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MCC’s first day back

Classes have started at Mohave Community College and students are back on campus. Dr. Trever Holland introduced himself in his English 101 class this morning on the Neal Campus in Kingman. It’s not too late to sign up for classes. The next round of classes starts October 13. Classes are filling up, but there’s still space in Web Design, Introduction to Computer Information Systems, Business and others. Visit Apply.Mohave.edu to fill out a free application.

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Missing person recovered near Yavapai Point

GRAND CANYON – On Monday, August 23, National Park Service personnel located a body below Yavapai Point following a multi-day search and rescue operation. Park rangers recovered the body which was located approximately 430 ft. below the rim. The body was transported to the rim and transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office. Based on evidence found with the body, the individual is believed to be missing person Gabor Berczi-Tomcsanyi. Berczi-Tomcsanyi, 45, was believed to have entered Grand Canyon on or around July 19, 2021 and abandoned his personal vehicle at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center.  An investigation into the incident…

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Fair takeover compromise

KINGMAN – Mohave County supervisors have opted for compromise after voting Aug. 16 for immediate termination of a lease allowing the Fair Association to operate the Fairgrounds facilities in Kingman and hold events there. A 3-2 vote during a special Aug. 19 board meeting will instead terminate the lease at the end of this year. Fair Association Chairman Jerry McGuire made clear his disappointment with Monday’s Board action. “The immediate hostile takeover and the bullying of our Board and staff was divisive and harmful to many good people,” McGuire said. 40-year Kingman resident Doug Scholl urged supervisors to revisit the…

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Fair takeover compromise

KINGMAN – Mohave County supervisors have opted for compromise after voting Aug. 16 for immediate termination of a lease allowing the Fair Association to operate the Fairgrounds facilities in Kingman and hold events there. A 3-2 vote during a special Aug. 19 board meeting will instead terminate the lease at the end of this year. Fair Association Chairman Jerry McGuire made clear his disappointment with Monday’s Board action. “The immediate hostile takeover and the bullying of our Board and staff was divisive and harmful to many good people,” McGuire said. 40-year Kingman resident Doug Scholl urged supervisors to revisit the…

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Missing person found

BULLHEAD CITY – A missing persons case has ended tragically in Bullhead City. Andrea Lawson was last seen around 3:00 p.m. last Friday when she was in the Palo Verde Meadows medical complex at 3015 Highway 95. Authorities were concerned because the 56-year-old Lawson suffered from dementia and was considered endangered. Her body was located and retrieved from the Colorado River near the medical complex at about noon on Saturday. Foul play is not suspected. Dave Hawkins

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McCoy and Spurlock appointed to Mohave County

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey on Friday appointed Megan A. McCoy to the Mohave County Superior Court judicial position vacated when the Honorable Charles Gurtler retired on June 30. McCoy, Kingman, was one of four finalists who interviewed for the bench appointment. McCoy served as a Deputy Mohave County Attorney prosecuting cases from 2006 to 2019, when she was appointed as Mohave County Court Commissioner. Presiding Judge Steve Moss applauded her selection for promotion by Governor Ducey. “Excellent choice,” Moss said. “She’s very competent, she is very knowledgeable, she’s experienced,” Moss said. “She’s level-headed and even-keeled. She’ll be an excellent judge…

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