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Muhle steps down as Kingman City Clerk

Kingman City Clerk Sydney Muhle is stepping down. Muhle said she is resigning her position to be a stay at home mom. Muhle began her city career in the summer of 2005 and was promoted to deputy city clerk eight years later. She was elevated to clerk in February, 2014. “My time with the city has been wonderful. I’ve had the honor of working with a fantastic team,” Muhle said. She said her family has made sacrifices during her career pursuits and that she believes its time to reciprocate, return home and put family first. Muhle’s last day will be…

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Himmelright will receive probation with plea deal, may receive jail time

A Kingman woman has entered a plea agreement for her lesser role in a criminal case involving the discovery and theft of a suitcase full of cash that was accidentally left behind at Walmart. Chrystal Himmelright, 41, pleaded guilty to theft during a July 18 hearing. Prosecutor Bob Moon explained that security video spotlights Himmelright’s boyfriend Jeremiah Peacey, 40, Kingman, finding the suitcase in a shopping cart at the Kingman Walmart in the summer of 2017. Moon said an elderly woman who had a mix of reasons for having that much cash forgot that she left the suit case behind,…

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Man dies after crashing truck

A Kingman man has died of injuries sustained in a Friday night traffic accident. The victim is identified as Charlie Gross, 36. Deputy Kingman Police Chief Rusty Cooper said investigators determined that Gross was northbound on Cantle Drive when he failed to negotiate a curve and the Ford F-250 truck he was operating struck a block wall at the intersection of Gordon Drive and Gordon Bay at about 11:00 p.m.  “Speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash,” Cooper said. Gross was the lone occupant and no other vehicles were involved. Cooper said Gross was partially ejected…

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County implements outdoor fire and permissible consumer fireworks ban

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County is implementing outdoor fire and permissible consumer fireworks use prohibitions on private and public lands in the unincorporated areas of the county, effective 8 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, 2019, due to the very high fire danger caused by extremely dry vegetation, lack of monsoon precipitation, and a significant increase in recent fire ignitions and fire service responses. Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Hildy Angius signed a Proclamation dated July 23, 2019, implementing the prohibitions. The prohibitions were recommended by the Mohave County Risk and Emergency Management Department, which issued a Determination of Fire Emergency…

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Wire pull gets new time frame

Due to equipment delays, UniSource Electric is now planning a wire pull to replace a section of their circuit parallel to Beale Street and crossing Andy Devine which will require three phases of operations: Thursday 7/25 – a wire pull in the alley between 8th and 10th street Friday 7/26 – a wire pull between 10th St.  along Beale and ending at the SE corner of 1100 Andy Devine.  Tuesday 7/30 – will be the larger project with a pull from 8th Street to 1100 Andy For Friday and Tuesday we will need traffic control set up by 06:30 and tear down about 14:30…

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Sloan allegedly stabbed man

A weekend stabbing is under investigation in Bullhead City. Police Department spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said the agency learned of the incident about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. “It was reported that Theresa Ann Sloan, 28, stabbed a male multiple times in the back with a knife,” Fromelt said. “The victim ran into Circle K, 1000 block of highway 95, yelling that he had been stabbed by his roommate.” Fromelt said the victim was transported to a local hospital before he was flown to Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas. She said he is expected to “be okay.” Fromelt said detectives had limited success…

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