A reader says: Hi John, I was sorry to read about the loss of Kato the K-9 officer. I thought it might be a good time to let the people of the county know about how much it costs to get a dog like Kato. Also information on how the dog continues their training with their officer partner as well as …

A Sheriff’s dog was euthanized today due to medical reasons. Kato had been with the La Paz County Sheriff’s Department since 2009, with prior service in the Parker Police Department. Kato was a dual-purpose K-9 who was involved in numerous drug seizures and arrests. The Sheriff’s Office called him a “warrior”, saying that he was regularly willing to risk his …

Both weekends before and after Independence Day this year are expected to be busy, with plenty of action along the Colorado River for all visitors. Here are a few things going on: Roadrunner Floating Dock Bar: A DJ at the Tiki during the daytime and into the evening both weekends. At 9pm Club Roadrunner opens with DJ Joe until 2am. Stroke’s …

8:00pm– Buckskin Fire reports an accident at Riverside Drive and Golf Course Drive north of Parker. Some areas may be experiencing a power outage as power lines are down. 6/25 9am– Some areas have been intermittently without power as APS restores service to those areas, including Marina Manor and Marina Manor Annex. 10am– APS says power restored.

Thursday night, Randy Hartless hosted his last mixer as Director of the Parker Area Chamber of Commerce. Members of the Chamber Board were present to thank him for his years of service. The mixer was at Bradley Chevrolet and catered by Cyber D’Lites. Hartless has gone on to work as a program co-ordinator for the Parker Area Alliance for Community …

The Arizona Department of Transportation will be paving State Route 95 north of Parker from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (June 23) and Sunday (June 24). Workers will be intermittently stopping traffic in the work zone during work hours. Drivers should allow extra travel time between Parker and Lake Havasu. What to expect this weekend during work hours: Drivers …

It was Quartzsite Councilman-elect Mark Orgeron versus the incumbents in what may be a case of ‘first impression’ as the two battled in federal court Tuesday. The fight is over an emergency injunction to give Orgeron a seat on the Quartzsite Town Council, to which he was elected in May. One thing seems certain: nothing here is going to be …

The La Paz County Attorney has confirmed that the City of Phoenix has declined to prosecute Quartzsite Town Attorney Martin Brannan in relation to the accusation that he assaulted Mayor Jose Lizarraga at a Town Council meeting. Any further questions should be directed to the City of Phoenix Prosecutors Office.