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Veteran Benefit Seminar open to all vets

KINGMAN – A Veteran Benefit Seminar will be held at the Elks Lodge on Gates Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 9 a.mm to 1 p.m. Disabled American Veteran National Service officers from Phoenix will be present to explain updates to the VA laws and claims processes. They will also be available to do a one-on-one with veterans wishing to appeal a decision or have questions on their claim. Service officers will be available to help veterans file an initial claim. Please bring a copy of your DD214 and any paperwork regarding your claim.

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Parent and Community Informational Night set

Are vaping products and e-cigs risk-free? Do they all contain highly addictive nicotine? Is vaping a proven method for quitting tobacco? Does nicotine affect the development and functioning of a young brain? Can you feel assured that the contents of a vaping device are safe? What’s the bottom line? These are just a few of the many questions one should be asking before flirting with just another potentially, highly dangerous and addictive device. Get the facts! Come hear Dean Wenrich, a Community Health Educator from the Mohave County Health Department’s Tobacco Use Prevention Program, talk about this relatively new phenomenon….

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Change of plea made in forgery case

KINGMAN – A Fort Mohave woman charged with converting a check from a Bullhead City church where she previously served as treasurer hesitated during a Tuesday change of plea hearing at the Mohave County Courthouse in Kingman. Melissa Sistar, 42, expressed concern that the conviction could negatively impact her employment pursuits or involvements. Judge Doug Camacho called for a recess and left the bench so that Sistar could confer with defense attorney Benjamin Coltrin. The pair conversed through an open microphone, essentially broadcasting their communication throughout the courtroom. Sistar told the public defender that being charged was the result of…

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Havasu woman falls to her death at Half Dome

A Lake Havasu City woman fell to her death while hiking at Yosemite National Park last Thursday, Sept. 5. The victim is identified as Danielle Burnett, 29. Yosemite National Park public affairs officer Scott Gediman said the incident occurred just before noon when Burnett fell from cables at a popular climbing spot known as the Half Dome. “She fell over 500 feet down steep, rocky terrain and was deceased when Park Rangers arrived on scene,” Gediman said. The rock formation rises to an elevation of 8,844 feet. Visitors use cables fixed to bolts in the sheer rock face to reach…

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Aquarius, Edgewater, Colorado Belle collect some 25,000 school supplies through 10th Annual Back-to-School Drive

LAUGHLIN, Nev. – Team members at Edgewater Casino Resort and Colorado Belle Casino Resort joined Aquarius Casino Resort in collecting and donating nearly 25,000 items during the company’s 10th annual back-to-school drive, held July 1 through July 31. “This is one of our favorite annual community events and we’re thrilled to now have three local resort-casinos contributing to our back to school drive,” said Sean Hammond, Vice President and General Manager of Aquarius Casino Resort, Edgewater Casino Resort and Colorado Belle Casino Resort. “This is our largest drive, yet, and we look forward to continuing to raise that bar in…

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