A former Parker resident has been making waves in the national media with an invention designed to help his wife get around. Brad Soden, who invented the ‘Tankchair’, appeared live on the TODAY show last week with his wife Liz to show off the contraption. The product is selling like hotcakes, and is a very Parker idea: an off-road wheelchair. …

On behalf of the Parker Area Chamber of Commerce Staff and the Board of Directors, we want to thank everyone for their cooperation and assistance during the 37th Annual Parker Tube Float. This year we registered 4,568 people for the event, which is up slightly from last year. Pre and Post-event surveys show that area lodging was near or at …

Shhhhh… Listen…Do you hear that? It’s the eerie silence that can only come after a weekend filled with inner tubes, friends, and too few hours of sleep. The tube float has come and gone… yes, it is over. Tubes have been deflated, ice chests emptied, and aloe vera has been applied generously to sunburned skin. The 37th Annual Parker Tube Float was bigger …

Vote for Peoples Choice Award – info below Three young women from the Parker area will be competing in the Miss Arizona pageant. Keerstyn Edwards (above center) will be competing for Miss Arizona, while Julissa Alaniz (left) and Aubry Herrell (right) will compete for Miss Arizona’s Outstanding Teen. The pageant will take place June 19-21 with the 19th and 20th being …

Image via QTown.US The State Bar of Arizona has suspended the law license of former Quartzsite Town Attorney Martin Brannan. On April 30th, 2014, a disciplinary judge ordered the suspension for 90 days, citing Brannan’s failure to acknowledge conflicts of interest he had during and after his time as Quartzsite’s Town Attorney. According to the Disposition Summary in the case: …

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A Parker teen has taken first place at an Arizona weightlifting national championship event. Ashley Hoban, 16, went to the 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation’s Arizona American Challenge in Tucson, AZ over the weekend. She took first place by benching 125 lbs (55kg), squatting 180 lbs (80kg) and deadlifting 208 lbs (125 kg). “I’m so happy!” said Ashley on her Facebook …

On KLPZ’s live morning show Friday, hosts John Wright and Josh Savino had La Paz County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Alan Nelson and Parker Chamber Director Mary Hamilton in the studio to talk Tube Float, which kicks off Saturday morning. Topics covered include: rules and recommendations for lifejackets, alcohol, children, hydration, sunscreen, times and durations, places and transportation, law enforcement and emergency …

Janice Shelton, La Paz County Superintendent of Education has announced a vacancy on the Arizona Western College District Governing Board representing La Paz District #1. Board member JoAnne Ehasz (\’E-haus\), who was appointed by Shelton in August of 2013, has announced her resignation from the board due to relocation. Ehasz was appointed August 1, 2013 to complete the term of …

Eric Stapleton, a resident of Quartzsite reported missing 2 weeks ago, is still missing. According to comments written on Parker Live by Stapleton’s family members, Eric is partially disabled, making it seemingly unlikely that he would go off walking by himself. And yet, his cell phone, car and other personal belongings have been left behind at his house, and the …