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Firefighter’s Park hosts JAVC car show

KINGMAN – Roll into Firefighter’s Memorial Park, 2201 Detroit Ave, Monday, Sept. 2 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for the JAVC car show.  Come swing by and listen to music by DJ Don and Tina West. There will be food, vendors, auto parts swap meet, awards, door prizes, 50/50, and raffle prizes. There will also be dash plaques and goodie bags for the first 100 entries. Register for show, vendor space or auto part swap meet at www.JAVC.org.

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Lake Mead roads to receive around $5 million in improvements

BOULDER CITY – A nearly $5 million pavement preservation project has begun at Lake Mead National Recreation Area to improve roads within the 1.5 million-acre park. The project will include cleaning, patching, resurfacing and re-marking around 75 miles of roads and parking areas from the northern end of the park to Willow Beach. Once completed, it will enhance the visitor experience and meet the park’s maintenance needs. The work is scheduled to take place during daylight hours on weekdays through mid-December. During construction, visitors may experience short delays along the roadways, and parking areas may be closed for a limited time….

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Bullhead City celebrates 35-year milestone

Happy birthday Bullhead City! The Colorado River community that was incorporated on August 28, 1984 is celebrating its 35-year milestone. “We tried incorporation three times and it failed the first two times and it wasn’t until the third time that it passed (by voters),” said Mayor Tom Brady, who moved to Bullhead City in 1982. “I remember when I first got here we had one traffic light in town and that was at Highway 95 and Hancock.” City Manager Toby Cotter told Council members during their meeting last week that cake and ice cream would be provided in the lobby…

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Repeat offender sentenced after assaulting officers

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A 250-day jail sentence has been imposed for a Lake Havasu City man who scuffled with police at a local night spot. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert also placed David Sterling, 32, on probation for three years and directed him to perform 200 hours of community work service. Judge Lambert said Sterling was asked to leave after he touched a woman inappropriately inside Kokomo’s on June 8. Lake Havasu police officers arriving to assist security in trespassing Sterling from the property ended up in a battle. “When the officers came you gave them quite…

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DUI Enforcement during Labor Day weekend

The Western AZ DUI Task Force will be out this Labor Day weekend. If you chose to drink, please don’t drive. Designate a sober driver. Anyone arrested for DUI drugs or DUI alcohol will go to jail and their vehicle will be impounded. The average cost of a DUI offense is close to $10,000 (fines, court fees, vehicle impound, insurance rates, etc…) The AZ Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has joined in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the 2019 national impaired-driving high-visibility enforcement campaign. NHTSA, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA),…

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