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Clarification on homicide case

The Mohave County Sheriff’s office has clarified some information regarding a new homicide case. Spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said officers began a surveillance detail after being informed last Friday that a murder occurred at a residence in the 4500 block of Glen Road in north Kingman. The investigation led to execution of a search warrant Wednesday where the body of a victim was located inside a 55 gallon drum that was recovered where buried in the backyard. The residents of that property, Carrie Vanover, 23, and her 31-year-old boyfriend Mark Baldonado, were arrested and booked into jail for first degree murder….

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Exotic animal measure is withdrawn

A controversial resolution that would have imposed restrictions for circuses and other shows featuring dangerous exotic wild animals such as bears and elephants was not heard during Tuesday’s Kingman City council meeting. Mayor Jen Miles withdrew the measure saying council members endured a backlash from passionate factions, defenders of such performances on one end of the spectrum and animal rights activists on the other. “The Mohave county Fairgrounds was quite effective in churning public anger with allegations designed to create mistrust of the city and of me in particular as mayor, in the actions I’m taking,” Miles said. “And the…

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WIC benefits and services

MOHAVE COUNTY- Mohave County Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program provides nutrition assistance to eligible women, infants, and children. WIC provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and community resources to participants. The WIC program is available in Kingman, Bullhead City, and Lake Havasu City. To be eligible, a person must: Be a pregnant woman; a breastfeeding woman who has had a baby in the last 12 months; a woman who has had a baby in the last six months; an infant; or a child up to the fifth birthday; Reside in Mohave County…

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UniSource performing wire pull

UniSource Electric is 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: Tuesday 7/23 – a wire pull between 10th St.  along Beale and ending at the SE corner of 1100 Andy Devine. Traffic will be needed plus two flagmen and two KPD patrol officers for stoppages of traffic. Thursday 7/25 – a wire pull in the alley between 8th and 10th street will require signage only but no flaggers of officers. Monday 7/29 – will be the larger project with a pull from 8th Street to…

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Acosta gets 10 years for drugs smuggled into jail

The last of three defendants convicted of smuggling illegal drugs into the Mohave County Adult Detention Center in Kingman was given more prison time Wednesday. Ryan Acosta, 29, Bullhead City, was ordered to spend ten more years behind bars, once his current prison term for unrelated convictions expires in 2027. Punishment imposed by Judge Billy Sipe was the maximum possible under terms of a plea agreement convicting Acosta of conspiracy of promoting prison contraband. Judge Sipe noted Acosta’s extensive criminal history involving more than a half dozen felony convictions in California and Mohave County. Sipe said corrections officers have difficult…

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