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APS update: Bouse on, Wenden still dark

APS has advised us that power has been restored to the town of Bouse, but that around 300 customers in Wenden remain without power as crews try to make it to locations for repairs. An APS spokeswoman says that may take another couple of hours, but she hoped residents in Wenden may be reconnected tonight. If residents need refrigeration, dry …

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Restaurant/bar to come to La Paz County Park?

Hi John, Just wanted to share that the Board of Supervisors moved to remain on 4 day work week for now. This excludes the court building, and Sheriff. Also the County has issued an RFP for Concessionaire services at La Paz County Park! Closing date for this is September 8th. Services include restaurant/bar, watercraft rental, slips and more. I am …

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Red Ribbon Week Planning

Join us at Players 9th Street Youth Center this Wednesday the 18th for the first Red Ribbon Week planning meeting.  Please RSVP at 669-0175 or email as soon as possible as lunch will be ordered tomorrow afternoon. cpanel addon domains . 1and1 domain server ip . microsoft cloud .

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Man pleased guilty to child abuse and assault

Jason Martinez, 29, of Parker and an enrolled member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, pleaded guilty this week in two separate cases to child abuse and assault with a dangerous weapon. On April 3rd, 2009, Martinez beat a minor victim with a plastic hanger. On January 24th, 2010, Martinez walked into the home of his estranged wife without permission. …

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Eight dead in off-road race

In an incident which rocked the sport of off-road racing, 8 spectators died after a truck plunged into the crowd at the California 200 in Mojave, stunning the off-road racing community. Many national news outlets are covering this story today. CNN posted this report: The driver, Brett Sloppy, says in a Facebook message that he is devastated by the accident: …

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Man dies at River Regatta

Bullhead-Laughlin’s answer to the Parker Tube Float, the River Regatta, turned out to be deadly for a California man who died after jumping from a float into the fast-moving Colorado River. According to KTLA: After receiving reports of a missing man Saturday, an air rescue team spotted a body in the Colorado River around 3:00 p.m. Scuba divers from the …

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