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The 56th Annual Andy Devine Days Parade set

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Transient pleads guilty to child pornography

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Guilty pleas have been entered

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One man’s friend is another man’s foe

Dear Editor, In this month of September 2026

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Man who pointed laser at medical helicopter may

KINGMAN, Ariz. – A Bullhead City man who

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Marine veteran with PTSD gets 2.5 years in

LAKE HAVASU CITY — A Lake Havasu City

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GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz. – This is Golden Valley

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BLM welcomes input on draft plans to modernize management of Arizona recreation sites

PHOENIX – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input on five draft Recreation Business Plans that would modernize the way recreation fee sites are managed for the following locations: Kingman Field Office, Lake Havasu Field Office, the Arizona Strip Field Office’s Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area, the Phoenix District’s Recreational Shooting Sites, and the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument’s Paria Canyon/Coyote Buttes Special Management Area and White Pocket.  An interactive StoryMap shows the locations and all proposed fee sites and changes, as well as how to provide comments. Additionally, the BLM will host two virtual public information sessions about the proposals at 6:00…

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LMNRA closing trails for the season

To help keep visitors and outdoor recreators safe during the record high temperature summer months, Lake Mead National Recreation Area is instituting seasonal closures to certain strenuous areas and park trails from May 15 through September 30.  The National Weather Service said excessive heat is the leading weather-related killer in the Southwest United States. Therefore, Lake Mead is taking measures to proactively curb these serious safety concerns and potential tragedies by closing the following areas:  * Goldstrike Canyon  * White Rock Canyon and White Rock Canyon Trail  * Arizona Hot Springs and Arizona Hot Springs Trail  * Liberty Arch Trail …

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Your Serve

I lost the duel. Recently, my fourteen-year-old grandson finally eclipsed me in a death match we like to call ping-pong. For the better part of three years, he and I have played countless games together and, at the beginning, I usually bested him. As time, talent, and development would have it, I declined while he progressed. Thus, the cruel nature of defeat for me while victory reigned supreme in him. Why do I mention this? In every person’s life there comes a moment of realization—an epiphany that ushers in a new mindset or understanding. Think with me. What are seminal…

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MCC’s student computer club hosts annual technology recycling event

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave Community College Kingman Campus student club, MC4, held a technology recycle drive in partnership with the City of Kingman’s Public Works Department. The recycle drive was held April 27 where a total of 9,360 pounds of technology was collected. The event was well attended with local community members stopping by to recycle their unused technology.

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