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COVID-19 update: 89 new cases, one death on Thursday

New restaurant restrictions go into effect Saturday statewide MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Thursday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of 89 new COVID-19 confirmed cases and one death from a previous case. There are 49 new cases in the Lake Havasu City area. There are 24 in the Bullhead City area.  The Kingman area has 16 cases.  The death of a 70-79 year age range person is from a previous case in the Bullhead City service area. Of the 49 new cases in the Lake Havasu City area (a record high for that area,) 38…

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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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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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