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Swimming Lessons Offered in Bullhead City

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Bullhead City offers free swim lessons for parent/child, levels I and II Bullhead City and the Kiwanis Club of Bullhead City, Morning, Community Service Foundation are excited to announce the 18th year of offering swim lessons to the youth of Bullhead City. Swim lessons are a great way to introduce children, as young as six months, to good water safety habits and prevent drowning – a top cause of death among children. Thanks to the partnership with the Kiwanis Club of Bullhead City, Morning, Community Service Foundation, Parent & Child, Level One- Introduction to Water Skills and Level Two – Fundamental…

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Salveson adds five years for failure to appear

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A Mohave County Superior Court judge added five more years in prison to the sentence of a Bullhead City man already scheduled to serve 25 years behind bars. Chase Salveson, 47, was recently sentenced following a change of plea hearing conducted in Kingman. Salveson was granted a unique furlough after he had pleaded guilty to drug and weapons offenses on March 7, 2018, following the search of his Mirada Drive apartment in Bullhead City the previous November. Authorities said they confiscated 27 grams of methamphetamine, 10 grams of heroin, 63 grams of marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, pills and weapons. The plea…

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City Improves Lake Havasu Avenue

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As the Lake Havasu Avenue construction nears completion, a series of intersection closures is required to allow for paving work, beginning Monday, May 20. Closures at the Mesquite Avenue intersection occurs on Monday, May 20, and the Swanson Avenue intersection on Tuesday, May 21, to allow for base paving. Additionally, closures occur at the McCulloch Boulevard intersection on Wednesday, May 22, Mesquite Avenue intersection on Thursday, May 23, and Swanson Avenue intersection on Friday, May 24, to allow for the last leg of paving. These closures occur starting at 6:00 a.m. and lasting until 6:00 p.m. each day. To access…

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Boyea receives five years for attempted murder

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A five year prison term was ordered May 10 for a stabbing that occurred in Bullhead City almost a year ago. Michael Scott Boyea, 35, pleaded guilty to attempted murder for the May 21, 2018 incident. Prosecutor Jaimye Ashley previously stated that the violence occurred shortly after Boyea arrived at a friend’s home at 821 Glenn Drive. “He walked behind the victim and stabbed the victim in the neck and back approximately five times,” Ashley said during the March 6 change of plea hearing. Defense attorney Nathan Best told the Court another version of the story during Friday’s sentencing proceeding….

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Youth Summer Program registration opens May 20

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The Lake Havasu City Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a variety of activities for kids and teens this summer. If interested in swim lessons, swim league, Junior Lifeguards, Youth Adventure Camp, basketball clinic, or day camps, they have what you are looking for! Registration for all summer programs opens on Monday, May 20, at 5:00 a.m. online and 7:00 a.m. in person at the Lake Havasu City Aquatic Center. If registering online, ensure login credentials are correct, become familiar with the system, and update any household information, including what grade the participant is in next year for eligibility in…

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