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Changes to LHC transit services to meet the resident needs

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City Transit is changing the services it provides to best serve the public in Lake Havasu City. The Direct and Flex (ADA users) services are widely popular, with almost 20,000 riders in the last 12 months. This service allows the user to request a ride through an app or by phone call. The service costs the user $3 or $5, depending on the length of the ride.  Based on ridership, the fixed-route system has not met the expectations of Lake Havasu City Transit and a change is needed. The Bridge first served Lake Havasu…

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Fire Hogs host Don Shawver Memorial Ride 

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The San Gabriel Fire Valley Department (SGVDF), is bringing firefighter cancer awareness to Lake Havasu City with their Fire Hogs Motorcycle Club Don Shawver Memorial Ride (SGVDF) on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 27 and 28. Don Shawver was a retired firefighter with the Arcadia Fire Department. Shawver passed away due to job-related cancer.  He had a love of motorcycles and the Shawver family along with the San Gabriel Valley Fire Hogs, came together to put together a memorial ride.    SGVDF Fire Hogs MC is made up of fire departments in the San Gabriel Valley area. Their members bring enjoyment…

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Plea rejected in manslaughter case

BULLHEAD CITY – A local judge who thinks it’s too lenient has rejected a plea agreement proposed in a deadly Colorado River watercraft incident in Bullhead City. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert’s Tuesday rulings send attorneys back to the drawing board in the case against Iridian Bosoco. The 27-year-old Las Vegas woman is charged with manslaughter and three counts of aggravated assault for striking four people when the private watercraft she was operating at a high rate of speed entered a designated swim area in the river near Community Park on the 4th of July, 2022. 43-year-old Ricardo Almanza,…

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Funds available for BLM wild horse, burro adoption program

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public and private partners to help support the agency’s mission to place wild horses and burros into good private care. A funding opportunity is now open to local and state governments, tribes, other federal agencies and non-profit organizations through January 15, 2024. Partnerships formed through this funding opportunity will support critical off-range activities important to the placement of wild horses and burros into private care, such as training, adoption, outreach and compliance inspection programs, among other efforts related to BLM’s off-range management program. The estimated total funding for agreements under this funding opportunity…

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Old Miner’s Day this weekend

CHLORIDE – Every year Arizona’s oldest inhabited silver mining community honors the memory of the hard rock miners who came to Chloride looking for their share of silver and gold in the 1860’s. This year’s family friendly celebration is scheduled for Saturday, October 21st. Festivities begin with the always popular Bake Sale at the corner of Elkhart Avenue and 2nd Street at 8 a.m. Chloride bakers have a reputation in Mohave County for baking the yummiest cookies, cakes, and other delights. After you have picked a goodie be sure to grab some raffle tickets. Starting at 10 a.m. the horseshoe…

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Lake Havasu Classic Outboard Championships are coming

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Lake Havasu Classic Outboard Championships makes a comeback this year at the Nautical Beach Resort in Lake Havasu City. Fans of this powerboat racing event may remember this as being the original location when the races made its debut in 1964.  The boat racing event is being brought to you by Tim Seebold of Seebold Sports Race Shop. The family-owned business was founded by his grandfather, Bill Seebold, Sr.,  who built his first boat at the age of 25 and participated in his first race in 1939.   Bill Sr. shared his passion for boat racing with his…

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