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County experiencing early ballot avalanche

MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County voters are returning early ballots for the Nov. 3 general election quickly, and in large numbers. Recorder Kristi Blair said about 30,000 early ballots had been returned to the county by Friday, just nine days after about 82,000 were mailed to county residents who requested them. The more than 60,000 early ballots mailed out for the Aug. primary was a new record for early voting requests in Mohave County. Supervisor Gary Watson said he believes the county and nation may achieve new voter participation records in Nov. due to profound interest in the presidential contest…

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USGS present results of three-year study on health of Hualapai Valley Basin Aquifer

KINGMAN– It’s all about the Big W –Water and the goal of protecting and preserving this invaluable Mohave County resource. It will be the focal point of a major multi-media presentation this Monday, October 19 at 1:30pm in the County Administration Building auditorium at 700 W Beale St. in Kingman. Sponsored by Mohave County, the City of Kingman, and, lead by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to complete a detailed three year study outlined before the Board of Supervisors and the public to determine the aquifer’s health and identify and implement future mitigation measures.. In 2017 Mohave County and…

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LHCPD seeks help identifying robbery suspect

LAKE HAVASU CITY – On October 14, at approximately 8:55 p.m. an unknown male suspect committed robbery at Circle K on Kiowa Blvd and S.R. 95 after entering the store and demanding money. The suspect fled on foot from the location with an undisclosed amount of cash. Detectives from the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit responded to conduct the investigation. The male suspect is described as approximately six feet tall with a medium build. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, a red face mask and light-colored pants. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Lake…

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Suspected drowning under investigation

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A suspected drowning is under investigation at Lake Havasu. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office was notified at 8:20 a.m. Thursday that a body had been spotted in the water. “The Division of Boating Safety responded to the area of Thompson Bay near the Skate Park and located a deceased male subject under water, approximately 100 feet off of the shore,” said sheriff’s spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. “Members of the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Dive Rescue and Recovery Team secured the scene, and recovered the body from the water.” Mortensen said no suspicious circumstances were evident. No details…

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County residents get mask-erade invite

MOHAVE COUTY – Passionate mask mandate debates have raged during tri state area city council, school board and other meetings and have divided friends and family through recent months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mohave County is now providing a public forum for the topic on Thursday, Oct. 22. Supervisor Gary Watson suggested a “town hall” or “public workshop” style meeting to attempt to clear up misinformation regarding the county mask policy, and how it differs from requirements that have been very contentious in area municipalities. “I think there’s a lot of people who are confused by what we want and…

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Officer-involved shooting update

KINGMAN – The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who was killed and provided additional details as it conducts an independent investigation of an Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) incident. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the man who died following a multiple hour Wednesday morning standoff in Kingman is Jason Peters, 45, Kingman. Mortensen said Kingman police were first summoned at 12:36 a.m. to a report of a man chopping bushes on his neighbor’s property in the 2000 block of Fairgrounds Boulevard. The subject had left by the time police arrived. Police responded to the same area again at…

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