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Petsmart celebrates National Adoption Week

MOHAVE COUNTY – This week is PetSmart Charities National Adoption Week. It is a weeklong event and volunteers will be at both PetSmart locations: Kingman 3260 Stockton Hill Rd and Bullhead City 3699 Arizona 95 #540 on the following days with beautiful puppies and dogs for adoption. All adoption days are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, Kingman Friday, March 22, Kingman and Bullhead City Saturday, March 23, Kingman and Bullhead City Sunday, March 24, Bullhead City Adoption fees are $125 but to help clear the shelter the animal shelter will be offering adoption subsidies – dogs…

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Dransfield gets six months in baby abuse case

KINGMAN – A Lake Havasu City man’s future with his young son is uncertain following his Friday sentencing at the Law and Justice Center in Kingman. A residential “nanny-cam” captured an incident during which Fabrizzio Dransfield, 31, slammed his one-year-old son to a couch in the 1700 block of Willow Ave. on Dec. 22, 2023. The violence reportedly occurred when Dransfield was frustrated the baby boy would not stop crying. Dransfield is convicted of aggravated assault in a plea deal dismissing a child abuse count. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen imposed a six-month county jail sentence, crediting Dransfield…

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ASU Bridge the World Exhibit celebrated 14 cultures

LAKE HAVASU CITY – ASU at Lake Havasu had something unique to share last week at their Bridge to the World celebration. Opening night of the event took place on Wednesday, March 13 and continued on Thursday, March 14 at ASU’s Learning Resource Center. In 2012, ASU at Lake Havasu opened its doors adding educational value to the mini beach town. The university offers a wide range of degrees in science, business, health, and a variety of many other in demand fields. The Bridge to the World celebration was an exhibit that illustrated the school’s diverse students from all over the world….

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States in Colorado River basin pitch new ways to absorb shortages but clash on the approach

(AP) — The seven U.S. states that draw water from the Colorado River basin are suggesting new ways to determine how the increasingly scarce resource is divvied up when the river can’t provide what it historically promised. The Upper Basin and the Lower Basin states, as neighbors, don’t agree on the approach. Under a proposal released Wednesday by Arizona, California and Nevada, the water level at Lake Mead — one of the two largest of the Colorado River reservoirs — no longer would determine the extent of water cuts like it currently does. The three Lower Basin states also want what they say…

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Kingman police looking for impaired drivers St. Patrick’s Day weekend

KINGMAN – The Kingman Police Department, in conjunction with the Western AZ DUI Task Force, will be out providing extra patrol for the St. Patrick’s Day Weekend. St. Patrick’s Day is one of our nation’s most popular holidays, celebrated with festivals, parades, and parties which frequently features themed cocktails and green pints. The amount of alcohol consumed on this holiday is higher than average. St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, and it is anticipated that alcohol consumption will increase both on that day and throughout the weekend. Before you go out to celebrate, decide and designate a…

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Local permaculture event Invites the tri-state

GOLDEN VALLEY – Join the movement towards sustainable living at the Second Annual Mesquite Weekend in the tri-state area. Come for the speakers, vendors, native food lunch, seed exchange, hula hooping, children’s area, photography contest, and food trucks. The tri-state area is invited to the Second Annual Mesquite Weekend, taking place in Golden Valley on Saturday, March 23 at the Fire Safety Training Station and Sunday, March 24 at Veteran’s Park.  This year’s speakers include Ethnobotanist Carrie Cannon talking about native plants, environmental specialist, water matriarch; permaculture designer Carmen Gonzales talking about water conservation, and Peggy Sue Sorensen of The…

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