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All smiles for pet food donation

GOLDEN VALLEY – Chris Marie, with four-legged family members and former residents of For The Luv of Paws, Mick Dundee (left) and Angel Marie, are thrilled about delivering the 2,299 pounds of dog and cat food, and $2,062 dollars to For The Luv of Paws, the domestic no-kill animal shelter and sanctuary on Oatman Highway in Golden Valley. Chris and her husband Butch Meriwether, who adopted Mick Dundee and Angel Marie from For the Luv of Paws, erect large Halloween and Christmas displays on their 2.21-acre parcel of land. Visitors who drive out to see the displays in Golden Valley…

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All smiles for pet food donation

GOLDEN VALLEY – Chris Marie, with four-legged family members and former residents of For The Luv of Paws, Mick Dundee (left) and Angel Marie, are thrilled about delivering the 2,299 pounds of dog and cat food, and $2,062 dollars to For The Luv of Paws, the domestic no-kill animal shelter and sanctuary on Oatman Highway in Golden Valley. Chris and her husband Butch Meriwether, who adopted Mick Dundee and Angel Marie from For the Luv of Paws, erect large Halloween and Christmas displays on their 2.21-acre parcel of land. Visitors who drive out to see the displays in Golden Valley…

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Annie’s Art Attic donates to K-9 Foundation

From left, Don and Annie Fuller, Ray and Brochia McCool, and Leroy Wissinger are all smiles during a $500 check presentation to the Mohave County Sheriff K-9 Foundation by Annie’s Art Attic. Annie, along with Annie’s Art Attic board members Don, and Leroy, pick a charity each month to donate to. In addition to the donation received by Annie’s Art Attic, Ray McCool, a member of the K-9 Foundation, had an information table set up at the store and they received more than $500 of donations for a total of $1,000 garnered during the event. Photo by Butch Meriwether

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Human remains found near Topock

TOPOCK – Suspected human remains have been found in the vicinity of an unoccupied vehicle located north of Topock five weeks ago. Mohave County Sheriff’s office personnel first encountered the Chevrolet pickup truck where it appeared to have been abandoned near milepost 3 on County Route 1 on December 16, 2019. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said detectives returned to that location on January 9. She said they located animal tracks near where the truck was recovered. “Detectives followed the tracks into the thick brush and located several bones that appeared to be human remains,” Mortensen said. She said the Mohave…

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$3.7 million in illegal drugs confiscated

MOHAVE COUNTY – An assortment of illegal drugs was seized during a Monday, Ja. 20 traffic stop in north Mohave County. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the driver appeared to be extremely nervous when the white sedan he was driving was pulled over at 3:00 p.m. at milepost 21 on Interstate 15, near the Utah border. Mortensen said a St. George police K9 that was summoned to the scene alerted to the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle driven by Logan Lewis Pederson, 30, Sandy, Utah. She said a search of the vehicle turned up six, one-gallon jugs containing…

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Shop with a Cop surprise for Elks

BULLHEAD CITY – At the Bullhead City Elks Hometown Heroes banquet on Saturday, January 11, to honor first responders, Police Cpl. Brian Morin and Cpl. Andrew Sevillano surprised the Elks Exalted Ruler, Marsha Haddick and husband Roy, with a certificate of appreciation to the Elks for hosting breakfast for over 100 children and officers at the “Shop with a Cop” yearly Christmas event. Pictured left to right: Shop with a Cop Vice President Brian Morin, BHC Elks Exalted Ruler Marsha Haddick, Roy Haddick and Shop with a Cop President Andrew Sevillano.

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