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PAACE Coalition’s mothly meeting is right around the corner!  We’ll be meeting this Tuesday the 12th at Players 9th Street Youth Center at noon.  We have a few topics to discuss including the After Prom party that PAACE and BlueWater Cinemas is hosting, the Help in La Paz website, and the summer planning meetings.  If there is something in particular …

La Paz County Attorney Sam Vederman, speaking as Chairman of the La Paz County Anti-Drug and Racketeering Enforcement Task Force Board (CADRE), has issued a public press release in response to a publicly distributed letter written by Chairman Eldred Enas of the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT). In the press release, Vederman takes issue with Enas’ handling of the negotiations …

On Friday, April 8 from 2 pm – 6 pm, the La Paz Roadrunners and Bradley Chevrolet are hosting a “Cruise Inn.” Everyone is welcome in their classic car, motorcycle, custom vehicle , Jeep, dune buggy, finished or unfinished. Come on down for a fun afternoon with friends and other enthusiasts. Sloppy Joes will be provided by La Paz Roadrunners. …

Everyone is invited to Dr. McEntire’s Office on Wednesday, April 6 from 5 pm to 7 pm! He will be introducing new dentist, Dr. Blake Adams. Dr. Adams purchased the dental practice from Dr. McEntire. Dr. McEntire will be retiring after 30 years in Parker, so come by the office at 1220 W. Arizona Ave to say “so-long” to Dr. McEntire and “hello” …

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office is considering amending a land use plan to allow the use of public land for the proposed Quartzsite Solar Energy Project in La Paz County, Arizona. A Notice of Intent announcing the proposed amendment was published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2011. The land use plan amendment would be …

On Tuesday, March 29th at approximately 11:30pm, La Paz County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Heanes stopped a van near the Ehrenberg County line on I-10 after he observed the van being operated in an erratic manner. A subsequent search of the van revealed it to contain a large quantity of ‘Spice’ (or ‘K2’) and several articles of possible drug paraphernalia. Deputy …

A Quartzsite church, which La Paz County says owes a sizable property tax bill, has sued the County with the help of the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF). The Isaiah 58 Project, whose primary ministry is serving meals to the poor, was sent a property tax bill for $50,000 by La Paz County Assessor George Nault in 2009 which was disputed …

The US Fish & Wildlife Service is currently performing an Environmental Assessment of Arizona’s fish stocking program that is expected to potentially affect the popular Take a Kid Fishing program at La Paz County Park each year. Walter Shontz is urging residents and visitors who have enjoyed Take a Kid Fishing to write Brie Darr, USFW, PO Box 1306, Albuquerque, …

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office is considering a request from Lake Havasu City for 280 acres of public land in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, for the purpose of building a community park and related facilities. Public comment is requested. “We’re asking for public input on whether leasing 280 acres in Lake Havasu City is a …