Everything is falling into place for Yuma School District-1 to begin the 2020-21 school year as planned on August 31. The Yuma-1 Board of Education went over the district’s Return to School plan again Monday night during its regular meeting. All the district schools now have specific plans in placeContinue Reading

It appears the renovation work at Yuma Middle School, as well as the outside work on the campus it shares with Morris Elementary and Little Indians Preschool, will be done on time for the start of school on August 31. That was what the Yuma School District-1 Board of EducationContinue Reading

It will be a full field of candidates for Yuma County Commissioner in the November mail-in election. All three unaffiliated candidates successfully gathered enough signatures and turned the petitions into the Yuma County Clerk & Recorder’s Office by the July 27 deadline. That means Phil Riggleman, Mindy Whomble and BetsyContinue Reading

The City of Yuma’s water line replacement project on N. Main St. has run into some hassles, resulting in it falling behind by about one week as of now. Phase One of the project began on August 10 with Concrete Specialties and the City of Yuma crews working alongside eachContinue Reading

Area schools will be opening the 2020-21 school year soon. Liberty School District J-4 will begin the 2020-21 school year on Monday, August 17. There will be particular attention paid to social distancing. Increased sanitizing and disinfecting throughout the day and after school hours will be the norm for thisContinue Reading

The outlook definitely is not promising for most of dryland fields in the region. Persistently hot and dry weather have left dryland crops struggling to make it to harvest, as well as ravaging pasture land. There have been a handful of big rain events that has helped in some areas.Continue Reading