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- Seniors' growing needs define La Paz County
There are places in La Paz County where you can climb a hill and look in every direction without seeing a house or a single person.
- A Rundown of Today's Light Rail Celebrations
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers are scheduled to perform this afternoon at the "Destination Tempe" celebration at the Tempe Transportation Center.
- Grand opening of light rail system Saturday
It took $1.4 billion, years of planning, and countless hours of construction, but on Saturdayamid parties in three cities and free train rides spanning a 20-mile route through Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa, the ...
- Police log
Pizza pranks A woman prank-called two pizza restaurants Saturday night to have 20 pizzas delivered to Wal-Mart. According to Flagstaff police reports, a manager at Dominos, 1541 S. Milton Road, called police at ...
- United Way establishes Economic Crisis Fund
The United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona in partnership with the Governor's "Feeling the Economic Crunch Campaign" has established an Economic Crisis Assistance Fund.
- Pro Armor Kawasaki Teryx Podiums At BITD Henderson FabTech Classic
The Pro Armor Kawasaki Teryx piloted by Mike Lasher and Rick "Wally" Wallace ran a great race this weekend.
- Three members conclude service to CRUHSD board
Daily News staff FORT MOJAVE - The Colorado River Union High School District Governing Board held its final meeting of 2008 Monday.
- Tuesday's forecast: Breezy & cool
Expect a breezy start to your Tuesday, with north winds at 10-20 mph, gusting to 25.
- Indoor miniature golf, party fun coming to Yuma
There's some fun - and climate-controlled - stuff coming to the Pacific Plaza, 1335 S. Pacific Ave.
- Marine Association gets trash bags to public
Lake Havasu City Marine Association executive director Jim Salscheider said his goal was to have posts in the ground and trash bags ready for boaters to use by Thanksgiving.
- Club on the run 25 years collecting toys
A local motorcycle club has been collecting toys for less fortunate children of Lake Havasu City for the past 25 years.
- PR actress Roselyn Sanchez marries Eric Winter
Puerto Rican actress Roselyn Sanchez has gotten married at a historic San Juan fort in front of 250 guests that included Eva Longoria Parker.
- Black Friday kicks off with early morning rush
Holiday shoppers turned out in droves to take advantage of the many special sales offered by local stores on Black Friday - the biggest shopping day of the year.
- BlueWater Resort Casino to Host Lighted Boat Parade
RV Snowbirds in the Parker Az area might enjoy the Lighted Boat Parade sponsored by the Parker Area Chamber of Commerce and the BlueWater Resort & Casino on Saturday, November 29, 2008.
- JTED board draws interest
Now that voters in the Lake Havasu Unified School District have approved forming a Joint Technological Education District, the LHUSD Governing Board must move quickly to name two representatives to sit on the ...
- JTED bats 1.000
The proposed Joint Technological Education District for western Arizona was garnering strong voter support Tuesday.
- Pipe-clogging mussels arrive in Valley water
The discovery of quagga mussels in a water-diversion channel east of Mesa raises the risk that the invasive mollusk could use the Valley's network of canals to spread farther into Arizona and possibly damage ...
- Fugitive flees from cops, shot by Taser downtown
Lake Havasu City Police subdued a fleeing suspect with a stun gun in the center of downtown Tuesday morning.
- Teachers - feel the love' at appreciation night
By DIANA PARKER Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:44 PM MST It was a night for teachers to "feel the love" as the K-12 Foundation, an organization started five years ago to provide extra support to the city's ...
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City DescriptionParker (Mojave 'Amat Kuhwely, formerly 'Ahwe Nyava) is a town in and the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona, United States, on the Colorado River. The population was 3,140 at the 2000 census.
Founded in 1908, the town was named for Ely Parker, the first Native American commissioner for the U.S. government. The original town site of Parker was surveyed and laid out in 1909 by a railroad location engineer by the name of Earl. H. Parker. However, the town's name and origin began when a post office was established January 6, 1871, on the Colorado River Indian reservation to serve the Indian agency.
Parker is located at 34°8′41″N 114°17′23″W / 34.14472, -114.28972 (34.144644, -114.289686).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.0 square miles (57.0 km²), of which, 22.0 square miles (56.9 km²) of it is land and 0.05% is water.
According to Census Bureau maps, the town is divided into two non-contiguous sections; the northern section consists of the original town and is located in the Colorado River Indian reservation and the southern section consists of a larger, roughly rectangular section of largely undeveloped territory
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