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Murphy’s Gun Show Feb. 8

The Mohave County Military Vehicle Group will be at the Mohave County Fairgrounds for Murphy’s Gun Show on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 8 and 9  from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday! The group will display vintage military vehicles guns and gear. There will be military collectibles, ammo, antiques, knives and swords, sporting firearms, holsters, western items and more. Admission will be $7. For more information, contact 800-659-3440 or murphysgunshows@aol.com.

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Scramble car, tuff truck event

KINGMAN- Long Mountain Event Center with Cerbat Motosports will be holding a scramble car and tuff truck event Saturday, Feb. 8. Gates open at 10 a.m. and racing at noon. Gate fee of $5 per person and $30 to race.  Long Mountain Event Center directions: turn left at the traffic light at the airport go down less than a mile turn right at Avienda Verde.

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Statewide Nevada gaming up; Laughlin holding its own

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has posted numbers for the final month of 2019. And the statewide gaming gain was much better than a smaller increase enjoyed by casinos along the Colorado River in Laughlin. Laughlin clubs earned a December gaming win of about $33 million, up 1.1% from the same month in 2018. A statewide gaming win just above $1-  in December represented a gain of almost 6% from the same month the previous year.

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Burglary assault charges net BHC man 19 years in prison

KINGMAN – A 19-year prison term has been ordered for a Bullhead City man who broke into a home and assaulted an officer who showed up to investigate. Judge Billy Sipe sentenced Christopher Chambers, 43, Monday at the Mohave County Courthouse. “I cannot take back what I’ve done. I can only accept responsibility,” Chambers told the Judge. “I apologize profusely.” Prosecutor Jaimye Ashley told the jury last fall that officers responding to a burglary in progress in April, 2018 found Chambers in possession of a folding knife. She said he was tased and taken into custody when he refused commands…

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Burglary assault charges net BHC man 19 years in prison

KINGMAN – A 19-year prison term has been ordered for a Bullhead City man who broke into a home and assaulted an officer who showed up to investigate. Judge Billy Sipe sentenced Christopher Chambers, 43, Monday at the Mohave County Courthouse. “I cannot take back what I’ve done. I can only accept responsibility,” Chambers told the Judge. “I apologize profusely.” Prosecutor Jaimye Ashley told the jury last fall that officers responding to a burglary in progress in April, 2018 found Chambers in possession of a folding knife. She said he was tased and taken into custody when he refused commands…

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USDA invests $1.6 million in Wecom’s broadband project

GOLDEN VALLEY – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Arizona State Director Jack R. Smith has announced USDA has invested $1.6 million in Wecom’s high-speed broadband infrastructure project. “Through USDA’s ReConnect Program, more than 1,400 Arizonians living in rural communities will get access to the latest broadband technology that will connect them to opportunities in education, health care and economic development…” Smith said. Wecom Inc. will use a $1.6 million ReConnect Pilot Program grant and matching funds investment to construct a Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and hybrid Fiber-to-the-Node (FTTN) fixed wireless system that is expected to connect 1,492 households in…

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