A meeting started at the Board of Supervisors boardroom this morning includes: River Ratz Bar & Grill liquor license extension for a Toys for Tots Motorcycle Ride on Sunday, December 5, 2010; located at 3363 Riverside Drive, Parker. Approve installation of four “72 Hour Parking, towing will be at owner’s expense” and “No Dumping” signs at the County right-of-way at …

On October 7, 2010, Bruce Ronald Pope was arrested for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Pope had fled California after serving time for a Sex Offense Against a Minor. The La Paz County Criminal Investigations Division was contacted by the U.S. Marshal’s Service who requested assistance locating Pope. Pope was located at the La Paz County Park Space …

Noteworthy items on Monday’s Board of Supervisors agenda: Appoint election workers for the General Election to be held on November 2, 2010, and authorize staff to fill vacancies as required. Ratify the submission of an application for funding in the amount of $390,469 to the State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF) Distribution to Rural Counties Project (an ARRA funded program) for …

A recall effort organized by Parker resident Joyce Hiatt-Curren targeting La Paz County Sheriff Don Lowery became more vocal within the past week as the organizers emailed Parker Live with a list of reasons to recall Lowery, and Lowery responded to the recall in the Parker Pioneer. Click through to read both sides.

An Ehrenberg man made his initial appearance in state court Friday after his arrest by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for allegedly sexually exploiting at least one 13 year-old girl. Alejandro Ledesma, 20, will remain in custody on 4 counts of sexually exploiting a minor. These criminal charges resulted from an investigation …

Emotions were high at La Paz County when approximately 30 employees were laid off after the Board of Supervisors voted to reduce the County’s workforce with immediate effect. The cuts came in response to an ongoing financial crisis, which the Supervisors have been publicly addressing since their new term began in January. “This is the horrible day we’ve all known …

UPDATE: A juvenile suspect was arrested late Thursday, March 23rd. UPDATE: Parker Police Department Sergeant Michael Bailey tells Parker Live the department does not believe there is an active ongoing threat to students, and says there are school resource officers and patrol officers allocated to schools by both Parker P.D. and CRIT P.D. for security. “We don’t know the reason …

After years of applying, the Parker Area Alliance for Community Empowerment (PAACE) has been awarded the White House’s 5-year Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant. The DFC program was instituted by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1997 with the aim of providing funding to community-based coalitions that organize to prevent youth substance use. The philosophy behind the program is that …

Sheri Newman, Clerk of the Superior Court in La Paz County since 1991, announced her retirement today, in a letter to Governor Jan Brewer. Newman’s retirement is effective June 30th, 2013. “I have served 22 ½ years as the elected Clerk of the Superior Court of La Paz County. The people of La Paz County and this State have been …

For the past eight years Bill and Barbara Risen have been the moving force behind Parker’s annual “Christmas for the Troops” campaign, mailing over 1,000 packages to US Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. They were recently presented with this plaque of gratitude by 1st Lt. Kristoffer Bachmann of the 578th Engineering Battalion. The 578th received several packages in 2011 from …