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.

Aaron Hill Field dedicated

“There has never been, in 15 years, a turnout this big for a new field. Thank you Parker!” – Mike Kennedy (President, Diamondbacks Foundation) ——- The dedication of Aaron Hill Field in Parker was underway this morning with invited guests, Arizona Diamondbacks 2nd baseman Aaron Hill, the Town of Parker, the participation of local schools and a sponsorship by APS …

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What’s Going On?

You are cordially invited to participate in an upcoming Focus Group to assist the Arizona Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism with the development of a new 2013-2015 State Service Plan for Arizona. The Focus Group will be approximately two hours in length and will provide you with an opportunity to share your perceptions, opinions, experience and ideas regarding the …

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Task Force wars: Sheriff responds

La Paz County Sheriff John Drum has given Parker Live a response to Quartzsite Police Chief Jeff Gilbert, who issued a rebuttal to the media late last night over Drum’s assertions regarding the narcotics task force. The response is below. ———— I would like to respond to Chief Gilbert’s response to the letter I read to the Board of Supervisors …

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Sheriff’s statement on narcotics task force future

The following letter was read into the record at the Board of Supervisor’s meeting on March 18th 2013 by Sheriff John Drum: I am here today to talk with you about the La Paz County Task Force. When La Paz County broke away from Yuma in 1983, we didn’t have a Narcotics Task Force. Our officers handled drug cases as …

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