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Watson will not run in 2020 election

County supervisor to retire MOHAVE COUNTY – Only one member of the current Mohave County Board of Supervisors will not pursue re-election next year. Chairman Hildy Angius and supervisors Buster Johnson, Jean Bishop and Ron Gould have each confirmed they’ll seek four-year terms in 2020. The exception is Gary Watson. The District 1 incumbent elected in 2008 to begin his first term in 2009 has held office for almost 11 years. He said the forced exit of a long-tenured Mohave County Superior Court Judge triggered his retirement contemplation. “I was thinking about it probably a year ago. Oddly enough it…

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KRF to host speaker on opioid crisis

KINGMAN – The Tuesday, August 13 monthly general meeting of Kingman Republican Woman will have guest speaker, Summer Suiter of Southwest Behavioral & Health Services discussing critical issues surrounding the opioid crisis and how Mohave County is being affected.   All are invited to attend this very educational presentation at the Dam Bar Steakhouse, 1960 E. Andy Devine Ave. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the program begins promptly at noon. There is a $3 meeting fee and lunch can be purchased off the menu.

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Parenti receives maximum punishment of six years

It didn’t go well for a repeat drug offender from Lake Havasu City who knew she was going to the Arizona Department of Corrections when she attended her July 30 sentencing hearing in Kingman. Terms of the plea agreement previously entered for Stacy Parenti, 59, required the Court to impose a 3.5 or 6-year prison punishment. Parenti shook her head in disbelief as Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert opted for six years when he decided to run sentences for different cases consecutive rather than concurrent. “I am just a little bitter,” Parenti told judge Lambert. “I’m just really…

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Bullhead City public works projects

BULLHEAD CITY – The City of Bullhead City Public Works Department has the following projects going on in addition to regular work around our city during the week of August 5: ·City crews will be performing city wide sewer cleaning in various neighborhoods. · City crews will be performing city wide sewer video inspection. ·City crews will be performing city wide street sweeping in various neighborhoods. ·City crews will be performing city wide traffic and street light maintenance and repairs in various locations throughout the city. ·The North Bullhead Construction Project is ongoing until October.  The project includes installation of curb,…

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Cameron convicted; faces up to 50 years in prison

A Mohave County superior court jury returned guilty verdicts in the trial of a man accused of sexually abusing his adopted daughter in Golden Valley. The jury deliberated for a little less than three hours on July 24 before convicting Shawn Cameron, 43, of luring a minor for sexual exploitation, sexual conduct with a minor and continuous sexual abuse of a child. Prosecutor Greg McPhillips told the jury that the woman who is now 20 years old first remembers being abused around the age of five in California. He said that the illegal activity occurred regularly during a ten year period…

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What to do after a data breach

Capital One announced a massive data breach on Monday, July 29, reporting a hacker accessed the information of over 100 million Americans who have applied for credit cards, since 2005, which contained consumers’ personal information including names, addresses, zip codes, email addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth. Capital One has said it has since fixed the vulnerability in its system and apprehended the hacker responsible for the breach. However, there are still a few steps Better Business Bureau (BBB) recommends consumers take that are concerned their credit or debit cards may have been compromised by the breach. “Each time we…

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