The Yuma community will celebrate the Yuma High School Class of 2024 at its commencement ceremony Sunday. Graduation will be held in The Pit at 1 p.m. The doors will open at 12 noon. The 2024 Class has chosen Yuma Middle School teacher Josh Rahe as the guest speaker. AlsoContinue Reading

The current phase of remodeling the Yuma High School auditorium is coming along on schedule. The first phase addressed electrical needs, as well as new lighting and sound system. That was completed this past year, at a total cost of $586,000. It is thought the lighting and sound had notContinue Reading

The Yuma Recreation Complex Board is very excited to announce that they have approved the design for the construction of a new, state-of the art-recreation facility for Yuma and the surrounding area. The Board reviewed the feasibility study completed by Perkins & Will Design Studio in Denver, and the boardContinue Reading

Drones have become a tool for the City of Yuma. The Yuma Police Department, Electric Department and Water Department all have gone in on the purchase of two drones. The cost of $9,052.51 was split among the three departments, including extra batteries and hard cases. City Manager Scott Moore saidContinue Reading

The weather got a little wacky in the region last Thursday afternoon. Yuma ended up just getting a series of soaking rains Thursday through Saturday, finishing with a total of 1.01 inches of much-needed precipitation. The forecast heading into Thursday, April 25, was the threat for severe weather from theContinue Reading

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