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The Arizona Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Central Arizona Project, will begin a project to add a two-way left turn lane to State Route 95 at the Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge Road. Construction work will begin Tuesday (January 17th). Although no immediate lane closures are scheduled, there will be times …

Local attorney Matt Newman is apparently refusing to do further business with the Town of Quartzsite, “at any hourly rate”, calling the current administration “tainted.” This comes after Public Defender Michael Frame refused to work on cases involving the Town’s Attorney Martin Brannan, citing conflicts of interest and what he believes are politically-motivated actions against his clients by Brannan and …

A Parker Live reader says they discovered T Watts’ light blue pickup truck and have been talking to law enforcement about it, a mere 3 hours after it was posted on this site. The man was on the road to Black Meadow Landing (approximated above) when he spotted the truck around halfway there. He said it looked like it had …

Every once and awhile I find myself pondering the aspects of life. The Ups. The Downs. The Achievements. The Disappointments. The Just Plain Ridiculous. The negatives sometimes outweigh the positives. At times Life has more inconveniences then we think we can handle. There’s going to be low points and goals not achieved, but life wouldn’t be life without those setbacks. There’s …

A public defender for the Town of Quartzsite has said the town is refusing to pay him for services rendered. Michael Frame says the actions could be retaliation by the Town Attorney Martin Brannan to Frame’s strong allegations against him, whom he recently accused of writing or contributing to a hate-filled website against some of his clients. His new motion …

Last night, this pickup truck was stolen from a long-term Parker resident who was at the time volunteering at the St. Vincent de Paul soup kitchen. T. Watts drives a 1997 light blue Ford F-150 long bed truck (pictured above). It has an Arizona Wildcats sticker on the back window and University of Arizona plates starting with the letter P. …

Well, this one has generated a lot of chatter. The recent changes to how Parker Live accepts comments on articles – now using Facebook logins instead of WordPress ones – are proving to be controversial. A smattering of the feedback: “Why can’t I see all the comments in one place anymore?” “John, good for you! Now people will have to …

“Healthy Living Workshops” in each area will have an informative meeting prior to the start of the session. There will be new topics for each weekly session. These are great programs and they are FREE! Call today for more information.

Parker Rotary would like to congratulate Mary Hamilton and Alan Verdult, for their induction into the Parker Rotary Club today. Mary is Director of Tourism and Business Analyst for AWC and Alan Verdult is owner of Stroke’s Bar & Grill on the Parker Strip. Rotary is a volunteer organization of 1.2 million business and professional leaders united worldwide to provide humanitarian …