It is time for the stock dogs to take center stage again in Yuma County. The second annual Heartstrong Cattle Dog Classic will be April 29-May 1, at Ronda Pletcher’s ranch located at 31228 County Road M, southeast of Yuma. The Novice Class will compete Friday, April 29, beginning atContinue Reading
Extremely windy and dry conditions finally caught up to the region late last week. Fires broke out all over last Friday, April 22, including one in central Yuma County south of Highway 34 that destroyed a family’s home while burning about 4,000 acres. Friday, ironically which was “Earth Day,” wasContinue Reading
Ballots for the Yuma Hospital District Board of Directors need to be returned by 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3. They can be turned in, in person, at the ballot box located at Yuma District Hospital and Clinics. The front office personnel will be able to direct anyone to the ballotContinue Reading
A new Yuma City Council took the reigns during last week’s regular meeting at Yuma City Hall. Actually, it is mostly the same council, with only Jerome Benish joining as a new member, replacing incumbent Daniel Ebersole following the council election earlier this month. Benish joined incumbents Marylu Smith-Dischner andContinue Reading
Unofficial results show that three incumbents and one challenger have been elected to terms on the Yuma City Council. The mail-in ballot municipal election season came to end this past Tuesday, April 5, at 7 p.m. The unofficial results were posted in the front window of City Hall by aboutContinue Reading
A requested annexation will make the City of Yuma limits whole along the western stretch of Highway 34. It turns out the one-block wide, two-blocks deep plot, between Harvest Motel and the old bowling alley, and from Eighth Ave. (Highway 34) to 10th Ave., is outside the city limits, whileContinue Reading
On March 31, 2022 the Yuma County Board of County Commissioners convened for a regular meeting. Chairman Robin Wiley, Commissioner Trent Bushner, and Commissioner Scott Weaver were present. Road & Bridge Supervisor Tom Andersen, Blade Foreman Justin Lorimer, and Truck Foreman Jeremy Lund met with the Commissioners to provide updatesContinue Reading
By Rod Lenz, board president of the Republican River Water Conservation District Be on the lookout for informative articles from the Republican River Water Conservation District (RRWCD). The district hopes to educate and inform everyone who lives in the basin about the critical importance of water and irrigation to theContinue Reading
While the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives in many ways, it has not changed the need to celebrate and support children and the adults who love, care for, and educate them. The Week of the Young Child (WOYC) is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for theContinue Reading
By Kelly Rayl The Yuma Pioneer A majority of people can take a trip to the grocery store without incident. Hopefully you remember your list, you shop, pay your bill and head home. Mitch Armstrong, a 6-year-old kindergarten student at Morris Elementary, found the grocery shopping experience extremely overwhelming; soContinue Reading