It was a mixed bag of results for Yuma merchants on the official first weekend of the Christmas shopping season. Winterfest/Small Business Saturday — sponsored by the Yuma Chamber of Commerce, participating businesses and organizations — definitely was a big hit. Vehicles lined both sides of downtown for three blocksContinue Reading
Yuma School District-1 office personnel, Transportation and Maintenance have moved into their new home on the Yuma High School campus. This past Tuesday was the first official day working out of the renovated former YHS ag building, though there still were some odds and ends to complete, such as settingContinue Reading
On November 8, 2022 at around 11:00 PM, Officers with the Yuma Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle that was traveling at 70 miles per hour through the City of Yuma. Upon initiating the traffic stop, the vehicle continued at high rate of speed. AtContinue Reading
Adam Gates cruised to victory for the Yuma County Commissioner District 1 seat, and Yuma voters again rejected a sales tax increase, in the mid-term election that came to an end this past Tuesday, November 8. Unofficial results Tuesday night showed a total of 2,978 ballots cast in Yuma County,Continue Reading
The local corn harvest definitely is in full swing now, and is turning out to be a decent one all things considered. The dryland harvest did not amount to anything, of course considering the dry, hot, windy conditions, and irrigated corn struggled a bit. Still, area receiving stations are reportingContinue Reading
The 2022 mid-term election season is nearing its end as the mail-in ballots must be returned to one’s respective county clerk’s office by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8. Locally, Adam Gates and Dwain Weinrich are running for Yuma County Commissioner District 1. Several county-elected positions are unopposed as RepublicansContinue Reading
The Yuma County Cattlemen’s Association annual 2022-23 YCCA Original Feedlot Performance and Carcass Contest will kick off with the delivery of steers to Schramm Feedlot on Saturday November 12. Steers may be delivered during the week prior to November 12 if unable to deliver on that date, but one shouldContinue Reading
The Yuma Lions Club is teaming up with Yuma District Hospital & Clinics, local businesses, and Erik Tribelhorn to install a disc golf course on the YDH campus. It will be located on the southeast corner of the hospital campus. Tribelhorn, who has become an avid disc golfer in recentContinue Reading
Full-time operations at the Yuma County Jail are being suspended. Sheriff Todd Combs made the announcement last week, stating that his office is unable to maintain a staff schedule that allows for a safe environment for the inmates or the staff at this time. It is a situation that hasContinue Reading
Make a plan to vote! Make your voice heard! Ballots for the November 8, 2022, General Election have been mailed and you should receive your ballot by the end of the week of October 17. The General Election will be conducted as an all-Mail Ballot Delivery Election. Is it possibleContinue Reading