With Yakima Company rejecting La Paz County’s $9.2 million settlement offer, the Board of Supervisors have scheduled an executive session for Tuesday to meet with its attorneys and “review Yakima’s proposal…” The item following the executive session on Tuesday’s agenda is potential action with regard Yakima’s counter offer, a portion of the special meeting which will be open to the …

The new Travel Channel show ‘Mancations‘ premiered Sunday night with their Parker-based episode. The show follows hosts Evan and Gareth as they experience the best of Parker, AZ recreational life, including watersports, off-roading and shooting. First, local ski instructor Chris O takes the guys out on the river for a lesson in waterskiing, wakeboarding and battleboarding. The show was shot …

An email from a reader says: Did you know that Google Earth’s picture of Parker was taken on Tube Float day and shows all the tubers coming down the river? He’s right. Check out the satellite image below. Tubers tend to collect on the Arizona side of the river as can be observed in the image. What a happy coincidence! …

The annual Parker Tube Float continues with this year’s theme, ‘Let it Ride’, with prizes for various categories including groups, teams, megateams, theme floats and single floaters of various age ranges. The cost is $15 per person and the first 1,000 floaters to register get an event T-shirt. Boaters and PWC riders are asked to be careful around floaters and …

Each year, the most academically accomplished Pop Warner athletes compete for Academic All-American status. This process begins at the association level and up through each of the eight Pop Warner regions to the national level. This year Pop Warner announced they received a record number of more than 9,700 All American applications. Cameron Anderson, a 7th grade student at Wallace …

La Paz County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that three people died in Friday’s 2-vehicle collision south of Poston, which included a Parker woman and her children. The tragic collision closed Mohave Road between Blythe, CA and Parker, AZ for several hours while federal authorities helped CRIT Police investigate the accident. In addition, a drowning occurred at the La Paz County …

The weekend will start out relatively hot and will cool gradually as things get windier over Saturday and Sunday. Gusts of 35 – 40 mph are in the forecast, possibly calmer by Memorial Day (Monday). Be safe on the water and roads and enjoy the start of summer!  

3:19– A serious two-vehicle accident has occurred on Mohave Road between Blythe/I-10 and Parker near the town of Poston, AZ. Traffic is affected northbound at McCabe Rd and southbound at Scott Rd two miles south of Blythe, and is reportedly being detoured on 14th Street. 3 medical helicopters were dispatched to the scene along with multiple ground responders. Early unconfirmed reports …

La Paz County Health Department was the recipient of its fourth Daniel T. Cloud Outstanding Practice Award for immunizations at the annual Arizona Partnership for Immunizations (TAPI) awards ceremony in Phoenix on April 27th. Since its inception in 2000, The Arizona Partnership for Immunizations (TAPI) has recognized exceptional efforts of individuals, community groups, and organizations that have made a difference …