,767 (27%) PROPOSITION 417 (expanding mayor term to 4 years) Yes———————————-2,749 (42%) No———————————–3,766 (57%)

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County election overview

MOHAVE COUNTY – Sheriff Doug Schuster was a big winner in Tuesday’s contested Mohave County primary election races. The re-election seeking incumbent grabbed 79% of the vote to turn back Mike Gannuscio’s challenge in the republican primary. Unofficial returns show Schuster (23,624) leading Gannuscio (6,222) by 17,402 votes. Travis Lingenfelter is leading Jim Hamersley by 274 votes in the District 1 supervisor’s republican primary. Lingenfelter                       1,449 Hamersley                         1,175 Becky Foster                     1,044 Tim Woods                           895 Sherri Merriwether             318 Gabby Hamodey                  188. District 4 supervisor Jean Bishop (3,626) is cruising past republican challenger Bill Andrews (2,626) with 57% of the vote. The winner will face democrat Jack Ehrhardt…

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