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Letter to the Editor
The fallacy in cherry picking

Dear Editor, During the recent Trump administration’s U.S.

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Safe evacuation in Lake Havasu City garage fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY – At approximately 11:30 p.m.

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Rhythm & Brews festival returns for third year

KINGMAN — The Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce

Nancy Griffith Terhaar

March 12, 1948 – May 29, 2026 Nancy,

Volunteers help expand innovative Colorado River Fish Habitat

BULLHEAD CITY — Twenty volunteers from Bullhead City

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Scam artists apprehended in Starbucks parking lot

KINGMAN – An alleged scam artist was arrested

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KHAC is now open

KINGMAN – Katheryn Heidenreich Adult Community Center reopened June 1. Featured Classes: Monday & Friday – 8:30a Cardio Warm Up Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday – 6p line Dance Tuesday – 9a Painting, Crafts, 1p Beading Thursday – 9a Sewing, 1p Coloring Safety is the priority and they are looking forward to adding more classes to their event calendar as time and circumstances allow. KHAC is located at 1776 Airway Ave., 928-753-2778.

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McDonald takes plea in boat sale fraud

KINGMAN – A plea agreement is wrapping up prosecution in the case against a former Lake Havasu City businessman accused of cheating customers out of their share of boat sale proceeds. 48-year-old Tim McDonald pleaded guilty to an attempted fraudulent schemes and artifaces charge during a June 11 hearing in Kingman. A Mohave County Superior Court jury convicted McDonald of one theft charge and acquitted him of another at the end of a February trial. The jury was unable to reach verdicts on another fraud charge and 13 counts of theft. The plea agreement resolves those remaining charges, dismissing the…

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Lake Mead NRA expands recreational access

Lake Mead NRA expands recreational access LAKE MEAD – Visitors are invited to enjoy the park’s 1.5 million acres, which includes over 700 miles of scenic roads and backcountry routes and 1,000 miles of shoreline along Lake Mead and Lake Mohave. “The park offers incredible boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, cycling, camping and scenic driving,” said Superintendent Margaret L. Goodro. Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local public health authorities, beginning June 13, the park will reopen access to: Developed campgrounds All coves and roads in the Eldorado Area, including but not…

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Humvee thief gets 12.5 years

KINGMAN – A man who drew police gunfire that injured no one after stealing a vehicle from a Mohave County property in Kingman is going to the Arizona Department of Corrections for 12.5 years. The punishment for Michael Lapeer, 26, Kingman is mandated in a plea agreement that also resolves probation violations. A June 11 hearing at the Mohave County courthouse revealed that Lapeer was on probation for disorderly conduct and forgery convictions when he stole a Humvee on May 10. “He rammed the stolen Humvee into the locked chain link gate to exit the yard,” said Bullhead City police…

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