La Paz County administrator stopped by KLPZ 1380am this morning during a segment with Assessor George Nault and Recorder Shelly Baker to address the latest Yakima news. Watch below (click the SMALL play button at the bottom to stay on this page).

Jim Willett, owner of Yakima Company, issued this letter to Parker Live: After two years of meaningless reassurances by Dan Field and the Supervisors we now know what they meant when they said that the Yakima problem was going to turn out “just fine.” Fine for them, everyone else gets tossed under the bus. Let`s check the facts. A month …

The following letters to the Board of the Colorado River Sewage System Joint Venture were sent to Parker Live in public defense of the Joint Venture’s General Manager Andy Jones, who has been accused of improperly issuing himself a personal loan from the organization’s funds. The first was written by former resident Jerry McGuire, the second by Dr. Jeff Baird …

Another U.S. county, in a similar predicament as La Paz County, has filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, the Idaho Statesman reports: In a move rare in the United States and perhaps unprecedented in Idaho, Boise County, ID is filing for federal protection against a multimillion dollar judgment. “This was not our first option. This was our last option,” said Jamie …

A public meeting of the La Paz County Board of Supervisors has been scheduled to discuss the County Treasurer’s routine custody of Special District and School District funds. The meeting comes a few weeks after the funds became entangled in the legal proceedings of the ongoing Yakima case, causing many to notice for the first time the current practice of …

Yakima’s Jim Willett responded today to the County’s ‘Current Events’ statement with a single sentence: “All water under the bridge now.” – Jim Willett This could be seen as the “blank slate” some observers say is needed in the negotiations with the County.

The following is the complete text of the statement read by La Paz County Administrator Dan Field on behalf of the Board of Supervisors. ————- Before going into any details about last week, clearly La Paz County currently owes the 2007 Judgment, attorney’s fees, and interest awarded to Yakima Composting. This cannot be denied, the jury of our peers found …

At today’s regularly scheduled meeting of the La Paz County Board of Supervisors, County Administrator Dan Field spoke about last week’s events, calling it “disheartening” that Yakima had placed writs of garnishment on all funds administered by the County Treasurer. Field said, “I would like to apologize to all affected employees about what happened.” He said that the Board “did …

A La Paz County press release sent to Parker Live this evening contains the following information: The Judge in the case, Judge Weiss of Mohave County, was appointed by Judge Burke, who cited a conflict of interest in the case and recused himself. Payroll was delayed by one day for approximately 370 County employees, but payroll will resume as normal. …

A court has quashed the Writs of Garnishment that placed a freeze on $12 million of public money induced by Yakima Compost Company, which is owed $13m by La Paz County. Yakima’s action, which prompted an emergency to be declared in the County yesterday, has been the subject of public outrage and controversy. The hearing took place in front of …