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Dear Editor, During the recent Trump administration’s U.S.

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Safe evacuation in Lake Havasu City garage fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY – At approximately 11:30 p.m.

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Rhythm & Brews festival returns for third year

KINGMAN — The Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce

Nancy Griffith Terhaar

March 12, 1948 – May 29, 2026 Nancy,

Volunteers help expand innovative Colorado River Fish Habitat

BULLHEAD CITY — Twenty volunteers from Bullhead City

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Scam artists apprehended in Starbucks parking lot

KINGMAN – An alleged scam artist was arrested

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Fire district facing cutbacks after $40,000 theft

YUCCA – It’s former Chief apologized Friday for embezzling at least $40,000 from the Yucca Fire District. Matthew Young, 40, appeared for sentencing after previously pleading guilty to theft. “I stand before you today your Honor a humble man with a lot of remorse and guilt in his heart,” Young told Judge Doug Camacho. He said he has begun a new business venture and expressed hope that he can reimburse the district for its loss as quickly as possible. Defense attorney Virginia Crews said Young lacked experience and training to serve as Chief when he was promoted to administer a…

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2019 Mohave County Sheriff’s K9 Car and Bike Show

MOHAVE COUNTY – More than 75 classic and custom vehicles, and hundreds of spectators from around the tri-state area converged on the K9 Car and Bike Show this month. This premiere K9 car and bike show, a favorite for local car enthusiasts, was held Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at CoVeu Drinkery and Eatery, 2247 Clearwater Drive, Bullhead City, Ariz. All proceeds from the car show benefit the Mohave County Sheriff’s K9 Foundation and will be utilized to support the MCSO K9 Program. The MCSO K9 Program receives no funding from the State of Arizona, Mohave County Government and/or the Sheriff’s…

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2019 Mohave County Sheriff’s K9 Car and Bike Show

MOHAVE COUNTY – More than 75 classic and custom vehicles, and hundreds of spectators from around the tri-state area converged on the K9 Car and Bike Show this month. This premiere K9 car and bike show, a favorite for local car enthusiasts, was held Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at CoVeu Drinkery and Eatery, 2247 Clearwater Drive, Bullhead City, Ariz. All proceeds from the car show benefit the Mohave County Sheriff’s K9 Foundation and will be utilized to support the MCSO K9 Program. The MCSO K9 Program receives no funding from the State of Arizona, Mohave County Government and/or the Sheriff’s…

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Female WWII pilots celebrated

KINGMAN – During WWII, more than 1,000 women served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), freeing male pilots for combat roles at a critical time of the war. The WASP ferried planes from factories to embarkation points, performed engineer test flying of repaired aircraft, and did target towing for gunnery training. By the spring of 1944, every P-51 Mustang flown in combat had already been flown by a WASP. Join Sounds of Kingman for the Our Time, Our History Series: The Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, presented by Natalie J. Stewart-Smith. Stewart-Smith has been an educator for more than…

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Female WWII pilots celebrated

KINGMAN – During WWII, more than 1,000 women served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), freeing male pilots for combat roles at a critical time of the war. The WASP ferried planes from factories to embarkation points, performed engineer test flying of repaired aircraft, and did target towing for gunnery training. By the spring of 1944, every P-51 Mustang flown in combat had already been flown by a WASP. Join Sounds of Kingman for the Our Time, Our History Series: The Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, presented by Natalie J. Stewart-Smith. Stewart-Smith has been an educator for more than…

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Arizona Furniture donated chair to GVFD Station #11

GOLDEN VALLEY – (from left) Golden Valley Fire District Battalion Chief David Martin, Fire Chief David Cunningham, Firefighter-Engineer Jimmy Childers, Arizona Furniture Manager Bruce Reid, Pay-On-Call Firefighter-EMT Keazan Smith, Arizona Furniture Owner Joe Kaelin, and Arizona Furniture employee Theresa Burns, stand behind GVFD Captain Boyd Lewis sitting in the new “captain’s” chair at GVFD Station #11, along with the young-new-volunteer firefighter Tyler Reid. Kaelin donated the lounge chair from his company Arizona Furniture located at Andy Devine and Castlerock Road in Kingman. Kaelin stated that he wanted to show his appreciation to the first responders in Golden Valley for their…

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