Dennis Albert Stahn was born February 16th, 1945, in Denver Co and passed away peacefully in his Akron home on Monday October 7th, 2024, at the age of 79. Dennis was one of four children born to Albert and Matilda Stahn. He attended high schools in Denver and graduated fromContinue Reading

Vera Genevieve (Batterson) Traxler passed away at the age of 96, on Thursday, October 10, 2024. She had resided at the Washington County Nursing Home – Harmony House, for almost six years. Vera was born at her parents’ homestead on December 20, 1927. She was the third child of LeonardContinue Reading

The Yuma School District-1 Board of Education is seeking community input as it begins the search for a new superintendent. The board is working with McPherson & Jacobson, LLC, Executive Recruitment and Development, to assist in selecting candidates for the board to interview. A community meeting will be held Monday,Continue Reading

The west playground at the Yuma Children’s Academy has been off-limits to its youngsters since the May 20 hail storm. The storm also messed with YCA’s annual fund-raising golf tournament, which was rescheduled from June to this past Saturday. However, it had to be canceled due to a lack ofContinue Reading

The City of Yuma is in the process of patching pot holes all over town. One might have noticed big chunks of street cut out and dug down several inches, even resulting in temporary street closures at some locations. City crews are cutting out around the pot holes. Street SupervisorContinue Reading