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Off-road racing returns to Parker this weekend with the Best in the Desert BlueWater Challenge. The race is the fifth event in the six-race 2012 ‘American Off-Road Racing Series’. It’s unique in the series as a 2-day multi-race format that features truck, car and UTV classes running both days for combined results to determine the winners. Racers will navigate the …

The 5th Annual Chili Cookoff, Classic Car Show and Horseshoe Tournament will take place October 27, 2012 at La Paz County Park. The day’s events will include live music from the “Highway 95 Band” and “One-Eyed Romeo” playing classic rock to country and blues. The Soroptimist Diva Bar will be set up to pour your favorite beverage while the chili …

The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a project to repair a section of State Route 95 north of Quartzsite Thursday, Oct. 11 and will work through Saturday, Oct. 13. Traffic will be intermittently stopped and workers will escort drivers through the work zone from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Drivers should allow extra travel time between Quartzsite and …

For the past eight years Bill and Barbara Risen have been the moving force behind Parker’s annual “Christmas for the Troops” campaign, mailing over 1,000 packages to US Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. They were recently presented with this plaque of gratitude by 1st Lt. Kristoffer Bachmann of the 578th Engineering Battalion. The 578th received several packages in 2011 from …

Against their attorney’s advice, the Quartzsite Council voted against seating Mayor Ed Foster this morning during a contentious council meeting where a settlement in the case was up for a vote. After convening behind closed doors with their attorney, the council members returned in front of the gathered audience and council member Mike Jewitt read the motion, which admitted that …

On October 2, 2012, Brice Little, 29, of Parker, Ariz., pleaded guilty to child abuse, in federal district court in Phoenix. According to the plea agreement, Little, a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, was caring for a four-month-old child on March 29, 2011, while the child’s mother was out. Little heard a noise and found the baby on …

Nobody’s talking officially, but reports that Ed Foster may soon be seated as mayor of Quartzsite surfaced Wednesday night as a potential settlement may soon put an end to the legal battle over May’s election results. Today’s oral arguments have been officially continued until October 17th, which may be a sign that the attorneys in the case agree on enough …

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett’s office is holding a series of town hall meetings across the state to introduce voters to the propositions on the General Election ballot. The meetings are free and open to the public. The local meeting will be at noon today at the Board of Supervisors Boardroom, 1108 Joshua Avenue in Parker.

The Parker Area Chamber of Commerce is to host Meet the Candidates at the Parker Senior Community Center October 16th. The event, at 1115 12th Street, Parker, AZ at 6:15pm, will feature La Paz County candidates for the offices of Board of Supervisors Districts 1 and 2, County Attorney, County Assessor and County Sheriff. Special Districts will include Buckskin Fire …

Cleanup efforts are continuing on State Route 72 following a breach in a Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal near Bouse (milepost 30) early Sunday morning, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. While the highway remains open, minor intermittent traffic restrictions may cause slight delays as maintenance crews continue to sweep dirt and rocks off the roadway. ADOT advises drivers …