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.

Traveling in AZ and CA this week

Blue skies and warm temperatures are forecast for the entire southwest this week as more travelers than last year are expected to hit the freeways to be with family for the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Over a million Arizona residents will travel out of town this weekend, and almost 3 million Southern California residents too. There will be an influx of …

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Lighted Boat Parade this weekend

The Annual Parker Strip Lighted Boat Parade will be held on Saturday, November 24, 2012 along the Colorado River beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the BlueWater Resort & Casino Marina. Boats will begin lining up at 5:30 p.m. The Buckskin Fire Department and the La Paz County Sheriff’s Department will lead and follow the parade. All boats must be Coast …

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Tony Rogers wins County Attorney race

Final unofficial results in the La Paz County election are in, and they say that Tony Rogers is the winner of the race for County Attorney, with 548 write-in votes. Rogers took 32% of the vote, followed by Dan Field with 26%, Steve Lundell with 22%, Glenn Buckelew with 19% and Martin Brannan with <1%. There were 99 votes between …

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Raising children in La Paz County

Press release: La Paz County Health Department is asking residents to give their input on a survey that measures their quality of life. The survey, “Voices of the Community,” is a very important part of “Healthy LA PAZ,” a study recently launched by the health department to determine the quality of life in La Paz County, the overall health of …

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Tony Rogers in the lead

Tony Rogers now leads the County Attorney race with more votes counted Wednesday night. The current count now looks like this: Tony Rogers – 473 Dan Field – 388 Steve Lundell – 323 Glenn Buckelew – 291 Martin Brannan – 10 Final results may not be available until next week.

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