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Dixie State University honors largest graduating class in its history

Dixie State University proudly recognizes the institution’s largest-ever graduating class during this unprecedented year, awarding 2,388 degrees to 2,021 graduates. “The University is excited to celebrate the accomplishments of our largest graduating class in DSU’s history,” Dixie State President Richard B. Williams said. “I am confident these graduates will continue to carry on DSU’s tradition of excellence as they leave our great University well prepared and poised for success.” Dixie State’s 109th graduating class includes 17 master’s candidates, 860 baccalaureate candidates, 943 associate candidates and 568 certificate candidates. Of these graduates, the majority – 63 percent – are female and students range…

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Light turnout for Kingman COVID-19 testing

Numbers inexplicably incomplete River community testing plan not yet firm KINGMAN – Uncertainty and unknowns involving testing have been a coronavirus conundrum since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. More of that was evident during Monday’s Mohave County Board of Supervisors meeting in Kingman. Americans have been confused about testing scarcity since the start of the outbreak. Some of the panoply of questions included have been: are tests available, where, for whom and on whose authority? It seems medical experts and many others have come to agree that the nation lacked adequate supply and got a late start with testing….

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MCSO Search and Rescue Bullhead Unit gives back to community

BULLHEAD CITY – The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Search and Rescue (SAR) Bullhead Unit hosted a free community outreach event held at Community Park in Bullhead City Saturday. More than 150 cases of water were given out to residents and visitors who took advantage of the free water. “MCSO SAR is always there to serve the community,” said Bullhead Unit Commander Captain Chris Morgan. “This morning was no different as team members from the Bullhead Unit came together to hand more than 7,500 bottles of water to the community.” When asked why search and rescue did the community outreach…

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MCSO Search and Rescue Bullhead Unit gives back to community

BULLHEAD CITY – The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Search and Rescue (SAR) Bullhead Unit hosted a free community outreach event held at Community Park in Bullhead City Saturday. More than 150 cases of water were given out to residents and visitors who took advantage of the free water. “MCSO SAR is always there to serve the community,” said Bullhead Unit Commander Captain Chris Morgan. “This morning was no different as team members from the Bullhead Unit came together to hand more than 7,500 bottles of water to the community.” When asked why search and rescue did the community outreach…

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Alleged child abductor babbles during court proceeding

KINGMAN – An alleged child abductor babbled biblically during an extradition hearing before a Kingman judge last week. Judge Billy Sipe ended the hearing without getting Dustin Messner, 37, to waive extradition to return to California.    Messner allegedly kidnapped his eight-year-old son in Stockton in early April before the boy was rescued and he was arrested at his property in Golden Valley. Messner told Judge Sipe last Thursday that he wasn’t bound by Arizona or Mohave County law and that he only followed the law of God.    A Governor’s warrant will be used to return Messner to California for prosecution.

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COVID-19: Six new cases, one death today

MOHAVE COUNTY, AZ (May 4, 2020) Late this afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of six COVID-19 positive cases and a COVID-19 related death.  The death is that of a person in the 75-85 age range in the Lake Havasu City service area.  That individual is linked to another confirmed case and is a previously identified case. In the six new cases is one from the Bullhead City service area in the 20-44 year age range and a 65+ age range person from the Lake Havasu City area.  Both of these cases are in isolation, recovering at…

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