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There will be intermittent lane closures from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday (June 1st) on State Route 95 north of Parker, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The work is part of a project to add a two-way left turn lane at Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge Road and an access road to the Central Arizona Project …

La Paz County Sheriff’s Department Press Release Memorial Weekend 2012 was busy but well behaved. It appeared that the parks along the River were close to full and even with the cooler weather and breezy conditions the numbers of boats on the water was typical for a holiday weekend. Sheriff’s Deputies were busy with calls and self initiated activities throughout …

The Parker Pioneer’s John Gutekunst has more details on Martin Brannan’s alleged confrontation with Quartzsite Mayor Jose Lizarraga HERE.

A letter sent by La Paz County Attorney Sam Vederman to the La Paz County Board of Supervisors regarding cases deriving from Quartzsite Police Department has received a scathing reaction from Quartzsite Police Chief Jeff GIlbert. In the letter, Vederman says he is not prosecuting misdemeanor cases originating from QPD because Gilbert informed him in a memo in June 2011 …

Qtown.us is reporting that recent cases brought by Quartzsite Police Department against Quartzsite residents Michael Roth and Dana Stadler have been dismissed by the court.

On May 9th, 2012, Benjamin Paul Brodie, 21, of Parker, was sentenced by La Paz County Superior Court Judge Michael Burke to 10.5 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections. Brodie previously pled guilty on April 5th, 2012, to two counts of Manslaughter and one count of Aggravated Assault. Brodie is not eligible for probation or early release. On October …

The first unofficial results of the Quartzsite General Election are in, and they say that anti-administration candidate Ed Foster took 56.97% of the vote in the race for mayor, with 42.27% of the vote going to his competitor Jerry Lukkasson. This will be the second time Foster has served as mayor. Last time, he dissented from the rest of the …

Next stop: Williams, AZ. Passengers climbed back aboard the Santa Fe 3751 bound for Williams this morning after an overnight stop in Parker. Passengers waved from windows as the steam engine powered up – its bell ringing, horn sounding, steam escaping from every opening – and slowly moved off before a quick top-up with water, provided by Parker Fire and San …

Peaches, strawberries and now cherries. The trucks that carry these precious loads sometimes end up stranded in Parker, AZ to the delight of the locals who feed upon their contents. Could this be the reason why? (via Keith Moses)

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story had the return journey wrong; the Santa Fe 3751 will be back in Parker on Friday, rolling out early Saturday. Photo credit: theexbrit on Flickr. On Monday, the steam locomotive known as the Santa Fe 3751 will make the first of two overnight stops in Parker on the way between Los Angeles and …