The public comment period for BLM’s Havasu Travel Management Plan and Environmental Assessment has been extended to October 31, 2010. “Since our open house on August 18, we’ve received over 500 comments from the public for consideration when we prepare the Environmental Assessment for the Havasu Travel Management Plan,” said Bureau of Land Management Lake Havasu Field Manager Ramone McCoy. …

Helping Cardiac Pacemaker, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) recipients meet, share news, information, and provide support: September 20, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Parker Senior Center, 1115 West 12th Street in Parker. Please call if you plan to attend: Dr. Frank Kresock’s office at (928) 669-8161 or Brad Church, RT, CVT at (702) 266-5779.

Area off-roading groups are up in arms about a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management’s Lake Havasu field office to close access to some off-road trails within the local BLM jurisdiction. The plan, called the Travel Management Plan (TMP), involves considering four separate plans, including their proposed plan which would: “…provide an optimal balance between authorized resource use and …

At 11:30 a.m. on August 20, 2010 the Mongo Racing-prepped KC Hilites Ford F-150 from Parker, Arizona began the Best In the Desert Racing Association’s “Vegas to Reno”, also known as the “Longest Off-Road Race in the United States.” Taking the Green light was Tracy Rubio, of Kingman, AZ, and Mongo Racing’s longtime co-rider Chris Golding. Tracy Rubio subbed for …

As 2:08 p.m. “Thank-you customers for your patience and great job crews for completion ahead of schedule!”

A local church at 100 S Moon Mountain Avenue in Quartzsite has a generator and will have a dining room open to the public, swamp coolers and will be giving out bottled water.

Here are the unofficial results for how La Paz County voted in yesterday’s primaries. La Paz Democrats voted for: Cathy Eden for US Senator Raul Grijalva for US Representative District 7 Terry Goddard for Governor Michael Burke for Judge of the Superior Court La Paz County Republicans, meanwhile, voted for: John McCain for US Senator Ruth McClung for US Representative …

Due to the APS power outage today in Quartzsite, there is a serious risk to the animals in the local shelter. They are requesting the loan of a generator for today to keep the shelter cool. Please call Patti at (619) 933-7093.

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for today all across the region, but for Quartzsite residents, the risks are severe. A storm-caused power outage is affecting APS customers in the town of Quartzsite, AZ, where the temperatures are expected to go above 113˚F without the possibility of air conditioning. APS spokeswoman Andrea Bereznak tells Parker Live …

Eyes all over the country will be watching on race in particular in today’s Primary Election; the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona. It’s Senator John McCain, once considered one of the Senate’s most vulnerable incumbents, versus conservative challenger J.D. Hayworth. There is widely regarded to be a significant anti-incumbent backlash in the country this year, and most observers …