UPDATE: The horse has been found. A KLPZ listener called to say that the horse was seen on the bridge in the early hours of the morning and that some people had taken Anna to a corral. This was quickly confirmed and the horse was located and is on her way to be reunited with her owner. Thanks to all …

I love Hallowe’en. I love the scary decorations, haunted houses, and especially trick-or-treating. When I was a child I made my own costumes, built around the most hideous mask I could find. Confession: I trick-or-treated until I was a senior in high school – scrunched down to try and blend in with the kiddies – but the neighbors caught on …

Press Release: La Paz County Health Department The dates are set for the first La Paz County adult flu clinics and the La Paz County Health Department has plenty of vaccine. The influenza vaccine will be provided at Bouse Booster Club on November 4th from 11:00-noon; Desert Gold RV Park in Brenda on November 4th from 1:00-2:00pm and Quartzsite Improvement Association …

Images via Darcy Holt.

Via Kilian Hamlin at Race-Dezert.com Long-term Parker resident Bob Steinberger, better known as ‘The Weatherman’, has been inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. Living in Parker, AZ is a good fit for Bob, who is well-known for founding PCI Race Radios, his role at the Baja 1000 race every year and being a general presence in the sport. …

The Hemet Productions short film at the centerpiece of the CRIT-funded “Live: Campaign” premiered to an enthusiastic local audience at BlueWater Cinemas in Parker Thursday night. Two theaters were needed to hold the crowd that wanted to see the 15-minute portrait of Parker area young people, intended to celebrate the achievements and positive lifestyles of the film’s subjects. Included in …

The following is a note I received from one of the volunteers at Parker Animal Shelter: “A good news story for you, we just live trapped a female chihuahua mix in the Walmart parking lot. She had been living in the back of Walmart since July after being thrown out of a car. Walmart employees were feeding her dog biscuits …

Via Wheeler Ranch.

Hi all, Sydney Freeland, a filmmaker who visited Parker last month as part of the Native Visions film festival, is looking for funds to finish her feature film Drunktown’s Finest. Sydney has a $30,000 goal set on Kickstarter, with various incentives offered in return for your help. So go check it out! The movie is about life on the reservation …

The contract of Quartzsite Police Chief Jeff Gilbert, for years the subject of attention while clashing with a faction of town residents who opposed him, was terminated Tuesday by the Quartzsite Town Council. At the regularly scheduled council meeting, members convened in an Executive Session to discuss Gilbert’s contract. They reconvened in public session and voted to terminate his contract …