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COVID reporting questioned

Pam Wanner5 years ago2 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – Supervisor Travis Lingenfelter believes Mohave County is wasting resources on COVID-19 reporting. Lingenfelter questioned the policy during Monday’s Board meeting as Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley provided another coronavirus update as she’s done many times during the 18-month pandemic. Lingenfelter said Health Department staff and Communications Director Roger Galloway have flooded Board members and the public with information and data that has only been duplicated and is also available on the Arizona Department of Health Services website. “I’ve been on this Board for 10 months now and we’ve been getting them almost every day, if not every day,…

COVID reporting questioned

Ron Martin5 years ago2 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – Supervisor Travis Lingenfelter believes Mohave County is wasting resources on COVID-19 reporting. Lingenfelter questioned the policy during Monday’s Board meeting as Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley provided another coronavirus update as she’s done many times during the 18-month pandemic. Lingenfelter said Health Department staff and Communications Director Roger Galloway have flooded Board members and the public with information and data that has only been duplicated and is also available on the Arizona Department of Health Services website. “I’ve been on this Board for 10 months now and we’ve been getting them almost every day, if not every day,…

Community News

Kingman family missing

Pam Wanner5 years ago2 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN – Authorities are looking for a Kingman family that vanished after a planned camping outing at Katherine’s Landing in Bullhead City. Kingman police are hoping the public will provide information helping them locate Erika Irene Allison, 36, her husband Joshua Robert Martinez, 30, and Psymon J. Kelly, Allison’s 17-year-old son. Police spokeswoman Jennifer Sochocki said it is believed that the family left Kingman on Sept. 11 for a 7–10-day excursion at Lake Mohave. She said the 4-door gray 2005 Toyota Corolla (wheelchair license plate GAC93) was last leaving a residence in the 2400 block of Karen Avenue. Sochocki said…

Court News

Murder trial underway

Ron Martin5 years ago2 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – A homicide trial began Wednesday in Mohave County Superior Court in Kingman. Roy Medlin, 65, Golden Valley, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of David Hendrix, 49. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Jake Chavez said the pair argued over rental debt for days before Medlin shot and killed Hendrix on Oct. 3, 2020 at the defendant’s home in the 4600 block of N. So Hi Blvd. He said Medlin’s justified shooting claims are not supported by the evidence. “The facts will show that Roy did not act in self-defense. This was an act of murder,” Chavez told the jury….

Court News

Murder trial underway

Ron Martin5 years ago2 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – A homicide trial began Wednesday in Mohave County Superior Court in Kingman. Roy Medlin, 65, Golden Valley, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of David Hendrix, 49. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Jake Chavez said the pair argued over rental debt for days before Medlin shot and killed Hendrix on Oct. 3, 2020 at the defendant’s home in the 4600 block of N. So Hi Blvd. He said Medlin’s justified shooting claims are not supported by the evidence. “The facts will show that Roy did not act in self-defense. This was an act of murder,” Chavez told the jury….

Community News

Local student makes her NASA dream a reality

Pam Wanner5 years ago2 years ago3 mins

KINGMAN – Skyler Cox of Kingman recently got the opportunity to attend Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The program lasted a week from Aug. 21-27 and trained students with hands-on activities to experience what working at NASA is like. The Camp promotes interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) while also utilizing important life skills such as teamwork and problem-solving. Skyler spent the week learning what it would be like to be an astronaut and to work at NASA’s mission control. This trip was something that Skyler decided she wanted to do…

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COVID reporting questioned

COVID reporting questioned

Kingman family missing

Murder trial underway

Murder trial underway

Local student makes her NASA dream a reality

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