County asks to keep irrigation end guns from spraying dirt roads – Yuma Pioneer
From the Yuma County CommissionerThis summer, we want to remind growers of the importance of preventing Pivot end guns from spraying county roads.Excess water on roads is a safety issue. When driving on a dry road, the driver can lose control of the vehicle if the end gun sprays water onto the road and suddenly […]
Shyla enjoying ride as Yuma County Fair Queen – Yuma Pioneer
A year of being queen is full of tiaras, bling, hair dips, and adventures. Of course, most of the glittery and flashy hair dips were for a horse named Rocky, but Queen Shayla was able to wear the tiara as a hat band at many rodeo parades and functions this year.Shaila Hatch is the 2023 […]
The history of Uncle Tom’s sword – Yuma Pioneer
Thomas Edward Brophy (1914 – 1983) was the paternal grandson and maternal son of three Irish immigrants, one of twelve children, a World War II veteran, He was a farmer, a rancher, a one-term Yuma County Commissioner, an all-round good-natured man, and a bachelor.In one of his pastures in the sand dunes northwest of Ekrie […]
Gila Valley celebrates Pioneer Days
John Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Randy Hawkins leads a group of young people along the Pioneer Days parade route in Pima on Saturday. by John Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – An annual celebration hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commemorates the July 24, 1847 arrival of Brigham Young and early Mormon pioneers in […]
County jail remains in limbo – Yuma Pioneer
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office presented plans to reopen the county jail at the last Yuma County Commission.Sheriff Todd Combs said this was the last attempt to present a reopening plan.In a meeting, the commissioners decided to settle the prison situation until November, according to a memo posted by the sheriff on the YCSO Facebook […]
NE Yuma County hit twice hard by hail – Yuma Pioneer
Large areas of northeastern Yuma County were devastated by two major hail storms in about ten days.The first storm hit on the evening of Wednesday, June 28, hours before a violent storm hit Yuma in the early hours of June 29.The hail damage north of Eckley and north of Lae was extensive. Some decided to […]
Nothing but Friday Night Lights for Yuma football in 2023 – Yuma Pioneer
The 2023 Yuma High School football team will host the Friday Night Lights all season long.All nine regular-season games are played on Fridays, kicking off at 7 p.m. The Yuma football team has played several games on Thursdays and Saturdays in recent years due to lack of officials.However, the 2023 schedule I found on arbiterlive.com […]
Rain keeps adding up; damaging storm hit area last week – Yuma Pioneer
Yuma County and the region as a whole have been experiencing unusually long periods of wet weather.Yuma itself received 10.54 inches of rain from May 7th to June 30th. This covers his eight weeks in which the community has rained an average of 1.32 inches per week.There have been 27 days of measurable rainfall, with […]
Downtown project taking shape – Yuma Pioneer
The Yuma Chamber of Commerce received a grant through the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Main Street Revitalization Program with support from the City of Yuma.By funding infrastructure improvements to facilitate walking and biking, the program encourages physical activity in towns and cities across Colorado, boosts local economic vitality, and connects communities. provide long-term benefits that […]
Navajo County Victims’ Rights Symposium returns to Northland Pioneer College April 26 | Navajo-Hopi Observer
SNOWFLAKE, Arizona — The 12th Annual Navajo County Attorney’s Office Victim Rights Symposium will be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at the Northland Pioneer University Snowflake Campus in Arizona. Running from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, the symposium provides accredited training for professionals, youth and the general public who work with victims at all […]
