Yuma Hospital District’s new CEO Anne Kreutzer began in her new role on Wednesday of this week, May 1. The YHD Board of Directors discussed her arrival during its regular monthly meeting, last week in the Pearse Board Room. Board President Monica King, and Mitch Korf, Delaina Klein and DeContinue Reading
Yuma School District-1 is accepting Outlaws mascot images through May 10. The district had been working with a firm to create an Outlaws mascot since the new mascot was announced last September. However, district leaders became frustrated with the process. It was decided at the Yuma-1 Board of Education meetingContinue Reading
Primary/preprimary education tuition slots was an issue dealt with by the Yuma School District-1 Board of Directors during its regular monthly meeting, Monday night at the District Office. Board president John Deering and fellow board members Terri Cooper, Heath Roundtree and Tyson Brown were in attendance. Lindsey Galles was absent.Continue Reading
By Sadie Fritzler and the Yuma Clinic My doctor recently told me I am on a path to developing diabetes. I have “prediabetes” and really need to focus on diet and exercise. But I love meat and potatoes. I love tortillas. I even love my weekly Daylight Donut. Can IContinue Reading
A realigned Yuma City Council was sworn in and seated during the council’s regular meeting last week. Ron Swehla stepped down after a total of 14 years on the council in two different stretches, the last six as mayor. Sworn in to new terms were councilmen Dan Baucke, Zach DiazContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council will take on a little bit of a different look following this past Tuesday’s election. There were four candidates for three seats as council member. The unofficial results show Zach Diaz and Daniel Baucke each received 289 votes, and Marc Shay 271. Write-in candidate Daniel EbersoleContinue Reading
The Yuma Volunteer Fire Department is in need of a few good men and women. The YVFD currently has about 25 members, but has the ability to include many more. It is no longer required to live in town. One must live within the Yuma Fire District and within aContinue Reading
Yuma Police Chief Jerry Thompson walked the council through the challenges facing today’s police departments during a Yuma City Council workshop held this past Monday. The title of the presentation was “Keeping Current: The 411 on the Five-O – A Workshop on Daily Functions, Duties, and Requirements for Modern PoliceContinue Reading
The Old Threshers Group of Yuma is going to be growing crops the old-school way. Old Threshers is planting spring wheat, corn and summer fallow at the north end of the parking lot located west of the Old Threshers Grounds. Several of the Old Threshers members gathered last Saturday afternoonContinue Reading
Yuma Hospital District might have an agreement with a new CEO sometime this week. A search update as presented by YDH Board of Directors Mitch Korf, last week during the board’s regular monthly meeting. Also at the meeting were Monica King, Delaina Klein and De Ann Sewell. Robert Dorothy wasContinue Reading