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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 …

Construction crews will continue paving along Interstate 10 west of Phoenix at 7 p.m. Sunday (May 13). Motorists traveling between California and Phoenix should plan ahead and expect delays during work hours. Overnight work hours will be from 7 p.m. to noon the following day. Between Sunday (May 13) and Sunday (May 20), Interstate 10 will be narrowed to one lane …

All gone!  UPDATE: We’ve heard that all the buckets of cherry compote are gone. Thanks, and enjoy the cherry pie that will no doubt be served around Parker for months! Once in a while, some food gets stranded in Parker in transit, when a truck carrying it gets in an accident nearby. On days like that, people can sometimes avail …