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Vacation Bible School events

Adventure to Athens! June 24 through June 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Amazing Grace Fellowship, 4195 S. Lynn Drive, Fort Mohave, Office: 928-758-6059.  The 2019 Vacation Bible School will be June 24 through 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Make VBS the mane event! This epic African adventure engages the whole herd. At Roar, kids explore God’s goodness and celebrate a ferocious faith that powers them through this wild life. It’s a free event and dinner is provided. Registration can be found at stjohnbullhead.church. St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1664 Central Ave Bullhead City. Email: Office@stjohnbullhead.church; Phone: 928-758-2301. Roar into the fun…

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Two arrested in drug bust

Two Bullhead City men were arrested after Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies spotted a suspect vehicle before making a traffic stop in Mohave Valley last Saturday. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said it was about 8:00 p.m. when deputies spotted a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle involved in theft of gas the previous evening. Deputies reportedly effected a traffic stop in the area of Calle Agrada Drive and Paso Sur Drive where they made contact with the driver, Trevor David Elder, 27, and the passenger Antonio Raymond Vallejos, 21. Mortensen said deputies detected an odor of marijuana emitting from the…

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Rodriguez guest speaker at rotary meeting

Featured speaker at Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club’s May 31st meeting was John Rodriguez, Paramedic with Western Air Rescue, a division of Arizona DPS (shown right with club president Becky Fawson). Western Air Rescue has been providing rescue services for over 45 years. In addition to responding locally, as directed by DPS, the 3 pilots and 3 paramedics in the Kingman vicinity also respond to Utah, Nevada and California when called upon. For further information on Western Air Rescue, Rodriguez can be reached at jrodriguez@azdps.gov 

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Ortiz arrested for axe attack, theft

A Kingman man was arrested over the weekend for an axe attack that injured no one, but damaged a vehicle. Spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies responded Friday afternoon to a report of a disturbance at a home in the 2900 block of Spinner Bait Drive. The reporting party advised that a subject later identified as Ramon Trevino Ortiz, 45, was muttering about “unknown things” when confronted about crossing through his property. “The argument escalated and Ortiz produced an axe from his waistline and began swinging it around and lunged at the victim,” a news release said. “The…

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Western heritage brought to life with weekend rodeo events

The Kingsmen have brought rodeo to Kingman every September for decades, but this year they brought more! This year, the Kingsmen’s Andy Devine Pro Rodeo took place last weekend, June 1 & 2. The festivities kicked off with a Taco-Tuesday party at the Tack Shed Saloon on Tuesday, May 28. Barbara Jenkins’s lucky square #77 was the steers choice at Thursday night’s Cow Plop, held in the Boot Barn parking lot. The 100 Club Dinner hosted on Friday kicked off with a buffet from local caterers such as The Garlic Clove and Kingman Chophouse, an open bar, and live-music from…

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Board of Supervisors meetings to rotate cities

Mohave County is taking government to the people in Lake Havasu and Bullhead City. Member Ron Gould’s proposal to hold regular board meetings beyond the county seat community of Kingman was approved during Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. Gould said there is a disconnect and that many of his constituents are not cognizant of county government, though they pay county taxes just like the Kingman area residents who have the option of attending board meetings. “It’s almost as if the county government only applies to Kingman,” Gould said. “I think this will do a little bit to make those folks…

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