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Task Force wars: Sheriff responds

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 …

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Bradley Chevrolet Chamber Mixer – Harlem Shake

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 …

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Sheriff’s statement on narcotics task force future

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 …

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Domestic violence incidents

Parker Police Department On March 14th at approximately 4pm Parker Police responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence located on the 1500 block of Kofa Avenue. Once the police arrived they interviewed all involved parties and arrested Michael Ryan, 21, and booked him into the La Paz County Jail for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, per domestic violence. …

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Health & Wellness Expo scheduled for April 6th

In celebration of Public Health Week, La Paz County Health Department is hosting the first annual Health and Wellness Expo, April 6th at Western Park. Health and wellness partners from the southwest area will be raffling off prizes, conducting screenings and passing out information on health and wellness services offered in the community. Residents and visitors are encouraged to join …

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AJ Motorsports Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

This morning was the ribbon cutting ceremony for AJ Motorsports. Brandon Johnson (seen below cutting the ribbon) offers services and accessories for UTV, PWC, ATV, MC & Boats. For more info call 928-232-7529 or visit the shop at 9230 Sunset Dr., Parker Strip, Arizona!

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Suddenlink makes DNS change

The cable provider Suddenlink stopped using an old server name today, which resulted in some confusion and lack of internet connectivity for some customers in the Parker area. The good news is that a simple change can fix the problem. Suddenlink inherited some old DNS Servers from NPG Cable. The company finally unplugged them this morning. If your computer or …

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Amy Watts winner of Miss La Paz pageant

Amy Watts was this year’s winner at the Miss La Paz County scholarship pageant, announced at the La Paz County Fair Saturday night. Amy won the Talent and Interview portions of the pageant. The first runner-up was Alisha Cruz, who won the Swimsuit portion (in a tie) and the ‘Neat as a Pin’ portion. Stephanie Lee picked up the Quality …

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