Radio Contest Withdrawals I didn’t win KLPZ’s iPhone giveaway contest. It was probably all for the best, I mused as I sat dejectedly in my lifeless Jeep. I didn’t need another expense. I turned the key again. Click. Dagnabbit. Then the hood latch release broke off in my hand. DAGnabbit! I wandered back to the house and turned on the …

La Paz County Recorder Shelly Baker stopped by the studios of KLPZ 1380am to talk with me about yesterday’s recall election which unseated Mayor Ed Foster in the town of Quartzsite. Watch below (click the small play button to stay on this page; requires Flash).

8/30 8:14am– Fire authorities confirm there is a wildland fire near Cibola, AZ. The direction of yesterday’s winds helped move its smoke north through the valley toward the Parker area. Smoke was also heavy in Blythe, CA and Ehrenberg, AZ. 8/30 10:21am– Reports say 11 structures have been engulfed by the fire in Cibola. 8/31 1:26pm– According to KYMA: Fire …

In tonight’s recall election results, Quartzsite Mayor Ed Foster lost to Jose Lizzaragga, despite a rally on Saturday pledging support for his fight to bring openness and transparency to Quartzsite politics. The unofficial results show that Lizzaragga won by around 60 votes. The new mayor is a former councilman who resigned to run against Foster. Foster vows to run again …

Hello. I used to come to this site multiple times a day, as it seemed like a great place to come for things that were happening in Parker. Now it seems like the only thing you are covering are Quartzsite. What happen to covering other things before the Pioneer did? – Anonymous Take a look at the Pioneer this past …

Saturday’s Quartzsite Liberty Festival made its mark on Quartzsite Saturday as planned, despite temperatures of 114 to 117 degrees. The rally was arranged to protest the actions of the town’s council and police chief, most conspicuously the treatment of Quartzsite police officers who were suspended or fired in what the protestors say was retaliation for bringing formal allegations against Chief …

Two Arizona state legislators are among those set to attend a demonstration march and rally organized for this Saturday, August 27th in Quartzsite. The ‘Quartzsite Liberty Fest’ is being arranged by organizations sympathetic to the cause of the town’s mayor, embattled police officers who have been suspended or fired recently, and local activists including Jennifer Jones. Representative Carl Seel, House …

This morning, KLPZ gave away an Apple iPhone after registering listeners’ names for several weeks. The first name called was Cherre Hooper, and the second Marty Pretends-Eagle; both of them hadn’t called the studio within one minute and thirty-eight seconds. The third name called was Jay Clagg, who called within fifteen seconds to claim his prize: an iPhone Gift Card …

This is an open thread for today only! If you have a planking picture to submit, it needs to be emailed to by midnight tonight. We’ll post your submissions below, and each valid submission (per person) will receive 11 registrations to KLPZ’s iPhone Giveaway. Below: Sherrie Irwin, Randy Hartless, Mary Hamilton, Shauna Marler, Claudia Woodhouse, Jay Clagg, Eddy Bernini, …

The Quartzsite town council voted today to remove many of the powers currently held by the town mayor and give them instead to the 7-member council. This action will be seen by many as part of an ongoing feud between the council and Mayor Ed Foster, who alleges that the council and police chief violated open meeting laws, refused his …