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Plea withdrawn, prison ordered for Havasu man

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Lake Havasu City man offered a new wrinkle to his request to withdraw from his guilty plea in a child pornography case before he was sentenced to prison Tuesday, May 21. Casey Cassidy, 30, pleaded guilty to two of the charges while six other sexual exploitation of a minor counts were dismissed during an April 4 hearing. Though he told the judge he was thinking clearly at the time, Cassidy changed his tune when he showed up for his May 10 sentencing hearing before Judge Camacho. The court was informed that Cassidy wanted to withdraw from…

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Rainbow Girls hosted student assistance fundraiser

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls in Arizona is empowering the young women of the Lake Havasu community.  Last week, the nonprofit group hosted a charitable Bunco Fundraiser.  The event took place on Monday May 13th at 6pm at the Aquatic Center.The history of this youth service organization dates all the way back to 1922 with Reverend W. Mark Sexson.   Sexson was a Freemason of McAlester, Oklahoma who worked closely with DeMolay International, the fraternal organization for young men ages twelve to twenty one that came to be in 1919.  Sexson thought that a…

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Tiki Island Bash

KINGMAN – Feral Cat Warriors wll host a live musical fundraiser, Tiki Island Bash, on Saturday, June 1. The live musical performance will be by international reggae artist Iya Ingi & the Hierarchy Band. The Bash will be held at Beale Celebrations, 201 N. Fourth St. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets include dinner, silent auction, 50/50, raffle prizes, contests. All proceeds will benefit the unwanted and feral cats of Mohave County. https://feralcatwarriors.org/tiki-island-bash-fundraising-gala/

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Carpenter named to Dean’s List

Alexis Carpenter of Fort Mohave was named to the University of Evansville Dean’s List for the Spring 2024 semester. Students at UE are named to the Dean’s List every fall and spring semester. To merit the honor of being placed on the Dean’s List, a student must have carried a full academic load of 12 hours or more and have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or above.

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42 kids flown at local airport event

KINGMAN – On Saturday, May 18 the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 765 held their annual Young Eagles event at the Kingman airport. In total four pilots with a like number of aircraft gave 42 kids from ages 8 to 17 a free airplane ride during the nearly five hour long event. Despite it being a workday, this write was able to get to the event and meet up with some of the participants. First was Dave Amspoker, vice president and Young Eagle coordinator for Chapter 765. Amspoker was also one of the pilots and explained the whole event. The…

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Hoarder pleads guilty to mistreatment of animals

KINGMAN – Two protesters picketed outside the Mohave County Law and Justice Center as an alleged animal hoarder appeared for a change of plea hearing in downtown Kingman. The plea finally entered on Tuesday, May 21 came after a number of delays last year when Bette Fuschel, 78, claimed difficulty in arranging transportation from Dolan Springs. Various animal advocates have long complained that Fuschel should be the focus of more rigorous prosecution. One protest sign displayed Tuesday insisted the Court should “lock her up.” Mohave County Animal Control Officers reportedly seized 46 dogs from separate rural residential properties on Jan. 11…

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