A hearing has been set for Quartzsite Mayor-in-Waiting Ed Foster’s case asking a court to seat him as mayor of the town. In La Paz County Superior Court this morning, Judge Burke declined to issue an ex parte order seating Foster as mayor right away, opting to give the Town of Quartzsite a chance to defend their actions “disqualifying” Foster …

UPDATE: The original event had the candidates for Sheriff on August 21st; that has now been changed below as Sheriff candidates will now appear on August 14th instead. The Parker Area Chamber of Commerce will host two Meet the Candidates events this month. The reason for two sessions is because of the large number of folks running for offices in La …

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This week’s meeting of the Quartzsite Council has an item on its agenda that piqued my interest: “Discussion of letter received from the Freedom from Religious Foundation [sic] and possible action to replace prayer with a moment of silence as invocation.” I don’t know how the Freedom from Religion Foundation found Quartzsite, but it’s likely that one of the hundreds …

APS has reported a power outage affecting Quartzsite, Cibola and upriver of Parker. Crews were dispatched early this morning.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is currently working on a pavement preservation project on State Route 95 south of Quartzsite. Crews will be paving the southbound SR 95 right turn lane at La Paz Valley Road between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, August 13. Traffic will be intermittently stopped during work hours and minor delays may be experienced. What …

This is a video composite of the entire sky as seen last night from Parker, AZ. Each event is captured by the New Mexico State University Sky Sentinel All Sky Camera and uploaded automatically. The composite shows the moon, planets, stars, meteors, and air traffic over the course of a single night, and includes the Perseid meteor shower, which will …

The Arizona Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin a project to repair several sections of State Route 72 between Bouse and Parker. Work is scheduled to take place between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily beginning Friday, August 10 through Thursday, August, 16. What to expect during work hours: • Intermittent lane closures of approximately three mile segments during …

Quartzsite Solar Energy is one of 7 renewable energy projects that will be expedited, according to an announcement late yesterday by the White House. The Obama administration said that it has taken the step of expediting the federal review process for the projects, including the one in La Paz County, operated by SolarReserve. SolarReserve’s facility will use thousands of mirrors …