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Judge reduces bond for convicted murderer who is charged with largest meth bust in Arizona

KINGMAN – One of the suspects in the largest methamphetamine bust in Arizona state history is a convicted killer. That was one of the revelations of a Tuesday hearing regarding release conditions for Maurius Mason, 38, and Julie Mason, 52. The Burlington, Iowa residents were arrested following a late January traffic stop on Interstate 15 in north Mohave County. The Department of Public safety said officers seized 362 pounds of meth from the vehicle occupied by the Masons. Deputy Mohave County attorney Morgan Carstensen asked Superior Court judge Derek Carlisle to reject defense requests to reduce the Masons’ bond from…

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Judge reduces bond for convicted murderer who is charged with largest meth bust in Arizona

KINGMAN – One of the suspects in the largest methamphetamine bust in Arizona state history is a convicted killer. That was one of the revelations of a Tuesday hearing regarding release conditions for Maurius Mason, 38, and Julie Mason, 52. The Burlington, Iowa residents were arrested following a late January traffic stop on Interstate 15 in north Mohave County. The Department of Public safety said officers seized 362 pounds of meth from the vehicle occupied by the Masons. Deputy Mohave County attorney Morgan Carstensen asked Superior Court judge Derek Carlisle to reject defense requests to reduce the Masons’ bond from…

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Krueger to serve on Chamber Executives Association Board

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lisa Krueger, IOM, ACE, CTA, the President/CEO of the Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce, has been re-elected to a three-year term on the Board of the Western Association of Chamber Executives (W.A.C.E.). She previously served from 2016-2020; and also served on the W.A.C.E. Board from 2006-2012. Additionally, Krueger was re-elected to a second one-year term as the Chairman of the W.A.C.E. Foundation Board of Directors. W.A.C.E. is an association of chamber of commerce executives and staff professionals with approximately 870 members in 19 Western states and Canada. The association is designed to promote and enhance…

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TV district taxation under scrutiny

MOHAVE COUNTY – Complaints about taxation without service has prompted the Board of Supervisors to direct staff to investigate and report on the coverage area of the Mohave County Television District. Supervisor Ron Gould raised the issue following a Santa Fe Ranch property owner association resolution alleging its more than 2,700 members pay the county TV District tax but cannot get reception where they live outside Yucca. “We should not be taxing people if we’re not planning on ever giving them service,” association member Tim Krug said during Tuesday’s board meeting in Kingman. Deputy county attorney Ryan Esplin noted that…

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Sedan, big rig collide

KINGMAN – A man whose car reportedly failed to stop at a Kingman intersection sustained serious, life-threatening injuries in the ensuing two vehicle collision. Deputy Kingman police chief Rusty Cooper said officers responded on Monday, February 17, to the crash scene at the intersection of Castle Rock Road and Gordon Drive. “The investigation determined that a grey in color Chevrolet sedan, driven by a 40-year-old Kingman man, was eastbound on Gordon Drive when it passed two vehicles that were stopped at the intersection with Castle Rock Road,” Cooper said. “The sedan failed to stop, crossed the intersection, and crashed head-on…

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Pay raise approved for mayor, city council

KINGMAN – The Kingman City council voted Tuesday to increase pay for future mayors and council members. Vice Mayor Travis Lingenfelter and Council member Jamie Scott Stehly were in the minority of the 5-2 vote. “I probably won’t have any friends after I say this but I feel that you don’t do this (job) for the money. I know it’s hard work but we don’t do it for the money,” Lingenfelter said. “I think right now our priorities as a city are to find revenue sources for pavement preservation and general funded parks, police and fire and construction projects.” Lingenfelter…

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