A Ukrainian man who spent a year in Parker, AZ when he was a teenager in 1993 has returned for a visit, telling Parker Rotary Club about his life since. Taras Dasho came to America as a Rotary exchange student during the 1993/1994 school year when he was 15 years old. He lived with four host families while attending Parker …
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UPDATE: Martin Sholl admits to taking the skeletons in the comments section below. He says he did it because he was the person who first spotted them in May, and was never mentioned by name in the international news that followed. He blames Lt. Bagby for this, and Parker Live (despite never contacting us a single time). Sour grapes, it …
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As the weather cools off, Parker is building, with many public works and construction projects getting started, underway or completed for improvements to infrastructure and services in the area. The Arizona Department of Transportation is the latest to announce the start of a new project: a sidewalk improvement plan on nearly a mile of sidewalk between Kofa Avenue near the …
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The last time skeletal remains were discovered in La Paz County, they turned out to be fake. But this time, the find was no laughing matter, with Quartzsite police making moves to notify next of kin after finding identification near the remains. In the morning hours of Thursday, October 15th, Quartzsite Police Department (QPD) received a call from the Arizona …
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A Parker man has been convicted of Aggravated DUI after a jury trial at La Paz County Superior Court last week. Rick Malin, 67, was arrested in July 2014 for driving under the influence of alcohol by La Paz County Sheriff’s Deputy Roger Rosado in the Lakeside 5 area north of Parker. Malin challenged the traffic stop, arguing in court …
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An estimated 175 people representing all of La Paz County, including Bouse, Ehrenberg, McMullen Valley, Quartzsite and elsewhere, came together this week to launch a community development program at BlueWater Resort & Casino. “In late 2011 some of the leaders in our community got together,” said Mary Hamilton, Parker Area Chamber of Commerce Director. “They went to APS and got …
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The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a project to renovate the existing Port of Entry facility in Parker, AZ on Tuesday, October 13th. Crews are scheduled to work weekdays from 6am to 5pm. Work is taking place alongside the road and traffic impacts are not anticipated. The $334,550 project consists of updating the existing structure with a new layout, …
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Best In The Desert racing association returns to Parker this weekend with the BlueWater Desert Challenge presented by Polaris, a two-day race for off-road trucks and UTVs in Parker, AZ. The event begins today with Time Trials – qualifying runs for starting position on the course – and the General Tire Appreciation Party at BlueWater Resort Cantina. Registration, Contingency and …
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Carl Flanagan has joined the La Paz Regional Hospital team as their Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The position directs La Paz Regional’s financial planning and accounting practices and reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer. Flanagan will oversee the patient accounting and billing, budgeting and the hospital external financial reporting. “La Paz has enormous growth potential. We looked for a …
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More neighborhoods are to be served with sewer services after a new loan was closed to expand the Buckskin Sanitary District (BSD) into the Parker Dam area north of Parker, AZ. The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) announced this week that it has closed a three-year design loan for $915,000 for BSD to design plans for further expansion …
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