Special Features

Yuma artist explores new expressions

Can be seen in action at Art Walk

BY DARIN FENGER - FEATURES EDITOR

Artist Shaun Sosinski buys his paint in the hardware department and uses a paintbrush he has to shake between each use.For this Sosinski, inspiration lands on the canvas with a colorful hiss.The Yuma man has mastered making art with pencil. He also k... Full story

Interstate 8/Araby Road project discussed

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - @YS_CMCDANIEL

The Arizona Department of Transportation is accepting public comment about the proposed Interstate 8/Araby Road traffic interchange project as part of its planning phase.The project consists of removing the traffic signals at the Araby Road traffic i... Full story

Mother’s Day comes around twice along the border

BY JOHN VAUGHN - BAJO EL SOL EDITOR

No matter that their mother passed away 20 years ago, Frances Murrietta and her siblings gather at her graveside in San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., every Mother's Day to honor her.For them, Yolanda Sanchez de Valdez is alive in spirit and memory, if not... Full story

Army vet carrying photos of war dead across U.S.

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

Army veteran Joe “Tiger” Patrick II, who served in Operation Desert Storm, has been walking across America to honor those he calls the fallen heroes of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. On Thursday he stopped off at Marine Corps Air Station ... Full story

Martinez Lake Road closer to improvements

BY HILLARY DAVIS @YSHillaryDavis

The undulations of Martinez Lake Road are one step closer to becoming a memory. The Yuma County Board of Supervisors agreed unanimously Monday to let the county further pursue a $10.075 million grant with the Federal Highway Administration that woul... Full story

Airman makes surprise return from Afghanistan deployment, watches cousin win at Cocopah Speedway

RANDY HOEFT - SPECIALIZED CONTENT EDITOR

On the night before Chester Daffern shipped off to Afghanistan for his seventh tour of duty in September, he was at Cocopah Speedway where he watched his cousin win a race.On the night he returned from that tour of duty he was at Cocopah Speedway, ag... Full story

Waylon's Water World ready to make a splash

ANN WALKER - SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

It's a long road from the excavating and paving business to manufacturing family fun — and even years of experience laying asphalt didn't prevent a few bumps along the way.Now Brice and Becky Zeller, the locals who brought Yuma its first full-s... Full story

Pass prices for Imperial dunes may go up

BY HILLARY DAVIS @YSHillaryDavis

Season passes for the Imperial Sand Dunes could be eliminated and weekly passes could climb by $10 as the Bureau of Land Management seeks to shore up falling revenues at the off-roading destination. If approved, a proposal by the BLM to make weekly ... Full story

Death March survivor's drawings document life in prison camp

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

A Yuma man is cherishing a one-of-a-kind piece of history from World War II that was given to him several years ago by his brother shortly before he died. Talking in a low tone that was both a mixture of immense pride and deep sadness, Filemon Tellez... Full story

Agriculture defines Yuma

BY MARA KNAUB @YSMaraKnaub

Yuma's agriculture and the Colorado River go hand in hand. Take the water away and agriculture would likely dry up. What would be the impact to Yuma County if locally grown crops died out?“It would be pretty devastating,” said George Fris... Full story

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