Join us tonight at Gene Price Motorsports for the September Chamber Business Mixer! Come meet the 2011 and 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro West Series Champions! Yes, they live right here in Parker! Members $5 and non-members $10. Enjoy an evening of networking with Chamber members and check out the ultra-cool full service race shop! 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm. Upriver on …

UPDATE 3 p.m.— Interstate 10 westbound has partially reopened about 15 miles east of Quartzsite following a collision Thursday afternoon, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The left lane has reopened, but the right lane remains closed at milepost 36 because of the crash. Eastbound lanes of I-10 were not affected. ———— A crash involving two tractor-trailers has closed …

“This cute little puppy was found at the County offices on Joshua Avenue this morning with orange collar but no tag. If you know who he belongs to, please contact them immediately. He was friendly but scared and has been lost for at least a day. He has been taken to the Parker Animal Shelter 928-669-8774. He needs a bath, …

A traffic accident involving a La Paz County Sheriff’s Department patrol car and a mid-gray sedan took place in front of Safeway parking lot on Riverside Drive in Parker Tuesday. Multiple agencies responded. Photos via Darcy H.

This is the family of Jonathan Landis, a former Parker-area youth pastor who moved to Toledo, Ohio earlier this year. And this is their new dog Parker, named for the town they came from! “Now we will always have Parker with us. New family dog, named Parker in honor of all our friends there,” says the caption on the Instagram …

I had it all planned out I tell you, and it was a thing of beauty. I knew exactly what I was going to do in August and what I was going to write for this column as well. But then a little something came up that I hadn’t planned and knocked all my plans into a cocked hat. That …

Via Sharlene S.

La Paz County Sheriff’s Office Each year thousands of people come to La Paz County to enjoy the beauty of our desert. They come here for the mountains, the rivers, the lakes and most importantly the citizens of La Paz County. We welcome these visitors and want them to enjoy our home as much as we do. We also want …

Vote for Linny by clicking HERE. A friend of the Parker area since she rode her horse through the town on her way across America a few years ago, Linny Kenney is now a frontrunner in Martha Stewart’s American Made competition. Linny first appeared in Parker in 2010 with her horse Sojourner. She came on my show on KLPZ 1380am …

Though the Founding Fathers never called their vision for our country “the American Dream”, the idea stems from the Declaration of Independence and is embodied in the phrase “all men are created equal” with the right to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” When they spoke of Liberty, they didn’t mean just religious or political liberty, they also meant …