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KINGMAN – The City of Kingman is notifying

Mohave Electric announces classroom grant winners

BULLHEAD CITY – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) awarded eighteen

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KINGMAN – The City of Kingman is notifying

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Bicycle Safety Rodeo being held May 11

Gear up for the 24th Annual Carrie Edgmon Bicycle Safety Rodeo! The event will be held on Saturday, May 11 in the south Wal-Mart parking lot, 2840 Hwy 95, from 9 a.m. – 12 noon. The event is sponsored by the Bullhead City Police and Fire Departments, Wal-Mart and Western Arizona Regional Medical Center (WARMC). Children are encouraged to bring their own bicycles to receive free bicycle registration, inspection and tune-ups performed by the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Bicycle parts for the tune ups are provided by the Morning Kiwanis Club.  Children then put their safety skills and knowledge to the…

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Ramos scolded, sentenced to five years

Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert scolded a Bullhead City man for beating the mother of their child while injuring the four-month-old boy in the process last fall. Lambert, during a recent sentencing hearing in Kingman, told 47-year-old Jonah Ramos his criminal history is replete with violent behavior. “I don’t know what you’re so angry about, but you’re obviously a very angry man,” Lambert said. He imposed a five year prison sentence and encouraged Ramos to sort through and resolve his anger issues while behind bars. Ramos pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and child abuse by domestic violence involving…

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MCC Board of Governors selects next college president

The Mohave Community College Board of Governors has chosen Dr. Stacy Klippenstein to be the next president of the college. “I am honored to be part of this commitment and will work tirelessly to uphold the mission, vision, and values of this great institution,” said Dr. Klippenstein, who currently serves as the President of Miles Community College in Miles City, Montana. Prior to becoming President of Miles Community College in January 2014, he served as Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at Montana State University in Billings, and was Director of University Housing and New Student Programs at Central Washington University. He started his career in higher…

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Tucker sentenced to jail, three years of probation

Significant jail time has been imposed for a man who left his young children unattended in Lake Havasu City last fall. John Tucker, 28, pleaded guilty to child abuse by domestic violence and possession of drug paraphernalia. A Good Samaritan discovered that the children, four and six years of age, were all alone in a Mesquite Avenue apartment where a pipe with marijuana residue was discovered last October. Though neglected, the kids were otherwise unharmed. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert, during an April 29 sentencing hearing in Kingman, told Tucker that it was disturbing that he told so…

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Family reunited with dog after car theft

Heather Joy Ohlinger, 39, of Kingman was arrested by Mohave County Sheriff’s Deputies on I-40 near Blake Ranch Road, Friday May 3. Deputies were called to a business location in the 900 block of Blake Ranch Road to investigate a possible automobile theft. It was determined while the automobile owners were inside the business someone stole their vehicle. The car owners stated that their dog was inside the car. MCSO dispatch released the vehicle make and license number, and deputies soon located the vehicle traveling along the Interstate. The individual driving was identified as Ohlinger. The dog was missing. Ohlinger…

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NACFD may be overseen by Kingman Fire

Kingman Fire Chief Jake Rhoades and his leadership team may take on the responsibility of providing management oversight of the Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District (NACFD). The Kingman City Council voted Tuesday to direct staff to negotiate with the fire district to develop a pilot program intergovernmental agreement to possibly bring NACFD under Rhoades’ administrative umbrella. “Basically what you’re doing is you’re almost outsourcing the Chief’s professional skill set to them. They’re going to pay for that,” Cooper said. He noted negotiation is a preliminary step and that it might take months to develop an agreement suitable to both parties,…

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