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A truckload of free noodles was opened up to the general public this morning after a semi carrying a shipment of the product was stranded in Parker after an accident. Parker Towing was able to give hundreds of cases of the products away when the insurer wrote the shipment off, leaving the tow truck company’s owner Mark to dispose of …

We got a phone call yesterday and the message was ”your storage barn is on fire”. Three fire departments, police, Sheriff, friends and neighbors were on site. So sad to see the flames burning up our memories. Thankfully no one hurt and no neighbors were impacted. We have so much to be thankful for. Special thanks to our Buckskin Fire …

A documentary film about the access of women around the world to good education attracted so many Parker people Wednesday night that a second theater had to be opened to accommodate them all. Girl Rising, which features the stories of 9 girls and young women around the world, is currently one of the top films in the nation, and is …

The Arizona Department of Transportation is scheduled to pave State Route 95 Spur (California Ave.) in Parker from Monday, April 1 to Friday, April 5 between 4 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily. Motorists are advised to plan ahead and allow extra travel time through the work zone. What to expect during paving: SR 95 Spur (California Ave.) will be narrowed …

Arizona Public Service (APS), the largest electric utility in the state of Arizona, produced this short video covering this week’s dedication of Aaron Hill Field in Parker. Watch below.

NBC 12 Phoenix covered this week’s opening of Aaron Hill Field in Parker. Watch Hill talk about the field, which is part of the Diamonds Back program, below.

La Paz County Sheriff John Drum has given Parker Live a response to Quartzsite Police Chief Jeff Gilbert, who issued a rebuttal to the media late last night over Drum’s assertions regarding the narcotics task force. The response is below. ———— I would like to respond to Chief Gilbert’s response to the letter I read to the Board of Supervisors …

Quartzsite Police Chief Jeff Gilbert has issued a public rebuttal to Sheriff John Drum’s statement regarding the County’s narcotics task force at the last meeting of the La Paz County Board of Supervisors. The full text of the rebuttal is below (the original statement by Sheriff Drum can be found HERE). ———— On March 18, 2013, a letter was read …

Bradley Chevrolet is hosting this month’s Parker Area Chamber Mixer this Thursday, March 21st at 5:30 pm. The mixer will be at the dealership and catered by Havasu Springs. There will also be a special guest singer, the Spring’s Songbird, Jeanne Nowak. Admission is $10 for the general public and $5 for Chamber Members. All are welcome. We hope to …

The following letter was read into the record at the Board of Supervisor’s meeting on March 18th 2013 by Sheriff John Drum: I am here today to talk with you about the La Paz County Task Force. When La Paz County broke away from Yuma in 1983, we didn’t have a Narcotics Task Force. Our officers handled drug cases as …