Softball tryouts slated
KINGMAN – Kingman Heatwave Softball (12U and 14U) will be holding open tryouts for the 2020-21 softball season on Thursday, June 18. Tryouts will be held at Centennial Park, Field 6 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
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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…
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…
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…
COVID-19 update: 30 new cases, one death
MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Sunday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of 30 new COVID-19 positive confirmed cases and one death. Nineteen of the cases are in the Bullhead City service area; 9 are in the Kingman service area; two are in the Lake Havasu City service area. The one death reported is a 60-69 year age range person, a previously reported case in the Kingman area. Of the 19 Bullhead City area cases, 12 cases remain under investigation. Four of those are in the 0-10 year age range; one is 20-29; one is 30-39;…
COVID-19 update: 30 new cases, one death
MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Sunday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of 30 new COVID-19 positive confirmed cases and one death. Nineteen of the cases are in the Bullhead City service area; 9 are in the Kingman service area; two are in the Lake Havasu City service area. The one death reported is a 60-69 year age range person, a previously reported case in the Kingman area. Of the 19 Bullhead City area cases, 12 cases remain under investigation. Four of those are in the 0-10 year age range; one is 20-29; one is 30-39;…
