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Applications for 2020 spring hunts now being accepted — but only online

Days of filling out hard copies are over  There’s no more putting pen to paper when applying for hunt permit-tags issued through the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s random draw process. Beginning with the 2020 spring draw — which opened today — applications must be submitted online at www.azgfd.gov/hunting/draw. The deadline to apply for spring turkey, javelina, bison and bear hunts is 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time) Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. The “2020 Spring Turkey, Javelina, Bison and Bear Hunt Draw Information” booklet has been posted on the department’s website at www.azgfd.gov/hunting/draw. The printed version of the booklet soon will be available at department offices and license…

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42nd Annual Relics & Rods Run to the Sun is Oct. 16 to 20

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Bridgewater Links at London Bridge Resort, 1477 Queens Bay, is the site for a dazzling array of the finest classic and collectible cars in the Southwest. Held every October for the past 42 years, Relics and Rods is Lake Havasu City’s largest annual car show. This year’s event will be held Oct. 16 through 20. There will be a swap meet, cruise night, show & shine, ladies fashion show, pancake breakfast and parade. A two-day spectator pass is $10. Since its founding in 1975, the Relics & Rods Car Club has donated over $400,000 to local…

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Theater presents dinner, lunch shows

KINGMAN – Kingman Center for the Arts and Beale Street Theater will present “The Legend of the Lone Texas Walker Ranger,” a dinner theater production at the Grand Event Center, 515 Beale St. Dinner shows will be held at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20 and 21; and Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 26 through 28. Two lunch matinees will be offered at 11:30 a.m. each Saturday, Sept. 21 and Sept. 28. Dinner show tickets are $35 for adults and $20 for children ages five to 11. Lunch matinee show tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for children ages…

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Ziilch gets 90 days for humidifier assault

KINGMAN – A 90-day jail sentence has been ordered for a Bullhead City man who entered a plea agreement to avoid possible prison time for an episode of violence last spring. Tyler Ziilch, 38, was credited for 35 days he has spent in custody so he’ll have to serve 55 days more to complete his jail term. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert placed Ziilch on intensive supervised probation for three years and directed him to perform 200 hours of community work service. Bullhead City police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said Ziilch and a male victim both brandished knives before…

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Property tax statement will be mailed out by Oct. 1

MOHAVE COUNTY – On May 3, , the Governor of Arizona signed Senate Bill 1033 (SB1033) into law which changes how property taxes are billed to owners with mortgaged properties. SB1033 deals with property that is valued by the county assessor and subject to taxation by the county treasurer. It is specific to mortgaged property and the mortgagee (lender/bank) pays the property taxes on behalf of the mortgagor (owner/borrower). What This Change Means To You Most lenders require taxes to be escrowed as part of loan agreements and handle payment of these taxes for the borrower. If you have a…

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Bristow extends prison time for drugs possesion

KINGMAN – A Bullhead City man already serving prison time drew five years more at his Sept. 10 sentencing hearing in Kingman. Charles Bristow, 30, was sentenced to terms specified in a plea agreement approved by Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle. Bristow was sent to prison in December, 2017 and was to be released in July, 2021 for five local burglary convictions. He was serving his time at the privately operated state prison in Golden Valley when he was caught with drugs on July 23, 2018. Deputy county attorney Greg McPhillips said Bristow possessed a large bindle of…

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