A request for a continuance from the attorney recently appointed to represent a former Yuma police officer accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old girl was granted Thursday in Yuma County Superior Court.
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While the official start of summer is still more than a month away, temperatures have already surpassed 100 degrees. Arizona Public Service has partnered with local organizations to provide heat-relief assistance for the most vulnerable populations with water and cooling stations.
When Lisa Thrower graduated from college and moved back to Yuma, she only pictured herself living here for a short time. Visions of the future suggested moving to a big city and changing the world, but what she hadn’t expected to find was a passion for working with kids and a sense of belong…
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McLennan Community College (Texas) pitcher Cheyenne Floyd closes out Thursday’s win over Paris Junior College (Texas) during Thursday’s championship bracket game in the 2022 National Junior College Athletic Conference Division I Softball Championship Tournament at the Pacific Avenue Athletic…
On Wednesday afternoon, Yuma Catholic senior Austin Rush began the next chapter of his amateur football career.
The Dennis Donnelly Memorial 16 Inch Softball Tournament celebrates its 50th anniversary in Yuma this Memorial Day weekend with an uncommon honor – induction into a softball hall of fame located in the Chicago area.
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Editor’s Note: In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Yuma Sun and the Arizona Sentinel, we are revisiting our archives, and reprinting pages from past editions. This page originally appeared in the Morning Sun on Oct. 31, 1955.
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• Thumbs up to people who donate to our local nonprofit organizations. As we head into summer, we’re thankful for those Yumans who help where they can, donating cash, goods or time to groups in need. Your support is always appreciated, and this time of year, it’s especially needed.
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When the news first broke about Uvalde this week, I have to admit that I hadn’t given it a second glance at first. I saw a line mentioning a shooting, but that seems to happen so regularly that I hadn’t thought very much of it beyond, “Oh no, not another one.” How does this strike folks olde…
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