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11 chefs to be at Havasu’s Top Chef fundraiser

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Can your taste buds wait for Taste of Havasu or the Food Truck Festival? If not, you’re actually in luck, as the Lake Havasu Hospitality Association will be bringing Top Chef back for an eleventh helping at this year’s Havasu’s Top Chef event. The Lake Havasu Hospitality Association is an organization devoted to advancing the achievements of all hospitality industries and their consumers. Havasu’s Top Chef will take place on Thursday April 11th from 5:30pm to 9pm at the London Bridge Convention Center. Known for their entertaining staff and performances, The Chair is also popular for…

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First Friday is this week

KINGMAN – Music, specials, food trucks, and vendors! Several shops will be open late, including the grand opening of Downtown Belly Dance at 212 N. Fourth St., Ste. 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be a beer garden on The Patio at 223 E. Beale St., next to The Standard building. The MCC e-sports department will host a pop-up video game tournament on The Patio from 7 to 8 p.m. Festivities will be located on Beale Street and Andy Devine Avenue between First Street and Eighth Street in historic downtown Kingman.

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Mohave Airport Drive Road Closure

KINGMAN, Ariz. – An upcoming road closure will allow Kincheloe Construction to complete an underground utility connection. They will have Mohave Airport Drive closed from Olympic Way to Flightline Drive. The closure will be in place beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3rd and remain in place until 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 4th, 2024. The City of Kingman urges anyone traveling through work zones to use caution and provide a safe working environment for workers, the motoring public, and pedestrians. The company, Kincheloe Construction is working with businesses in the area regarding notification, however, access is not anticipated to…

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Animal shelter holding ‘Clear the Shelter’ event

KINGMAN – The Mohave County Animal Shelter is hosting a Clear the Shelter adoption event on Friday, April 5. This event will be held at 950 Buchanan St. from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Many animals are financially supported to be adopted for $25. All pets up for adoption are spayed/neutered, microchipped and current on all vaccines. To adopt at this event, approval from the landlord will be required for rented homes. If there currently a pet at home, it is recommended to bring them before adopting. For additional information please call 928-753-2727.

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Mohave Valley homicide under investigation

MOHAVE VALLEY – The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is conducting a homicide investigation in Mohave Valley. Agency personnel responded at 11:55 p.m. on Friday, March 29 to a property in the 10000 block of S. Tropics Rd. MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said deputies determined that a victim identified as Matthew Cemper, 33, Mohave Valley, was dead at the scene. Detectives responded to begin the murder investigation. Mortensen said the suspected manner of death is withheld so the investigation is not compromised. Cemper’s body was conveyed by the Medical Examiner’s Office. Anyone with information about Cemper’s death is urged to…

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County’s Lake Havasu City Library Branch holds AZ Humanities Program  

MOHAVE COUNTY – The County’s Lake Havasu City Library branch will be hosting “Seeing the Desert” Thursday, April 4, at 4 pm in Community Rooms A/B. This is a free cultural program made possible by a grant from Arizona Humanities/AZ Speaks, and is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Lake Havasu City Branch.  This is the final AZ Humanities program for the 2023-2024 season. Presented by author Gregory McNamee, join in for this multi-faceted discussion about the incredible Arizona desert.  Many current Arizonans are not originally from Arizona, and most come from places that are far greener and milder or…

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