The Yuma City Council whipped through a fairly short regular meeting, last week. Six of the council members eventually participated in Zoom meeting — Mayor Ron Swehla, and council members Dan Baucke, Daniel Ebersole, Marc Shay, Tim McClung and Steve Hoch. Council member Marylu Smith-Dischner was absent. In fact, Smith-DischnerContinue Reading
On February 16, 2021 the Yuma County Board of County Commissioners convened for a regular meeting. Chairman Trent Bushner, Commissioner Robin Wiley, and Commissioner Scott Weaver were all present. The Board convened as the Board of Social Services to hear report from Human Services Director Kara Hoover. Child Welfare andContinue Reading
Yuma Life Care Center, a city – based provider of rehab and long term care is proud to announce that they are the recipient of Pinnacle Quality Insight’s 2021 Customer Experience Award. Qualifying for the award in the categories of Overall Satisfaction, Nursing Care, Individual Needs, Laundry Service, Dignity andContinue Reading
The deep freeze that enveloped the area for more than a week was so cold, that it actually felt kind of warm this past Tuesday when the high was just 21 degrees. Many area ranchers are calving, with the newborns in peril if not sheltered from frozen weather in shortContinue Reading
The money situation is good, so some “add alternatives” are being included with Yuma School District-1’s $32 million expansion/renovation project. The Yuma-1 Board of Education approved the four additional upgrades during its regular monthly meeting Monday night, though the approval for the YHS Commons upgrade was only a preliminary thumbs-upContinue Reading
Jason Licht is getting to stay at home throughout Super Bowl Week even though his team is in the big game. That’s because the Yuma High School graduate’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the first team ever that will play the Super Bowl in its home stadium — thanks to beatingContinue Reading
The steel frame for the new wing at Yuma High School continues to go up this week. The canopy top over the new front entrance was put up on Monday, providing an exciting development. The top is a tip of the hat to The Pit’s half-dome roof, which is locatedContinue Reading
A Yuma teenager has been missing since last Saturday, January 30. Jorge Rodriguez, Jr. was last known to leave work at Pro Health in Wray at 5:42 p.m. last Saturday. He was driving a 2003 Nissan Altima, tan in color. The back bumper is missing. The license plate number isContinue Reading
The Yuma School District-1 Board of Education received a construction update during its regular monthly meeting, Monday night at the district office on S. Main St. Board members Dan Ross, Kim Langley, Lyndsey Galles and Thomas Holtorf attended in person, while Duane Brown participated remotely. Chad Rayl of owner’s representativeContinue Reading
The City of Yuma is ramping up an extensive public information campaign to better educate the community about the municipal government — particularly the services provided through the General Fund. Part of the plan is to also have a revenue-enhancing ballot question before the voters in November. City leaders haveContinue Reading