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It has now been one week since Kayla Anderson, 21 of Parker, was hospitalized for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A Facebook update from her boyfriend Charley Robertson says she is in good spirits: “She is doing well, laughing and smiling.” Robertson says Kayla is expected to be home after the first of four treatment sessions just after Christmas, …

UPDATE: Dog found in a drainage ditch, and is safe and well.   The big dog in this photograph has been missing since last Saturday. She is a large, brown Mastiff mix and answers to the name Gracie. She has a pink collar with tags that contain a valid address, but the number is an old one. If you see …

Desert dwellers awoke to a foggy morning today after yesterday’s rainfall. The KLPZ weather station recorded 0.35″ of rain on Friday and a further 0.19″ yesterday, which comes to a total of around 0.54″, or just over half an inch of rain. We will have increasing sunshine today for an afternoon high temperature of around 68 degrees. High temps are …

This is Headgate Dam in Parker, during construction of hydroelectric generators. Does anybody know what year this was? Thanks to Megan and Roger for the photo.

Parker 4-H Clubs collected over 1,100 pounds of canned food last night for the annual 4-H Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat event. 4-H wishes to thank the hard work of the youth, leaders, and the generous community. Photo Brett Stickland.

This is an open thread for today only! If you have a planking picture to submit, it needs to be emailed to by midnight tonight. We’ll post your submissions below, and each valid submission (per person) will receive 11 registrations to KLPZ’s iPhone Giveaway. Below: Sherrie Irwin, Randy Hartless, Mary Hamilton, Shauna Marler, Claudia Woodhouse, Jay Clagg, Eddy Bernini, …

Last night, Buckskin Fire Department attended a power pole fire on Rio Vista Drive north of Parker. Photographs by Michael Collins.