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Registration for the 2025 Master Gardener Training Course is now open

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago1 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – This course provides research-based horticulture information you can use as a Master Gardener volunteer or to become a more successful gardener in your own backyard! Topics include soils, basic botany, irrigation, landscape design, composting, plant propagation, basic ecology, vegetables, stake and prune trees/shrubs, citrus trees, native plants, entomology, pest management, and plant diseases.

The 13-week course will run from January 16 to April 17, 2025 and will be held on Thursday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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I-40/US 93 interchange starts taking shape in Kingman

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago3 mins

KINGMAN – A project to construct a free-flowing interchange between Interstate 40 and US 93 is quickly transforming the landscape along I-40 in this northwest Arizona community, with crews clearing land for new travel lanes, removing sound walls and preparing the foundations for new bridges.
This progress comes six months into the Arizona Department of Transportation’s $106 million project to eliminate delays that can occur for passenger and truck traffic on the main route between Las Vegas and Arizona. Instead of traffic stopping for a traffic signal on Beale Street at I-40,

CASA of Arizona needs more volunteers

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago2 mins

PHOENIX – In its ongoing effort to recruit more volunteers towards the goal that every child in Arizona’s foster care system should have an advocate by their side, the state Court Appointed Special Advocate program (CASA) launched two commercials last month to be seen throughout the state. It’s also an opportunity for CASA of Arizona to remind others this holiday season of the joy that comes with advocating for a child in foster care and that no matter where you live in the state, you can volunteer and change a life, just by being there. When a child is removed…

Expect overnight lane restrictions on northbound US 93 near Wikieup Dec. 15 – 23

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago1 mins

Drivers should be prepared for brief delays

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists traveling on northbound US 93 near Wikieup to plan for the following overnight lane restrictions for the removal and replacement of guardrail:

* Northbound US 93 will be intermittently narrowed to one lane along a 2-mile segment between mileposts 107 and 109) from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, through Monday, Dec. 23.

Man convicted for slashing truck driver’s neck

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago1 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Georgia man has been convicted of slashing another commercial truck driver’s neck with a pocket knife during an argument at the Pilot Travel Center truck stop outside Lake Havasu City. A Mohave County Superior Court jury returned its verdict early Thursday after four hours of deliberation that began Wednesday afternoon.

The panel found Quan Arline, 56, guilty of attempted second degree murder for the Feb. 4 incident. The jury rejected the self-defense claim asserted by Legal Defender Ron Gilleo.

Man convicted of 12-year prison sentence after stabbing fatality

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago2 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City man who pleaded guilty in a stabbing fatality was sentenced to prison Thursday, as was mandated in a plea agreement entered in Oct. Antonio Rosales-Torres, 44, is convicted of manslaughter in the May 6, 2023 death of Jose Vizcarra, 23, also of Bullhead City.

Supporters including his wife and children characterized the defendant as a dedicated family man and a loyal and giving friend. And they urged Judge Doug Camacho to exercise leniency in contemplating the 7-12 year range of punishment required under terms of the plea deal.

“I want to express my sadness and regret for the suffering I have caused,”

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Registration for the 2025 Master Gardener Training Course is now open

I-40/US 93 interchange starts taking shape in Kingman

CASA of Arizona needs more volunteers

Expect overnight lane restrictions on northbound US 93 near Wikieup Dec. 15 – 23

Man convicted for slashing truck driver’s neck

Man convicted of 12-year prison sentence after stabbing fatality

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