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A new court hearing has been set in the La Paz County / Yakima case. The hearing will contain oral arguments from both sides on Yakima’s motion to compel the County to start setting aside funds and raising funds from other sources with which to pay Yakima. These other sources may include taking out bonds or selling land or other …
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Alert: suspect wanted
Alert 1:43pm: Parker Police Department is looking for Gabriel Formanek in reference to a domestic assault. He is believed to be driving a purple 1996 Dodge Caravan with Arizona license plate ANM3732. He is believed to be armed with a .44 handgun. DO NOT APPROACH. Contact Dispatch at (928) 669-2281. Thank you for your assistance. (via nixle.com) ———– UPDATE: 3/14 8:16am — …
Read More »Emergency at Earp creates traffic delays
3:03pm (AZ)- An incident on Highway 62 across the river from Parker in Earp, CA has delayed traffic at this hour as a helicopter lands to airlift one injured to hospital. At the moment both lanes of traffic are backed up as emergency crews deal with the incident. At least one lane is expected to open up shortly. UPDATE 3:45pm …
Read More »Man convicted of theft from a vehicle
La Paz County Attorney Press Release On March 9, 2011, a La Paz County jury convicted Juan Manuel Romero, 28, of Parker, AZ, of Burglary and Theft. Romero will be sentenced on April 4, 2011. As a prior felon he faces 2.25 to 7.5 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections and is not eligible for probation. The case was …
Read More »Parker votes, Quartzsite recalls fail
Unofficial results for consolidated elections today in the towns of Parker and Quartzsite are in. In the Town of Parker Council election, Dan Beaver received 234 votes, Steve Madoneczky 166 votes, John Yackley 148 votes and Candy Escorza 101 votes. Three seats are open in the election. The number of votes required to seat a council member is currently 142, …
Read More »Bar complaint against Apache County Attorney’s office
Apache County Attorney blames his Chief Deputy, former La Paz County Attorney Brannan ——– A formal bar complaint has been filed against Apache County Attorney Michael Whiting and former La Paz County Attorney Martin Brannan. The complaint alleges that they violated ethical standards and engaged in prosecutorial misconduct in a murder case. The Arizona Republic reports: According to the complaint, …
Read More »Delays possible on Highway 95 today
Sheriff’s Department Alert: Hwy 95 from mile post 127- 129 Road Construction speed limit 25 mph, expect delays all day 03/09/11
Read More »Reconstruction continues in Swansea
Working every Friday from October to April for the past three years, more than a dozen volunteers from Arizona, Oregon, Washington, and Canada re-roofed miners’ boarding houses at the Swansea Townsite and Mine about 25 miles east of Parker, Ariz. “The greatest challenge we had with the roofing project was finding vehicles to get the materials and people to the …
Read More »3/8 PAACE Coalition Meeting
Our monthly PAACE Coalition meeting is already upon us. It will be held at Players 9th Street Youth Center at noon on the 8th of March. Feel free to bring your lunch. Coffee and cookies will be served. We have been busy here at PAACE writing the Drug Free Communities Grant! The grant application is due on the 18th of …
Read More »Sheriff’s alert: traffic restricted on HWY 95
Diesel truck roll over, on fire with the driver trapped. 1 mile north of 12 mile junction on SR 95. No access. Due to vehicle accident, access on SR 95 is restricted. If traveling, divert around through Ehrenberg. ——— UPDATE 3:38pm: A section of SR95 will be closed at 12 mile junct for another 10 hours. There is a detour …
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