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McClinton receives 100 years for child pornography charges

His attorney and his father informed the Court Monday that a Bullhead City man’s health challenges and his inability to work led Joseph McClinton to spend his time on the internet where he committed child pornography offenses. It mattered little as a law that defense attorney Robin Puchek called “Draconian” required Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert to send McClinton to prison for at least one century. Homeland Security agents who detected suspicious computer activity were assisted by Bullhead City police during a February 1, 2017 search of McClinton’s home in the 4300 block of La Mesa Road. Forensic…

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Annual Toys for Tots Golf Tournament slated for September 7

The Marine Corps League Annual Toys for Tots Golf Tournament is to be held at the Valle Vista Country Club. The tournament will be on Saturday, September 7. This year there will be an additional $500 in prize money available for golfers The Marine Corps Reserves sponsors the Toys for Tots program that is held annually, insuring local children are provided for during the holiday season. Each year they provide Christmas gifts to over 3,000 children, insuring no child goes without. This is the 4th year the Marine Corps League of Kingman has been joined by the 1st Marine Division…

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Lake Havasu City is hot in late summer; local events help prepare for the busy fall season

LAKE HAVASU CITY- You know the saying: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” which come to think of it, is a great drink for Lake Havasu, America’s hottest city. It was here on June 29, 1994, along the shores of the Colorado River, that the city smashed the record for the highest temperature recorded by any city in America – a scorching 128 degrees F.   Lake Havasu City will never disappoint. Come here in summer and it will be hot. Hot enough to bake cookies on car dashboards, as the city demonstrated in late June during its “Hot…

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Moore receives 20 years for molesting young girl

A local judge has imposed a 20-year prison term for a New Mexico man convicted of fondling a young girl on an Amtrak train. Jeffery Moore, 43, was sentenced July 17 by Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert. A trial jury found Moore guilty of child molestation. Deputy county attorney Jacob Cote said the offense occurred in June, 2016. Cote said the 11 year old victim had played in a volleyball tournament in California and was returning to Arizona with her team when she was groped in east Mohave County. He said the victim was stretched across two seats…

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