Sunday, July 29th, 2012 is Ruby Fox Day in La Paz County. 28 years ago, Fox became the first American female to win an Olympic Medal in a women’s Olympic shooting event. She missed the Gold at the Olympic Games at Los Angeles in 1984 by one point, but took the Silver Medal. Fox’s competitive accomplishments include 19 times as Women’s Outdoor …

La Paz County Assessor Sharon Schuler was inducted into Parker Rotary Club last Thursday. The club also presented a check for $2100 to Darla Tilley, Director of the Parker Senior Center, for the Meals on Wheels program which feeds needy senior citizens. Dallas Wells was presented a check too, for $400 to cover the mandatory foreign language class; he will …

Q: With early voting for the November election closing on August 24th, do you have a current list of candidates on the La Paz County ballot? A: The La Paz County Elections Department has provided the following list of candidates for the 2012 Election. The write-in period continues, so other candidates may qualify to be written in, but only the …

After a break-in at Player’s 9th Street Youth Center last night, Parker Police Department is looking for information about either of these individuals caught on security camera. If you can help, call Parker P.D. at (928) 669-2264. UPDATE 3:06pm– Suspects have been identified. One is in custody and 2 are pending.

The Town of Quartzsite’s procurement of private investigators to find evidence of voter fraud in the last election is authorized by state statute, according to a statement sent Friday to Parker Live by Town Manager Alex Taft. The statement says the Town investigation is working on finding evidence that voter fraud occurred in the May election, which elected Ed Foster, Mark …

From the ashes of a property known for its mystery emerges a rare thing indeed: a building taken almost 70 years ago from a World War II Japanese internment camp and kept at this property in Parker ever since. The old Alewine property, site of the long-abandoned Alewine Furniture Store, was recently razed to the ground after a series of …

CORRECTION: The original version of this story asserted that Workman’s complaint acknowledged a council decision to hire a private investigation company. This is false. The complaint says the Quartzsite Council only authorized contacting outside government agencies only, not private investigators. The story below has been altered from its original version to reflect the correction. —– Newly-elected Quartzsite councilwoman Pat Workman …

APS says its crews will work throughout the night to restore power to 2,374 customers in the town of Quartzsite. Meantime, generators are providing power at the Isaiah 58 Project church, and any customers who need to purchase ice to protect their food can send their receipts to APS for reimbursement. Barring further stormy weather, APS hopes to have power …

La Paz Sheriff: Flash Flood warning throughout La Paz County. The intersection at SR95 and SR72 (12 mile junction) will be shut down. Most of the highways across the county are not passable at this time. Please avoid driving.

Parts of the Parker area were without power again Saturday afternoon as powerful monsoon storms continued to roll through the region, knocking down power lines and keeping APS, BIA and WAPA crews busy trying to restore service to customers who lost it. This follows flooding in normally dry washes and damage to some infrastructure, the details of which remain unclear. …