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Devries calling it quits after four decades

Pam Wanner7 years ago1 mins

Intends to retire April 30, 2020 KINGMAN – The City of Kingman’s top cop intends to wrap up a four decades-long law enforcement career next spring. Police Chief Bob Devries has circled April 30, 2020 on his retirement calendar. “I turn 62 and it’s time,” Devries said. “We’ll have had some significant accomplishments into the coming year” Devries is primarily referring to the ongoing effort to achieve national accreditation for the department. He said that should happen September 11, if all continues to go well. Devries and his family moved to Kingman from Holland, Michigan in May of 2003 and…

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KRMC talks about upcoming classes at Rotary meeting

Pam Wanner7 years ago1 mins

Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club’s August 16 meeting’s featured speakers were Ben McGlothlin, Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) Public Relations Specialist and Scott Kern, KRMC Director of Communications & Development (shown above with club president Karen Brown). The topic was Kingman Regional Medical Center Foundation’s Stewardship Program. The program consists of five classes beginning October 17 from 8 to 10 a.m. and continuing on the third Thursday of the month through February 2020, each with a different focus. October: Overview by President/CEO Brian Turney the Emergency Department; November: Cardiology and Inpatient Services; December: Pain Management, Orthopedic & Therapy Services; January:…

Arizona DES leaves downtown Kingman; real estate to go up for sale

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – A large parcel of property provides interesting development opportunity in downtown Kingman once it’s sold by the state of Arizona. The 1.5-acre parcel occupies about a half a block on Beale Street, between 5th and 6th streets. It’s the site of a former grocery story that currently houses dozens of Department of Economic Security and Department of Child Services employees. They’ll be relocated once their new office is completed on Airway Avenue. The cream colored Beale Street building totals 19,538 sq. ft. The property features two large parking lots. Megan Rose, the Assistant Director for statewide communications for the Arizona…

Telephone Scams in Lake Havasu City

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu City Police Department warns the community about a fraudulent telephone scam seen recently in Lake Havasu City. Officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department recently investigated a fraudulent telephone call where an unknown caller identified themselves as a member of the Lake Havasu City Police Department to the victim. The telephone number assigned to this call was the police department’s non-emergency number, (928)-855-4111, and the caller informed the victim that he was being investigated for criminal activity. The unknown caller requested the victim to purchase gift cards from local businesses and then…

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Romero’s third plea accepted, five-year sentence imposed for assault

Pam Wanner7 years ago2 years ago2 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – After separate judges rejected two previous plea agreements deemed too lenient, a third plea deal has been accepted for a Bullhead City man who was charged in separate assault cases. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert also imposed a five year prison sentence for Luis Romero, 26 on August 7. Lambert told attorneys when he rejected a previous plea on July 23 that he would not approve any deal involving less than five years. Terms of the agreement dismiss the case involving Romero’s assault of his girlfriend last year, leaving her with badly blackened and swollen…

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Public invited to release of endangered California Condors on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

Pam Wanner7 years ago3 mins

VERMILION CLIFFS – This year has proven exciting for California Condors in Arizona and Utah with the milestone hatching of the 1,000th condor at Zion National Park, but the excitement is far from over as the 23rd annual public condor release is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28. The public is invited to join the recovery effort by witnessing first-hand a spectacular release into the wild of several captive-bred young condors on National Public Lands Day. Up to four California Condors will be released by The Peregrine Fund atop the spectacular ledges of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in northern Arizona at 11 a.m….

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Devries calling it quits after four decades

KRMC talks about upcoming classes at Rotary meeting

Arizona DES leaves downtown Kingman; real estate to go up for sale

Telephone Scams in Lake Havasu City

Romero’s third plea accepted, five-year sentence imposed for assault

Public invited to release of endangered California Condors on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

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