Yesterday’s article at Parker Live on the news of Yakima’s writ of attachment against public funds has provoked much reaction from the public. At around lunchtime, the traffic to this site overloaded a remote server on which the site is hosted, and was shut down for over 90 minutes. This was resolved in cooperation with InMotion who beefed up the …

Yakima Company, which has been involved in legal entanglements with La Paz County for several years, has filed a writ of attachment on around $10.9 million in public funds supervised by the County, $10.7m of which belongs to other entities. In a move County Administrator Dan Field calls “sad”, “foolhardy” and “unethical”, Yakima owner Jim Willett’s action freezes the money …

The Arizona Supreme Court has denied La Paz County’s petition to review its request for an appeal. The latest in the ongoing legal embroilment with Yakima Compost Company is expected to put the onus back upon the County Board of Supervisors to negotiate a settlement with Jim Willett, Yakima’s owner. Some attempts have been made in the past, but the …

The La Paz County petition asking the Arizona Supreme Court to review its appeal of the Yakima decision is now on the Supreme Court schedule for November 30. Their decision will be announced on that day, three weeks from tomorrow.

Although it seems like only yesterday, Michael Burke retired as the La Paz County Superior Court Judge almost ten years ago. Parker Live sat down with Burke, a pioneer in the La Paz County legal system, to find out how he is doing in retirement and reflect upon his time as judge. Burke grew up in California and ultimately became …

A man in Big River was arrested by the SWAT team for allegedly holding a woman against her will. On Thursday, July 9th at 6:35 a.m., deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a residence in the 7000 block of Yakima Trail in Big River for a call of a disturbance. The Department says its investigation …

Dan Field is done as La Paz County Administrator after the last Board of Supervisors meeting of the current term. Officially he is to be ‘terminated for no cause’ at the end of a 3-month paid administrative leave. Field’s role as Administrator had been a topic of the 2016 election season, with District 2 Supervisor-Elect Duce Minor stating his intentions …

This is the liveblog for Night 1 of the Parker Area Chamber of Commerce Meet the Candidates event in Parker on July 26th, 2016. For schedule, format and coverage questions, go HERE first. The below was reported live in real time by John Wright. ————– 6:15pm– Hey everyone! Seats are filling up here at Parker Community Senior Center. Some of …

La Paz County has settled it’s debt with Yakima Compost Company’s Jim Willett in an agreement signed yesterday. The agreement comes as the County finalizes plans for a bond paid for by a temporary sales tax hike. Details to follow.

La Paz County Administrator Dan Field stopped by KLPZ studios this morning with Assessor George Nault and Recorder Shelly Baker to talk about the latest in regards to settling the County’s debt to Yakima Company. Watch here.