John Wright

John is Editor of Parker Live. He is also the host of a daily afternoon radio show on KLPZ 1380am and a documentary filmmaker.

Let’s gear up for a great weekend!

This’ll be a busy weekend! The BlueWater Parker 425 Presented by Impact begins as I write this on Thursday morning, with qualifying today by Best In The Desert and the awesome Downtown Experience by the Parker Area Chamber of Commerce this afternoon/evening. The action continues tomorrow with Contingency Row at BlueWater Resort and Casino’s north parking lot; visitors will be …

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Supervisors join chorus asking Congress for PILT funds

The La Paz County Board of Supervisors joined other counties in adopting a resolution formally asking the United States Congress to renew the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program (PILT). PILT funds were established in 1976 as way to provide funding to counties that held large amounts of federal land and thus could not collect property taxes on it. Most …

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County Fair pageants open for entries

2014 La Paz County Fair Stage activities for youth is open for registration for events for all int he community from tot to teen. Pageants available for infants to 16 year olds are: Most Beautiful Baby, Most Beautiful Tot, Little Miss La Paz, Junior Miss La Paz, Pre Teen & Teen Miss La Paz County. New shows and competitions include …

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Former Parker Police Chief to be charged with felony?

An Arizona Department of Public Safety detective who conducted a criminal investigation into the actions of former Parker Police Chief Rod Mendoza has requested that Mohave County charge him with a class 6 felony for tampering with physical evidence. The revelation comes in a report by independent investigators which looked into several allegations and rumors at the behest of the …

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New AT&T Wireless tower goes live

UPDATE, October 31st 2014: AT&T has activated this tower, which provides LTE data speeds and 5 bars in the town of Parker. —– AT&T Wireless took the first week of 2014 to install a new cell tower serving the Parker, AZ area. The 120-foot tower was constructed on Geronimo Avenue in Parker, on a lot owned by Parker Towing. The …

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One foot river drawdown began Monday

Photo credit: Joaquin Vences The Bureau of Reclamation is lowering the level of the river along the Parker Strip by approximately one foot beginning Monday (January 6th) and lasting two weeks (through January 17th). The annual drawdown is intended to help the Colorado River Indian Tribes perform maintenance on the canals which serve the agricultural Parker Valley with irrigation water. …

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