La Paz County Attorney Press Release The La Paz County Attorney’s Office Division of Child Support Services has helped custodial parents residing in La Paz County and elsewhere to collect One Million One Hundred Twenty-three Thousand and Eighty-five Dollars ($1,123,085) in child support payments during the 12-month period ending June 30, 2014. The Division currently manages 645 cases involving 1290 …

Parker is to get a Hampton Inn and Suites with dining and new retail, according to the plans for the Alewine property on Riverside Drive acquired by a hospitality property developer. The plan for the property is in multiple phases, according to La Paz County Economic Development Corporation CEO Skip Becker and Parker Town Mayor Dan Beaver. Phase One is …

New Hampton Inn, dining and retail in the work. CLICK HERE for the news.

On and off for the past few weeks, regular Parkerite Robby Gordon has been in town, testing and practicing with his team’s Gordini HST Dakar Rally race vehicle. The highly specialized vehicle has been spotted all around the Parker area lately, and represents one of a few vehicles by American teams competing in the race through Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. …

Pop Warner football and cheer season is about to begin in Parker, and the Parker Panthers needs sponsorships and donations from the community. “Our program is awesome but without the community’s help we won’t have enough to continue on next year,” said Meghan Romanek, the program’s sponsorship and fundraising manager. The organization sent the following letter to Parker Live. Registration …

UPDATE 7/15: Caltrans says there are no traffic restrictions now. Original: Coming to Parker this weekend? Highway 62 is currently closed due to flood damage caused by the storms this week. Caltrans says the highway is closed from the junction of US 95 (at Vidal Junction) to the state line (at Parker, AZ). Closed: Parker Live recommends that traffic between …

Via Michael Collins

Parker receives first proper rainfall of 2014 It’s going to get steamy today! The Arizona monsoon arrived in full force this past week, bringing much-needed rain, excitement and beauty, humid days and its share of damage too. Before I tell you about our rainfall, let’s remember this is an El Niño year, which makes the season forecast wetter than it …

6:15pm– A heavy storm forecast by the National Weather Service just after 5pm hit the Parker area just minutes ago, bringing sheets of rain, lightning, low visibility for traffic and running washes. Trees are down. Power down for some Parker residents, spotty elsewhere. Turn around, don’t drown. 6:37pm– The NWS is extending a flash flood warning through 9pm.

Via Michael Collins