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Free table games on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer at Players 9th Street Youth Center for youth ages 10-17.  Membership is required, but only costs $3.00 for the entire year.  The computer lab, TV, XBOX, Wii, snack bar and other activities are also available.  Players Youth Center is open Monday – Friday 12-9 and Saturday 1-9.  Stop by to …

For those of you that have taken part in Christmas for the Troops and our 4th of July shipment, thank you very much.  To those that helped pack the boxes with the goodies for the Troops, well done.  A special thank you to our friends at Dumas Walker.  Not only did they provide baked goods to be sent to the …

From AZ Game & Fish Dept. KINGMAN, Ariz. –– The Arizona Game and Fish Department will be part of a multi-agency enforcement effort on the Colorado River system next weekend (6/24-26), checking for individuals operating under the influence (OUI). Arizona Game and Fish, Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will be …

A three-time mayor of the town of Quartzsite, AZ announced last week that he is in the process of forming a public-private partnership as a response to the Yakima judgment. Charles Oldham released a press statement saying “La Paz Disposal, LLC is spearheading an effort by concerned citizens to form a $15,000,000 Public-Private Partnership (“PPP”) for waste management and disposal.” …

…according to CRIT Fire, the smoke blowing across the Parker area right now is from the intentional burning off of a wheat field in the valley earlier. No fire crews are responding to any active fire today, but the smoke is being blown across populated areas by the elevated winds today.

La Paz County Board of Supervisors met today in a well-attended special meeting aimed at solving budgetary problems by cutting personnel costs. County Administrator Dan Field addressed the Board, saying that a number of factors has created the need to cut some personnel costs at the County, which is one of the area’s biggest employers. Although this is not a …

On June 6, 2011, James Lee Bates was sentenced to ten years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for selling methamphetamine in Quartzsite, AZ. The case was investigated by the La Paz County Narcotics Task Force and prosecuted by Deputy County Attorney Stephen Lundell. On February 2, 2011, Bates sold 2.3 grams of methamphetamine, for one hundred dollars, to an …

Groupon has been described as the ‘fastest-growing company in the world.’ The popular website partners with businesses of all sizes to issue a daily deal to its subscribers, aiming to get people through the doors with blockbusting bargains between 50 and 90 percent off the normal price. The deal ‘tips’ – or goes into effect – only if a preset …

Human remains that were discovered partially submerged in Lake Havasu in 2001 near Havasu Springs Resort have been positively identified as Steven Everett Wilson of Memphis, Tennessee. On April 18th, 2001, La Paz County Sheriff’s Office personnel along with Buckskin Fire Department personnel responded to an area known as “Bird Island”, which is located north-east of Havasu Springs Resort near …

3:07pm– Earlier today, Parker Live reported with a headline, “Don’t worry…” that the fire burning in the Parker valley was a controlled burn. We’re now hearing that it may not be completely under control. A fire tanker has reportedly been moved to a nearby residence to protect it, as the fire is within a quarter-mile from the location. In addition, …