The La Paz County Board of Supervisors has voted to streamline the process of hiring new employees, employee travel for work and authorizing expenditure by staff. As the County recovers from its financial crisis which peaked in early 2017, it has hired a new County Administrator, a new Finance Director and other key administrative positions. During the worst of the …
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A man turned himself in for murder at Quartzsite Police Department on Friday morning, according to law enforcement. On Friday morning at around 9:45 a.m., Enrique Reyes arrived at QPD saying that he had committed murder in Lake Havasu City, where he is a resident. He was in possession of a handgun. Lake Havasu City Police Department was notified, at …
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Crews are working on pavement preservation on a 14-mile section of SR 95 between Parker, AZ and Lake Havasu City. Drivers may see delays of “up to 30 minutes” according to ADOT while traffic is guided through the construction zone with a pilot car. Work is scheduled between 6:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Monday, November 6th, and Tuesday, November …
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So I was checking out the headlines on some of the websites I like to visit when I came to a crashing halt. “Scientists Say the Universe Shouldn’t Exist.” Yeah, that caught my eye. It turns out that, according to the theories and mathematical models developed to try and understand it, the universe should have never formed in the first …
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The Bureau of Land Management says it is planning to conduct prescribed burning on the California side of the Parker Strip this winter. The burn area will be around seven miles northeast of the town of Parker, and half a mile west of Parker Dam Road near Crossroads. There may be multiple burns between October and March as weather conditions …
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UPDATE 11/7: According to LHCPD the gunshot victim is still in hospital but is expected to recover. The investigation is reportedly ongoing. — UPDATE 4pm: Lake Havasu police have confirmed the investigation, calling the incident a “domestic dispute between a male and a female” and saying that the male “suffered from a gunshot wound during the dispute and was transported …
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La Paz Regional Hospital was awarded a Community Reinvestment Grant by Cenpatico. The grant is awarded to pay for projects that benefit the health and wellness of the La Paz County community. The hospital is using the money to target health and wellness education through health fairs, town halls and classes. “Funding will be used to facilitate outreach and education …
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Arizona Western College District residents in Yuma and La Paz counties will notice a savings on their property taxes this year. Residents will see a onetime cost savings of 44.24 percent on the secondary property tax levy, due to over $2.4 million in reserve funds being applied to tax payer bond obligations. Per regulation, colleges can accumulate 10 percent of …
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Photo by Joy C. Construction work continues at ‘Ski Alley’ on the Parker Strip. The Moonridge area development is set to be a new resort. More info HERE.
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UPDATE: An early morning crash along eastbound Interstate 10 left one child dead and several others injured. The driver was arrested and booked into jail for manslaughter and other related charges. On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at about 6:30 a.m. a Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by Eric C. McMorris, 31, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, was traveling eastbound along I-10. Kodie L. …
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