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- City chipping away at promised park projects
- Yuma Valley Area Park next on list
- BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck
- More softball fields? They’re coming. Additional soccer fields and playgrounds and picnic areas? They’re coming, too. Soon, in fact.
They’re all part of the city of Yuma’s efforts to meet the community’s need for more... Full story

- Redesign of Deyo complex not popular with public
- BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck
- So what, people have been wondering, happened to plans the city brought forward more than once over many years to renovate a major community sports complex to help meet Yuma’s growing need for more recreational facilities?
A plan had been su... Full story

- Taxpayers have chance to weigh in on city budget
- BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck
- Before adopting the final budget for the coming fiscal year when it meets tonight, the Yuma City Council will hold a public hearing to give taxpayers an opportunity to voice their support or opposition to any proposed expenditure or tax levy.
The ... Full story

- Comment period for YMPO Regional Transportation Plan ends July 15
- BY MARA KNAUB @YSMaraKnaub
- Even if you missed the final open house for the 2014-2037 Regional Transportation Plan, the Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization still wants to hear about any concerns you might have with regional transportation issues.
Online comments are bein... Full story

- County court commissioner appointed by governor for second time
- BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert
- For the second time in just over a year, Gov. Jan Brewer has appointed David Marlow Haws to the Yuma County Superior Court.
"Whether in a prosecutorial or judicial role, David has served Yuma County with distinction for more than two decades," sai... Full story

- Somerton man accused of trying to smuggle cocaine
- BY CHRIS McDANIEL - @YS_CMCDANIEL
- A Somerton man was arrested Monday morning after allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly half a million dollars worth of cocaine into the United States from Mexico through the Andrade port of entry.
The 22-year-old man is a U.S. citizen, but his na... Full story

- Witness says Bustamante asked him not to testify
- BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert
- Prior to testimony resuming in the first-degree murder case against Manuel Bustamante, the prosecutor informed the court of a matter that had recently been brought to his attention concerning contact between the witness who was testifying and the def... Full story

- BP agents arrest five, seize 686 pounds of pot
- FROM STAFF REPORTS
- Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents seized about 686 pounds of marijuana and arrested five suspected drug smugglers during three separate incidents this weekend. The pot has an estimated street value of $343,000.
All of the incidents happened east of... Full story

- Man who allegedly threatened neighbors, fired shotgun charged with 10 felonies
- BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert
- A criminal complaint was filed in Yuma Justice Court Tuesday against the Yuma man arrested over the weekend after reportedly threatening neighbors and discharging two rounds from his shotgun.
Marvin Iniguez, 19, was arraigned before Justice of the... Full story

- Public transit to be subject of next Know Yuma forum
- BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck
- Yuma County’s public transit system, commonly known as YCAT, will be the subject of the next Know Yuma: Inside and Out to be held this week.
The forum will be from 7 to 8 a.m. Thursday at Yuma City Hall, One City Plaza. Admission is free. A ... Full story

- Free bus rides for Dump the Pump Day
- BY MARA KNAUB @YSMaraKnaub
- Yuma County residents will be able to take free bus rides on Thursday.
As part of the Dump the Pump Day, Yuma County Area Transit (YCAT) will offer free rides on all routes in the county.
The slogan for this year’s celebration is "Dump th... Full story

- Victims in rollover are Department of Corrections workers
- BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert
- The five victims injured in single-vehicle rollover accident Friday morning in the desert near the city of San Luis, one of whom had to be rescued using the Jaws of Life, are all Department of Corrections employees.
Two of the five patients were i... Full story

- Series producers seek to review Yuma restaurants
- BY SARAH WOMER - @YSSARAHWOMER
- The Emmy Award-winning series "Check, Please! Arizona" is inviting people from the Yuma area to send in recommendations for locally owned restaurants to be reviewed on the show.
The show has featured restaurants in Phoenix, Flagstaff, Winslow, Jer... Full story

- Yuma police question associate of missing teen
- BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert
- Yuma police have questioned an associate of a missing local teen who hasn’t been in contact with her family for more than four months and have no further interest in speaking with her. The teen, however, is still being sought.
Emily Lynn Hie... Full story

- Cibola alumnus named to leadership program
- BY SARAH WOMER @YSSarahWomer
- One of 25 students in the state to be chosen, recent Cibola High School graduate Hans Rodriguez, 17, will be a part of the Leadership Scholarship Program at Arizona State University this fall.
The senior class president and president of Cibola Tel... Full story

- Some Yuma County employees to get pay raises
- BY MARA KNAUB @YSMaraKnaub
- Eligible county employees will receive pay raises with the rate depending on their performances and amount of time they’ve been working there.
The Board of Supervisors approved the raises Monday as part of adopting the final fiscal year 2014... Full story

- Deputies and drug task members make arrests and seize marijuana, cocaine and heroin
- BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert
- Deputies with the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office and members of the Yuma County Narcotics Task Force arrested three people and seized approximately 86.56 grams of high-quality marijuana, some cocaine and 8.9 grams of heroin in two separate incide... Full story

- Supreme Court strikes down Arizona’s voting law
- BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck
- Saying federal law trumps state, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Arizona cannot demand proof of citizenship from individuals who use a federal voter registration form.
In an opinion written by Justice Antonin Scalia, the majority rejected... Full story

- Pelican pays visit to river (photos)
- BY ROXANNE MOLENAR - DIRECTOR, NEWS CENTER
- An unusual visitor dropped in on the Colorado River Sunday. A brown pelican landed on a sandbar, wandering around for a little while before taking flight again. Brown pelicans aren’t a common sight in Yuma, but do drop in once in a while a... Full story

- 'More professional' temporary bus stop signs to go up
- BY MARA KNAUB @YSMaraKnaub
- After complaints from a board member about the "unprofessional" temporary bus stop signs, the Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority will be installing hard plastic signs that "look more professional."
YCIPTA staff has order... Full story