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Attorney General indicts owner of Kingman business Slimming

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The owner and several employees of

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Child abuse case closed; questions remain

KINGMAN – A teenage Kingman girl is permanently injured from a history of abuse that claimed the life of her brother and landed both of her parents, and two other adults, in prison. The girl, now 14, blinded in one eye and emotionally scarred by violence within her home, is being raised by her mother’s brother and aunt. The victim’s mother, Amber-Leah Valentine, 42, said nothing at her Feb. 20 sentencing hearing for two child abuse convictions achieved through plea agreement. She is the fourth adult to be sent to prison in the case, though no one was charged or…

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Marine Corps League continues to maintain, upgrade Veterans Memorial Park

KINGMAN – The Kingman Marine Corps League has led the way when building and maintaining the downtown Veterans Memorial Park. At a recent meeting the membership of the league chose to fly a new flag over the Kingman Veterans Memorial Park. The League consists of veterans from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan. They wanted to try and fly one flag, year round, that would honor all veterans. The images symbolized on this new flag provided one flag that appears to accomplish this mission. The POW-MIA flag was adopted by our government in 1972 and was authorized to be flown over…

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Lane Striping to Begin Next Week

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The City of Kingman will be working to update lane striping throughout the community starting on Monday, February 26th. There will be multiple crews working from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. to complete this project. During this time there will be travel delays due to intermittent lane restrictions. The schedule is subject to change, pending weather conditions. The City of Kingman urges motorists to not drive through newly applied paint and to pay extra attention while driving in and around work zones and maintenance vehicles. The schedule will be dictated by wind and traffic, therefore an exact map and location of crews…

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Havasu Art Trail will showcase 65 artists

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Havasu Art Trail will be making their third comeback this weekend which will give the community an opportunity to discover a variety of artists in Lake Havasu. Husband and wife team Lance and Brenda Gibbs launched this art trail as a way to support local artists.  In that first year, the participation was strong as they managed to showcase 50 artists at 21  locations. The Gibbs were previously members of the art guild that used to host studio tours.  When that organization discontinued these events, the Gibbs came up with this unique way for several artists to have…

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Havasu Art Trail will showcase 65 artists

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Havasu Art Trail will be making their third comeback this weekend which will give the community an opportunity to discover a variety of artists in Lake Havasu. Husband and wife team Lance and Brenda Gibbs launched this art trail as a way to support local artists.  In that first year, the participation was strong as they managed to showcase 50 artists at 21  locations. The Gibbs were previously members of the art guild that used to host studio tours.  When that organization discontinued these events, the Gibbs came up with this unique way for several artists to have…

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Bullhead Desert Clean up ‘best in 12 years’

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City desert is cleaner today thanks to the joint efforts of The City, Golden Vertex, Republic Services, Mohave County’s ERACE program, the Bureau of Land Management, and other civic-minded groups and individuals to beautify the desert and remove trash and debris. “This was the most successful annual clean-up operation that Golden Vertex has participated in throughout the 12 years that we have been here,” said Joe Bardswich, President of Golden Vertex. “We are very proud of the contribution that we and our employees were able to make today and thankful for their contribution and that…

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