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Join Arizona State Parks and Trails For First Day Hikes on New Year’s Day

Matthew Wanner3 years ago2 mins

Arizona State Parks and Trails invites visitors to the parks on New Year’s Day for its annual First Day Hikes. The events are part of a national collaboration in all 50 state park systems that began three decades ago to kick off the new year in a healthy and exciting way. Several Arizona state parks will host First Day Hikes on Monday, January 1, 2024. During the hike, park rangers, naturalists, and volunteer guides will share information about Arizona’s plants, wildlife, natural resources, regional history, and recreational opportunities. The distance and rigor of the hikes vary from park to park,…

Court News

Cold case victim ID’d

Matthew Wanner3 years ago2 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – The identity of a homicide victim whose body was recovered north of Bullhead City more than 47 years ago has been determined, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said hikers located the remains in a shallow grave in an elevated desert are about six miles east of Katherine’s Landing on Nov. 23, 1976. She said it was determined that the buried person was a small statured male in his 30’s who had been shot in the head at close range. Mortensen said fingertip information was processed during the autopsy but that…

Court News

Cold case victim ID’d

Matthew Wanner3 years ago2 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – The identity of a homicide victim whose body was recovered north of Bullhead City more than 47 years ago has been determined, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said hikers located the remains in a shallow grave in an elevated desert are about six miles east of Katherine’s Landing on Nov. 23, 1976. She said it was determined that the buried person was a small statured male in his 30’s who had been shot in the head at close range. Mortensen said fingertip information was processed during the autopsy but that…

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Whispers of groundwater regulations spur surges of deeper, higher-capacity wells

Matthew Wanner3 years ago8 mins

In 2022, when the southeastern Arizona community of Willcox confronted state regulations that would’ve halted new groundwater irrigation in the largely agricultural area, voters and special interest groups mobilized to defeat the ballot measure by almost two to one. They acknowledged that, as in other rural areas of the state, more groundwater was being pumped out of the Willcox Basin than was naturally refilled, and they agreed something should be done about that overdrafting. But bringing the area under the state’s existing rules, as the measure proposed to do, wouldn’t give the rural community enough control to guide development in…

Community News

Mohave Community College Soccer slates ID Camps for 2024

Matthew Wanner3 years ago3 mins

Mohave Community College Soccer has scheduled three ID Camps at which participants can hone and display their skills as Athletic Director and Men’s Head Coach Camilo Valencia seeks players who have what it takes to compete at the collegiate level. Coach Valencia says ID Camps are designed to identify, evaluate and prepare players seeking to compete at the collegiate level. Camps provide technical and tactical training sessions, along with small-sided and full-field games. Additionally, the upcoming camps will include goalkeeper-specific training to all interested players. Anyone of high school age or older is encouraged to attend the camps. “ID camps…

Community News

Havasu Polar Bear Day returns to kick off 2024

Matthew Wanner3 years ago3 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – It’s always a shock to the system that a new year is beginning, but what about those shivering chills that could go along with it? The 51st Annual Polar Bear Day is back. The Havasu Boat and Ski Club will be hosting the annual Lake Havasu Polar Bear Day. Participants will be taking the big plunge to experience the chilly waters! Last year there were more than 100 participants with water temperatures being only fifty seven degrees. Who knows what kind of freezing temperatures will be in store for next year’s participants? After their brave plunges, swimmers will earn a…

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Join Arizona State Parks and Trails For First Day Hikes on New Year’s Day

Cold case victim ID’d

Cold case victim ID’d

Whispers of groundwater regulations spur surges of deeper, higher-capacity wells

Mohave Community College Soccer slates ID Camps for 2024

Havasu Polar Bear Day returns to kick off 2024

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