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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. …

Yakima owner Jim Willett, whose name is at the center of this week’s emergency related to public money, has issued the following statement to Parker Live: “I took the action I did because the Supervisors gave me no other choice. Over two years they have had dozens of opportunities to settle with me on favorable terms but ignored every single …

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 …

Check here for updates on the emergency meeting called at 1:30pm at La Paz County Superior Court to discuss the current County financial situation caused by Writs of Garnishment in the Yakima case. ———– 1:21- The courtroom is full, standing room only. This comes a full 10 minutes before the meeting is due to start. 1:22- Some signs have been …

The La Paz County Board of Supervisors met in a hastily-organized meeting yesterday at 4 p.m. in order to officially declare an emergency, according to a County press release: “At the emergency session, the La Paz County Board of Supervisors declared an emergency due to the action taken by the Yakima Compost Company filing Writs of Garnishment against the public …

The overnight low this morning in Parker was 23 degrees, observed at around 7:45am. It’s part of a nationwide cold front in which 30 states are blanketed by snow in the worst winter storm in decades. A freeze warning was issued by the National Weather Service for a wide area of desert communities and lasts until 10am: * IMPACTS: BELOW …

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 Colorado River Indian Tribes has implemented some new fees for fans at the legendary BlueWater Resort & Casino Parker 425 off-road races this year. The fees are payable to CRIT Fish & Game at 2100 Mutahar, Parker, AZ, (928) 669-9285.