5 Arizona ghost towns Oct 1, 2009
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard honeymooned here after their 1939 wedding in nearby Kingman ... Go west 29 miles, through Kingman, and take Exit 44 onto the Oatman Highway (a k a Back Country Byway Historic Route 66). (AZCentral -- Travel)
00000D50Texas AG: Polygamist Sect Man Skirted Bank Laws Sep 30, 2009
Tonto was recently the low bidder for a contract to improve a pathway in Kingman, Ariz. said Mohave County spokesman Darryl Purcell. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Police: Man secretly taped stepdaughter Sep 26, 2009
A 58-year-old Kingman man was arrested after allegedly videotaping his 15-year-old stepdaughter in her bedroom using a hidden camera. According to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, suspicion was drawn to the man after officials from the girl's school reported that she was a possible victim of molestation. (AZCentral -- News)
Mohave County planners OK solar friendly rules Sep 18, 2009
(AP) -- The Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission has signed off on a new solar power plant north of Kingman ... Kingman officials say the city is ready to negotiate with the plant's developers for use of 1,800 to 1,900 acre feet of effluent water to cool the plant ... The solar company said it would pay the estimated $10 million to build a pipeline from Kingman. (FOX 11, AZ)
Obert's picks Sep 17, 2009
Bullhead City Mohave vs. KINGMAN at White Cliffs Middle School. MESA RED MOUNTAIN at Yuma Cibola. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Kingman man enters plea deal in fatal shooting Sep 17, 2009
KINGMAN - A Kingman man whose teenage friend was fatally shot at his home during a party has pleaded guilty to manslaughter ... Kingman police say the 16-year-old Serna was shot in the head while attending a party Feb. 14 at Cannon's home. (AZCentral -- News)
Arizona's fall festival season Sep 10, 2009
Mohave County Fairgrounds, 2600 Fairgrounds Blvd., Kingman. $2-$5; free for age 3 and younger; $1 parking. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Introduction to Historical Markers ... Sep 9, 2009
Route 66 passed through some of the harshest parts of Arizona and its legacy is reflected in towns like Winslow and Kingman. Between Kingman and Seligman is the longest original stretch of the Mother Road, with nothing but a single biker bar to break the loneliness. (Suite101.com)
Repaving of I-40 in Kingman set to begin Sep 8, 2009
7 million repaving project along Kingman's portion of Interstate 40 is set to begin later this month. Phoenix-based FNF Construction anticipates the repaving work along a 10-mile stretch of I-40 will start sometime the week of Sept. 14. (AZCentral -- News)
State road worker finds body along I-40 Sep 5, 2009
KINGMAN - While pulling weeds along a busy Interstate 40, an Arizona Department of Transportation worker made a gruesome discovery Thursday. Kingman police say a dead body was found below the railroad overpass on the south side of eastbound I-40 at what appeared to be a mini-encampment off the tracks ... Kingman police Sgt. Bob Fisk said the body appeared to have been there anywhere from three to five days based on decomposition. (AZCentral -- News)
Baby-sitter in Kingman accused of molesting girl, 9 Sep 5, 2009
KINGMAN - A Kingman man is in custody as police investigate the alleged molestation of a 9-year-old girl ... Kingman police detectives said they learned of the allegations against Couch last week after police were contacted by the child's mother. (AZCentral -- News)
Road worker finds body along I-40 Sep 5, 2009
Kingman police say a dead body was found below the railroad overpass on the south side of eastbound I-40 at what appeared to be a mini-encampment off the tracks. Kingman police Sgt. Bob Fisk said the body appeared to have been there anywhere from three to five days based on decomposition ... Information from: Kingman Daily Miner. (FOX 11, AZ)
Man gets 16 years in ax death Sep 4, 2009
KINGMAN - A man who is both a resident of Peach Springs in northwestern Arizona and a member of the Gila River Indian tribe has drawn a 16-year federal prison term for killing a man with a wood-splitting maul. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Phoenix said 20-year-old Jonathon Bennie Yazzie Jr. was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix. (AZCentral -- News)
Topock Gorge: Rugged scenery, sandy beaches. Sep 4, 2009
To reach the main entrance from central Phoenix, take Interstate 17 north to Flagstaff, then Interstate 40 west past Kingman. Near the Colorado River, watch for Exit 1 and follow the signs to the refuge. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Lake Havasu City woman sentenced in shooting death Sep 4, 2009
Fifty-nine-year-old Candice Wright was sentenced Wednesday in Kingman. A jury found Wright guilty of second-degree murder. (FOX 11, AZ)
Authorities not sure what led to double drowning Sep 4, 2009
10:23 AM MST on Thursday, September 3, 2009. (AP) -- The National Park Service said they may never know how two brothers from Mexico drowned at Lake Mohave. (FOX 11, AZ)
Obert's selections Sep 4, 2009
LAKE HAVASU vs. Kingman at White Cliffs Middle School. Avondale La Joya at TEMPE MARCOS DE NIZA. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Take a road trip to Tombstone | Sep 1, 2009
The New Mexico Gunfighter Association of Albuquerque, Six Guns & Shady Ladies of El Paso, Paso del Norte Pistoleros of Clayton, N.C., and the Northwest Renegades of Kingman will perform at the O.K. Corral. The Territorial Troupers, a group from Tucson, also will perform on Allen Street throughout the day. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Arizona man arrested for pulling over woman Aug 27, 2009
Information from: Kingman Daily Miner. 2009 The Associated Press. (FOX 11, AZ)
Move-in day at ASU Poly evokes small-town feel Aug 25, 2009
Harnisch and Gillin, both of Kingman, have been friends since eighth grade and will be roommates. Most read. (AZCentral -- News)
On the Arizona Trail Aug 14, 2009
Mike Hayes of Kingman and his daughter, Maureen Nowland of Phoenix, have resolved to hike the entire Arizona Trail. Each month, Hayes describes a new leg of their trek. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Autopsy: Alcohol poisoning killed Kingman teen Aug 13, 2009
KINGMAN - An autopsy shows that a Kingman teenager found dead in a motor home in June died of alcohol poisoning. The Mohave County sheriff's office says 17-year-old Donald Lawrence Schram had a blood-alcohol level of. (AZCentral -- News)
Scenic drive: North from Kingman Aug 11, 2009
Scenic drive: Kingman to Vegas ... Scenic drive: Kingman to Vegas ... For some, the drive from Kingman to Las Vegas is like the drive from Phoenix to Tucson - a tedious, just-get-me-there chore to be finished as quickly as possible. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Jail: Jeffs off feeding tube, eating regular meals Aug 11, 2009
Head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jeffs is in the Kingman jail awaiting trials on criminal charges related to alleged underage marriages of sect girls. Type Size. (AZCentral -- News)
Plan would upgrade tribal housing at Canyon Aug 10, 2009
Kissoon said there's already a waiting list for the housing, but a main focus of the tribe is dialysis patients who often move to Kingman for treatment. "It's very, very difficult for them to live out there," she said. (AZCentral -- News)
Jail says Polygamist Leader's Health Improving Aug 7, 2009
Medical staff at the Kingman, Ariz. jail began force-feeding the 53-year-old head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints last Friday after a doctor said she feared Jeffs could die. (KLAS-TV)
Economy slows travel to S.D. motorcycle rally Aug 7, 2009
Published: Thursday, August 6, 2009 1:26 PM MDT It had been more than 30 years since the last time that 62-year-old Dell Sutton had traveled the 1,200 miles between his home in Kingman, Ariz. to Sturgis, S.D.. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Arizona Jail Continuing to Force-Feed Jeffs Aug 6, 2009
Head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jeffs is in the Kingman jail awaiting trials on criminal charges related to alleged underage marriages of sect girls. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. (KLAS-TV)
FLDS Leader Warren Jeffs Being Force-Fed; Death May Be Imminent Aug 5, 2009
Jeffs is being held in the Mohave County jail in Kingman, Ariz. Based on charges that he married an underage girl and an adult man. (FOX61, CT)
Jail force-feeding sect leader Jeffs Aug 5, 2009
Mohave County sheriff's spokeswoman Trish Carter said force feeding of Jeffs started Friday at the Kingman, Arizona, jail after it was found he was not eating ... Jeffs was moved to Kingman from the Utah State Prison in February 2008. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Hog Wild in Cottonwood is famous for ribs. Aug 5, 2009
Kingman: Redneck's Southern Pit Barbecue ... Appropriately for someone dishing up Memphis-style barbecue, they landed on Beale Street and are leading the revitalization of downtown Kingman ... The colorful interior of Redneck's in Kingman conjures memories of barbecue shacks across the South. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Authorities: FLDS leader Jeffs starving himself Aug 5, 2009
Fundamentalist church leader Warren Jeffs, awaiting trial in Kingman for facilitating child marriages, has starved himself to a point where jailers are force feeding him, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office says. In a letter last week to Superior Court Judge Steven Conn, the jail's medical director said Jeffs' physical condition was precarious due to his refusal to eat. (AZCentral -- News)
Idyllic hike winds through aspens Jul 29, 2009
Take a Hike: Hualapai Mountain Park, situated around 8,000 feet above sea level, is an idyllic summertime getaway near Kingman ... The Hualapai Mountains rise more than 8,000 feet above sea level, a high-country oasis just a dozen miles southeast of Kingman ... Where: About 13 miles southeast of Kingman. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Heat Warning Issued for Parts of Nev, Calif, Ariz Jul 29, 2009
It includes the cities of Lake Havasu and Kingman in Arizona and Barstow, Calif. It also includes Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson in Nevada. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Pettit seeks $600,000 in damages from DUSD Jul 24, 2009
Concerned Parent wrote on Jul 10, 2009 10:17 AM:" It is my understanding that this so called "Earl Pettit" was a superintendent somewhere up in Kingman and he ALSO GOT FIRED. I guess this time he wants PAYBACK, but as always when you LIE about your intentions, YOU WILL LOOSE. "Earl" brought not only shame to DUSD, but also a madness. The proof is in the lame suit. I just the rest of parents want to see this "man" pack up his bags, hook his "mobile home" to truck and take his belt buckle "EARL"... (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Robin Recommends Jul 23, 2009
Details: Hoover Dam is on U.S. 93 about 70 miles north of Kingman. There are nine main access points to Lake Mead National Recreation Area; its visitor center is open 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Officials warn of flooding in northern Arizona Jul 21, 2009
Additionally, a flood advisory is in effect for central Mohave County, including Kingman, until 5 p.m.. Weather officials urge drivers to avoid crossing areas where water covers the roadway and to move to higher ground, adding that most flood deaths occur in cars. (AZCentral -- News)
Local golf notes Jul 16, 2009
July 23-24: Kingman City Junior Championship, Cerbat Cliffs GC.. July 27: AGA Senior Cup Series, Quintero CC, Peoria. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Kingman-area doctor 'dealt drugs,' feds say Jul 14, 2009
Yeh, 44, of Las Vegas, operated a clinic in a small town outside Kingman just one day a week ... Golden Valley, west of Kingman in Mohave County, is home to 5,000 people ... Kempshall's office said the tip that sparked the investigation came from the Kingman Police Department, after an officer there pulled over one of Yeh's patients for a routine traffic violation. (AZCentral -- News)
Change of command for fort's Air Force training detachment Jul 12, 2009
He is married and his wife, Angela, is from Kingman. New commander for HQ Company. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Suspect told lawmen he killed girl, 9, and her father Jul 11, 2009
Jason Eugene Gunny Bush, 34, admitted to the May 30 murders of a man and his 9-year-old daughter shortly after he was arrested in Kingman on June 11, Lt. Michael OConnor said. He did say that the day we arrested him in Kingman, OConnor said. (Nogales International, AZ)
Arivaca suspect made enemies in small town Jul 11, 2009
Bush was treated in a Kingman hospital after his arrest for a gunshot wound to the leg. Bush confessed June 11, shortly after he was arrested in Meadview, Pima County Sheriff s Lt. Michael O Connor said. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Rotary Int'l promoting India cultural exchange Jul 8, 2009
The sponsoring Rotary group is District 5490, which encompasses metro Phoenix, Sedona, Prescott, Bullhead City, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, the Grand Canyon area and Parker. The four local winners will receive airfare, lodging and meals, and will pay $800 to $1,000 in incidental expenses. (AZCentral -- Business)
Officials: Arivaca shooting suspect confessed Jul 8, 2009
Jason Eugene Gunny Bush, 34, admitted to the May 30 murders of a man and his 9-year-old daughter shortly after he was arrested in Kingman on June 11, Lt. Michael O Connor said. He did say that the day we arrested him in Kingman, O Connor said. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Authorities: Arivaca triggerman confesses Jul 8, 2009
Authorities say 34-year-old Jason Bush of Meadview made a full confession of the shootings soon after he was arrested near Kingman on June 11. On May 30, 29-year-old Raul Junior Flores and his 9-year-old daughter Brisenia were killed when intruders pretending to be law enforcement officers entered their home dressed in camouflage. (AZCentral -- News)
Attacks kill teen, injure mom; Kingman suspect booked Jul 7, 2009
A 51-year-old Kingman man has been booked into jail in connection with an attack that left a teenage girl dead and her mother in critical condition. Darrell Bryant Ketchner was arrested after police found Ariel Allison, 18, stabbed to death inside a Kingman home just before 11 p.m. Saturday. (AZCentral -- News)
Arizona homes project halted Jul 5, 2009
Land use, water, zoning issues cause stoppage in Kingman ... Las Vegas home builder Jim Rhodes has suspended work on Pravada, a 5,750-acre master-planned community near Kingman, Ariz ... Smith said zoning and water issues could be part of the reason why Wal-Mart backed out of a deal to build a store outside of Kingman. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Business)
3 more ways to have fun this weekend Jun 26, 2009
From Kingman, take U.S. 93 northwest about 25 miles. Turn right at mile marker 53 and go about 3. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Former Minutemen member held in killing Jun 26, 2009
Police identified the suspects as Shawna Forde, 41, of Buena Vista, Arizona; Jason Eugene Bush, 34, of Kingman, Arizona; and Albert Robert Gaxiola, 42, of Tucson, Arizona. As police put her into a car, Forde told reporters, "I did not do it." The Pima County public defender's office, which represents Forde, Bush and Gaxiola, did not return CNN's calls requesting comment. (CNN -- World)
2 White supremacists arrested in '04 letter bombing Jun 26, 2009
In 2001, Dennis Mahon tried to move his base of operations to Arizona, organizing racist allies in Gilbert and Kingman. Though he met resistance from local religious and anti-hate groups, he continued operating in Arizona off and on and was in the state shortly before the bombing that injured Logan. (AZCentral -- News)
Arivaca shooting suspect had dispute with victim Jun 25, 2009
But little detail is given in the report about the arrests of Forde and Bush, who were detained June 12 in Sierra Vista and Kingman, respectively. Barkman said those records likely won t be released for another month. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Local softball team headed to state tournament in Kingman Jun 24, 2009
The Douglas Gold Fire softball team, sporting a new look, is headed to Kingman this weekend to compete in the ASA state tournament. Bruce Whetten/Douglas Dispatch The Douglas Gold Fire softball team is headed to Kingman this weekend to take part in the 12 and under softball tournament. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Immigration enforcement in Ariz. could toughen Jun 22, 2009
Communities exposed to liabilityAnd communities could be stuck with legal bills from any mistakes made by officers who aren't trained in immigration law, said Robert DeVries, who is chief of police in the western Arizona town of Kingman, and also president of the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police. "It exposes the community down the line if mistakes were to occur," said DeVries, whose group opposes the measure. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Suspect in murders headed Minuteman group (640) Jun 20, 2009
Jason Eugene Bush, 34, was arrested Thursday in Kingman; Shawna Forde, 41, was arrested Friday south of Sierra Vista; and Albert Robert Gaxiola, 42, was arrested Friday afternoon in Tucson ... Bush was shot during the incident and was taken to a Kingman hospital after his arrest. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Kingman man suspected of assaulting girl, 8, at church camp Jun 18, 2009
A 20-year-old Kingman man was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl at a camp with a church group ... West-Owens accompanied a church group from Kingman to an event at Camp Yavapines ... While at the camp, he spent the night in the cabin with a Kingman family he has known. (AZCentral -- News)
3 suspects arrested in Arivaca murders Jun 17, 2009
Albert Robert Gaxiola, 42, (left) was arrested Friday afternoon in Tucson; Jason Eugene Bush, 34, (middle) was arrested Thursday in Kingman; and Shawna Forde, 41, was arrested Friday south of Sierra Vista ... Jason Eugene Bush, 34, was arrested Thursday in Kingman; Shawna Forde, 41, was arrested Friday south of Sierra Vista; and Albert Robert Gaxiola, 42, was arrested Friday afternoon in Tucson ... Bush was shot during the incident and was taken to a Kingman hospital after his arrest. (Nogales International, AZ)
Some in state hurting less than Valley Jun 16, 2009
The Lake Havasu City/Kingman area had an 8 ... 7 in Lake Havasu and Kingman, according to the Arizona Department of Commerce ... 6%) Lake Havasu / Kingman / Mohave County9. (AZCentral -- News)
Wash. murder charge for man accused in Ariz. killings Jun 16, 2009
Bush was arrested at a Kingman hospital where he was being treated for a leg wound he reportedly received when the woman who survived the attack managed to get a gun and fire back. In the Wenatchee case, police describe Partida as a homeless man sleeping under a blanket behind a store in the early morning hours of July 24, 1997. (AZCentral -- News)
Oatman: An Arizona original Jun 16, 2009
Located 28 miles southwest of Kingman, Oatman hunkers in a gulch of the craggy Black Mountains, astride a section of the most famous road in America ... In 1939, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard spent their wedding night in Room 15 after marrying in Kingman. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Three people arrested in Arivaca double homicide Jun 16, 2009
He s currently in a hospital in Kingman receiving treatment for an injury he suffered while exchanging gunfire with the wife in the Arivaca home invasion. More Headline News. (FOX 11, AZ)
Skyrocketing solar projects create demand for desert land Jun 4, 2009
Other hot spots can be found around Kingman and west of Wickenburg ... Near Kingman, Mohave Sun Power is negotiating to buy 4,000 acres for a solar-power plant, and Albiasa Solar has tied up 1,400 acres. (AZCentral -- Business)
Herald/Review ad staff wins awards from ANA May 30, 2009
Among other daily papers competing in this category are: The Casa Grande Dispatch, The Yuma Sun, The Kingman Daily Miner and Today s News-Herald in Havasu. This is the first part of the Newspaper of the Year competition. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
David SabinoDIAMOND DIGITS May 27, 2009
When Giambi debuted in 1995, there were 25 players in the 400 Home Run Club and all except noted all-or-nothing slugger Dave Kingman had amassed 2,000 hits. Since then, 19 more sluggers have reached the lofty plateau and four more -- PED suspects Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Juan Gonzalez and now Giambi -- are there with fewer than 2,000 hits. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Governor chastises GOP for its budget proposals May 23, 2009
The Sierra Vista Herald. Last updated on Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 02:15:18 am MST. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Arizona Trail May 23, 2009
22, 2009 11:56 AM Special for The Republic. "Scrabble" is defined in Webster's as a "struggle" or "scraping along." Whoever named this mesa Hardscrabble had quite an imagination. (AZCentral -- Travel)
