The Year 2022 (Double Deuces) is coming to an end after what turned out to be an interesting 12 months. Annoying weather, particularly high winds, high heat and continued drought, definitely was a staple, though there also were elections, fires, the conclusion to Yuma School District-1’s $32 million expansion/renovation project,Continue Reading
This past Saturday, December 24, 2022, a broken water line in the Northeastern Junior College building flooded a portion of the Yuma Public Library. Thanks to an alarm, NJC staff found the leak quickly, and City of Yuma staff were able to move the contents to a dry place. NJCContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council held its final meeting of 2022, last week in the Council Chambers at Yuma City Hall in downtown Yuma. All seven members participated — Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay, and Terri Frame, Marylu Smith-Dischner, Jerome Benish, Dan Baucke and Tim McClung. The council completedContinue Reading
Research shows that spending money on others and charities can boost wellbeing and promote happiness. That makes Colorado Gives Day, set for Tuesday, Dec. 6, potentially the happiest day in Colorado when Coloradans come together to give and support Colorado nonprofits. This year, Coloradans can give a buck to anyContinue Reading
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