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Veterans Home receives donation

Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club recently donated ADA-compliance cost and a women’s room to the Veterans Home (formerly the old Mohave County building), 301 Oak St.,  now under reconstruction by the Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council. Club President Karen Brown, Rotary 5495 District Governor David Simmer and Rotary Club Publicity Co-Chairman Jo Ann Oxsen were given a tour of the facility September 13 by Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council Treasurer Doreen O’Banion. Upon completion, the facility will be staffed 24/7, provide 26 rooms (including eight for opioid crisis) for homeless veterans, and will have a resource computer lab.

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Chillin’ on Beale Street: Duley’s, Vans and Trucks! Hippie Days!

KINGMAN – Bring your car downtown for a fun time on Saturday, Sept. 21 for Chillin’ on Beale Street: Duley’s, Vans & Trucks! Hippie Days! Classics, customs, creatives, motorcycles, EVs, you name it will be on display. Cruise on down to Beale Street for music, good food and downhome Kingman atmosphere! The event begins at 2 p.m. and only ends when the cars go home! Wear your 60s/70s costumes as this month’s theme is Hippie Days! For more information contact 714-488-1843.

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Five years imposed for crime spree

KINGMAN – A five-year prison stint has been imposed for a Bullhead City man who said he was addicted to drugs when he committed a spree of violence late last year. Trevor Maestre, 28, was sentenced after entering a plea agreement at the Mohave County Courthouse in Kingman Friday, Sept. 13. Maestre pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and a charge that was reduced to attempted arson of an occupied structure. Deputy County Attorney Jim Ferlmann told the court that Maestre visited the home of a friend where his girlfriend was staying overnight at 470 Malibu Drive on Dec. 12, 2018….

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Bats Found in Grand Canyon National Park Test Positive for Rabies

GRAND CANYON  – Grand Canyon National Park has received confirmation that two bats collected along the Colorado River in the park last month tested positive for rabies. The rabies-positive bats, both Canyon Bats, were deceased at the time of collection and did not come in contact with any visitors or staff. Rabies is preventable if medical treatment called post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP, is given following an exposure to a rabid animal. It is almost always fatal if PEP is not given prior to the development of symptoms. Humans can contract rabies through contact with an infected animal’s saliva, such as…

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“Monster” gets maximum sentence

KINGMAN – A local judge imposed the maximum punishment possible during a Thursday sentencing hearing for a man convicted of fondling a young girl in a Bullhead City motel room 13 years ago. Judge Billy Sipe ordered a 28-year prison term for Jay Beatte, 44. A trial jury last month found Beatte guilty of one count of child molestation for groping his girlfriend’s daughter who was 10 or 11 years old when they lived together at the motel in 2006. Judge Sipe told Beatte that he rejected his claim of innocence and found credible the victim’s testimony that the sexual…

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Havasu hosts 9th Annual Havasu Zombie Pub Crawl

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Something evil’s lurking from the dark. Fans o The Walking Dead, or just the curious ready for pre-Halloween fun, can dress as their favorite zombie and join the horde invading Main Street on the hunt for fresh brains and fleshon Saturday, Oct. 19. Crowds of the undead will gather to enjoy live music, DJ’s, and dancing. We’re predicting Michael Jackson’s Thriller will be a big hit. It all happens in the Downtown Havasu District (Main Street) and McCulloch Blvd. For more information: https://www.golakehavasu.com/havasu-zombie-pub-crawl.

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