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Parks & Rec director speaks at Rotary

Speaking at Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club’s first meeting of the new year on January 3 was Mike Meersman, Director of Parks, Recreation, Golf and Aquatics for the City of Kingman (shown above with club Rotarian Tom Clark). Among the topics discussed, Meersman noted a shade structure is being added at Firefighters Park, a new 2-1/2 mile trail, White Cliffs Wagon Wheel Trail, is in the works, and Fort Beale Loop Trail has been upgraded and its parking area increased. Meersman may be contacted at 928-692-3105 or mmeersman@cityofkingman.gov.

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Conspiracy, money laundering, defrauding Dept of Veterans Affairs, Medicare alleged

Local ophthalmologist indicted for multiple felonies MOHAVE COUNTY – An opthalmologist and eye surgeon who operates Kokopelli Eye Institutes in Kingman and seven other Arizona communities has been indicted by a State Grand Jury for charges of Conspiracy, Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, Illegal Control of an Enterprise, Theft, and Money Laundering violations for allegedly defrauding Medicare, the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), as well as several private health insurers. Attorney General Mark Brnovich has announced that Dr. Michael Lee Ham is accused of fraudulently billing for hundreds of thousands of…

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Friday Paint Night is tree in snow

KINGMAN – Join Kingman Ranch Mobile Home Park for First Sunday Paint Night on Friday, Jan. 10 beginning at 6:30 p.m. They will be painting a  tree in snow. Everything you need to complete this project is provided so come for step-by-step instruction to create your own masterpiece to add to your own home or to give as a gift. Kingman Ranch Mobile Home Park Clubhouse is located at 1201 E Jagerson Ave. Please use the side parking lot. For more information, call 928-377-4181.

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Elderly couple suffer life-threatening injuries in head-on crash

KINGMAN – Authorities report two elderly Kingman residents suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday morning when the vehicle they were driving was struck head-on by another vehicle driven by a teenager who fell asleep at the wheel. The 69-year-old male driver and his 80-year-old female passenger were flown to a Las Vegas hospital following the crash just before 9:00 a.m. in the 1000 block of Stockton Hill Road. Deputy Kingman police chief Rusty Cooper said the 19-year-old, at-fault driver of the other vehicle was taken to Kingman Regional Medical Center for treatment of a broken arm. Citation and charging decisions are pending…

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Stumpf to take prison deal in I-40 shooting death

KINGMAN – A near year-old Interstate 40 offramp shooting death in Kingman will be resolved in a plea agreement entered Tuesday, Jan. 7 at the Mohave County Courthouse. Bradley Stumpf, 32, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for the February 11, 2019 death of Jason McCafferty, 46. Prosecutor Karolina Czaplinska told Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle that McCafferty had taken Stumpf to Phoenix for a work assignment but that McCafferty decided to return to Kingman because Stumpf’s behavior had become erratic and strange. She said that behavior continued on the drive home during which Stumpf grabbed and pulled…

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Teen sought in drive-by shooting

BULLHEAD CITY – A teenager is wanted for questioning for his alleged involvement in a January 3 drive-by shooting incident in Bullhead City. The suspect is identified as Zachary Brooks, 19. Spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said Bullhead City police officers responded after witnesses reported shots were fired from a grey Ford Mustang at an apartment in the 400 block of River Glen Drive. No one was inside the apartment and there were no injuries. The unoccupied suspect vehicle was located on Lee Avenue a short time after the gunfire. Fromelt said one 9mm shell casing was located in the vehicle and…

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