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.

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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La Paz County election: analysis

Some La Paz County races were too close to call Wednesday morning, with an unusually high number of provisional ballots still to be counted and a tight write-in race for County Attorney still being counted today. La Paz County has confirmed that there are 810 ballots still to be counted countywide, which could shake up some of the races in …

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First unofficial results in

The first La Paz County unofficial results are in, but not all precincts are counted. See the first results HERE.

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Provisional ballot count high

The number of provisional ballots being cast in today’s election is higher than normal, says Donna Hale, La Paz County Elections Director. By early afternoon over 60 were cast in the town of Parker, and over 40 upriver. Provisional votes take a few days to process, because they take longer to verify. Write-in votes also take longer, because they must …

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La Paz County votes

La Paz County came out to vote today at 11 polling locations around the county, with votes being cast for the offices of President of the United States, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, County Supervisor, County Attorney, Sheriff, Treasurer, Schools Superintendent, Recorder, Assessor, AWC Governing Board, Constable and others, along with ballot propositions. Among the most-watched of these is the race for County Attorney, …

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Lady Broncs head to quarterfinals today

Parker High School’s volleyball team heads to Prescott for the quarterfinals today after beating Yuma Catholic again and sending them through to the championships. The game, at Tim’s Toyota Center, is today at 4 p.m. For a full report, see the News-Herald story HERE. —- UPDATE: The Lady Broncs lost to Thatcher in Prescott Valley. Pioneer story HERE.

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Christmas for the Troops

Parker’s annual drive to send gifts to the warzones our troops are stationed at for Christmas, headed by Bill and Barbara Risen, now has a new website for updates. Visit the site and bookmark it HERE.

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County receives grant for officers

La Paz County Sheriff’s Department Press Release The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has awarded the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office with a $30,000 grant for overtime for fiscal year 2012-2013 that will fund officers to enforce traffic laws in La Paz County. This grant helps La Paz County pay officer’s overtime during the many holidays that people visit …

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