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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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Communities encouraged to get involved

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program and the Foster Care Review Board of Arizona (FCRB) are encouraging the community to act now and help raise awareness about its impact on individuals, communities, and children and families. The effects of domestic violence are far-reaching and not just for the partners involved but also for the children who may witness it. This can leave children feeling anxious and uncertain.  In some instances, it becomes necessary to place the children into kinship care or foster homes. Research indicates a strong connection between domestic violence and…

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Communities encouraged to get involved

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program and the Foster Care Review Board of Arizona (FCRB) are encouraging the community to act now and help raise awareness about its impact on individuals, communities, and children and families. The effects of domestic violence are far-reaching and not just for the partners involved but also for the children who may witness it. This can leave children feeling anxious and uncertain.  In some instances, it becomes necessary to place the children into kinship care or foster homes. Research indicates a strong connection between domestic violence and…

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Christmas fundraiser brings Voices of the River

BULLHEAD CITY – The Show Committee of Mohave Community College Foundation’s annual Christmas fundraiser met recently to put its finishing touches on one of the holiday season’s most anticipated events, “A Night at the Gala,” featuring the area’s incomparable choir, Voices of the River.  This year’s show is an armchair traveler’s dream of holiday melodies and classical Christmas carols sung throughout Europe, the British Isles and several of the less-traveled backroads of our country. Performances are Wednesday, December 6 and Thursday, December 7 at Bullhead City’s Anderson Field House. The performance begins at 7 p.m. AZ time, with doors opening…

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Father gets two years for dumping son’s body

KINGMAN – Another defendant has been sentenced in a bizarre case in which an estranged Kingman couple admitted disposing the body of their teenage son before reporting him missing to law enforcement authorities early this year. Charges are still pending against Amber Leah-Valentine, 41, but Jon Imes, 42, appeared for sentencing Oct. 13 after pleading guilty to abandonment of a dead body. Defense attorney Paul Amann explained that Imes complied with an alleged order by Richard Pounds to discard the body of 16-year-old Kenneth Jones, worried that Pounds might harm Jones’ 14-year-old sister. “He was under duress and fearful for…

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Two injured in house fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A civilian and a firefighter were hurt during a residential structure fire in Lake Havasu City. Crews responded just before 7:00 p.m. Sunday when occupants evacuated after discovering a fire in the garage of a home in the 4100 block of Bison Boulevard. “The first arriving fire company reported a working fire in the garage with flames through the roof,” a news release said. “One occupant was treated on-scene and released. One firefighter was injured and transported to the hospital.” Two pets removed from the home were reunited with the homeowner. Personnel brought the fire under…

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