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Child molester takes plea

KINGMAN – A Colorado City man faces mandatory prison after pleading guilty to sex offenses involving his own daughter. Judge Doug Camacho accepted the plea agreement entered on behalf of Samuel Timpson during an Oct. 6 hearing in Kingman. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Karolina Czaplinska said Timpson, 44, engaged in a variety of sexual conduct with his 15-year-old daughter between June and Sept., 2016. Timpson pleaded guilty to three sexual abuse charges and one count reduced to attempted sexual conduct with a minor. Timpson can get up to 4.5 years in prison when sentenced Nov. 13. Terms of the deal…

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CRUHSD launches cable TV station for student training, community programming

BULLHEAD CITY – With the cut of two ribbons and the punch of a button, the Colorado River Union High School District has launched an educational television station available to Suddenlink customers in Bullhead City, Ft. Mohave and Mohave Valley.  CRUHSD-TV secured an open channel which had been set aside for non-commercial educational cable origination programming. “We have a vision – a vision of cross-curriculum and a community culture of learning,” said Gina Covert, CRUHSD’s director of career and technical education (CTE), in a ceremony carried live on Suddenlink Channel 13.   “This component is our next level of creating that…

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New engines have arrived!

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Fire Department (BHCFD) is excited to highlight the arrival of their five new engines. All of the new apparatus are E-One Typhoon engines that were custom-built for their department, with a 450 horsepower cummings engine, 750-gallon water tank, and 30-gallon CAFS (Compressed Air Foam System) also housed with a fitted Darly water pump. Each engine has a six-person capacity, rooftop storage compartments, large rear compartments, an enclosed ladder tunnel, LED lighting, and updated computer technology. The E-One Typhoon engines were constructed and built-in Ocala, Florida. When completed, they were transported to H&E Equipment Services…

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New engines have arrived!

BULLHEAD CITY – The Bullhead City Fire Department (BHCFD) is excited to highlight the arrival of their five new engines. All of the new apparatus are E-One Typhoon engines that were custom-built for their department, with a 450 horsepower cummings engine, 750-gallon water tank, and 30-gallon CAFS (Compressed Air Foam System) also housed with a fitted Darly water pump. Each engine has a six-person capacity, rooftop storage compartments, large rear compartments, an enclosed ladder tunnel, LED lighting, and updated computer technology. The E-One Typhoon engines were constructed and built-in Ocala, Florida. When completed, they were transported to H&E Equipment Services…

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Airway Avenue sewer line project lane closures, restrictions beginning Tuesday

KINGMAN – Construction will begin Monday, October 12, at 7:00 a.m. and continue through 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2020. The work will be in the Airway Avenue and Prospector Street intersection. Detours will be in place and flaggers may be used at times. The contractor, Kincheloe Construction, is working to insure access to residences and White Cliffs Middle School and Desert Willow Elementary School. The project is to install a new sewer main on Airway Ave. starting in Prospector St. and extending approximately 375 feet east to serve two new homes that are under construction. Up-to-date street closures will…

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Safety improvement work on SR95 begins this week

BULLHEAD CITY – Motorists on State Route 95, between Bullhead City and Fort Mohave, should expect overnight delays and alternating lane restrictions starting Tuesday, Oct. 13, during construction of a raised median at two locations during the next several months. 7th Street to Aviation Way: Construction in Bullhead City is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Oct. 13, and be complete in December. Southern end of Bullhead City Parkway to Aztec Road: Work is scheduled to begin Sunday, Oct. 18, and will include the removal of the existing curb, gutter and sidewalk. The raised median is expected to be installed in mid-December. The…

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