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Riot MMA fighter captures international title

KINGMAN – Sarah Torgerson, a local kickboxer, on March 16 captured an International Kickboxing Championship Title for Riot MMA, Kingman’s only world class Muay Thai gym. Team Spain v. Team USA, was held in Phoenix. World Association Kickboxing Organization (WAKO) chose Torgerson and four other fighters from around the nation.  MMA Riot coach, Brian Skinner said, “As a coach you are always looking for your unicorn, that special, talented athlete with heart and (who) has the fighter mindset. Sarah is my unicorn. She listens to everything I say, she does everything that I ask and she trusts me like I…

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Allo Aerial Line Placement Scheduled

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Allo Communications will be conducting aerial work on Hualapai Mountain Road, starting from the intersection at Jackson Street and proceeding East to the intersection at Washington Street. This work will begin on Wednesday, April 10th at 9:00 p.m. and continue until 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 11th. During the work hours, there may be intermittent closures on Hualapai Mountain Road to allow the crews to perform their work. The City encourages the public to be aware of construction workers in the area and to follow directions from flaggers that will be on site in order to provide a safe…

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Expect daytime restrictions on US 93 near Wikieup April 10 through April 25 for paving project

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists traveling on US 93 near the community of Wikieup to expect daytime restrictions starting this week along a 10-mile section of the highway. The paving work is scheduled from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, beginning Wednesday, April 10, through Thursday, April 25. The following restrictions will be in place: The project elements include: ADOT reminds drivers to watch for construction personnel and equipment while construction is underway.

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G&F seeks homes for Sonoran desert tortoises

PHOENIX – Wildlife biologists at Arizona Game and Fish have launched a statewide spring adoption drive to find homes for Sonoran Desert Tortoises that have been abandoned or illegally bred in captivity. Just in time for Earth Month, tortoises have emerged from their winter brumation (slumber period) and need permanent homes before desert temperatures climb. Biologists at Arizona Game and Fish Department cite fewer winter adoption applications submitted this past season, leading to plenty of tortoises available, and are asking for the public’s help. To make this process as easy as possible, adoption applications and instructions on how to build…

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Vagrant assaults police officer

KINGMAN – Kingman police were met with hostility when they responded to a report of an unruly subject early Sunday, April 7. Deputy Police Chief Joel Freed said officers were dispatched at 4:15 a.m. to a business that trespassed a man from the property in the 4000 block of North Stockton Hill Rd. Freed said arriving officers spotted a vagrant later identified as Nathaniel Edsinga in front of another business. “When they attempted to take him into custody he began to actively resist arrest,” Freed said. “Edsinga was able to strike an officer in the nose prior to being restrained.”…

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