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$41.5 million for Reclamation upgrades	News	3/10/2010 7:14 PM
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's aging water storage, diversion and delivery facilities in the Yuma area have gotten a badly needed boost - $41.5 million worth - in federal stimulus funds.That's the total for 14 projects in the area to be funded...
Man threatens former co-workers with machete	News	3/10/2010 3:49 PM
A machete-wielding man, distraught over losing his job, is behind bars after he chased and threatened several former co-workers at the company where he once worked. Yuma police say 39-year-old Vincent Arroyo was arrested Tuesday morning in the...
Chop shop charges filed	News	3/10/2010 8:24 PM
A Yuma man arrested over the weekend for allegedly running a motorcycle chop shop has been charged with four felonies.Robert Alan Hagan, who owns One Percent Choppers, has been charged with owning or operating a chop shop, buying or selling vehicles...
Gun's owner testifies at Cloud trial	News	3/10/2010 7:36 PM
The man who gave a gun to a hitman hired to kill a Bard farmer in 1997 testified Wednesday in the capital murder trial of Lois Kay Cloud, who is also accused in the slaying.Jon Howerton, who is the brother of the hitman's wife, said he gave the...
San Luis votes still being counted	News	3/10/2010 6:00 PM
More than 1,000 votes remain to be validated and counted before the outcomes will be known in mayoral and city council races in Tuesday's primary elections in San Luis.Initial returns showed incumbent Mayor Juan Carlos Escamilla with a 101-vote lead...
Escamilla leading in San Luis mayoral primary	News	3/9/2010 10:01 PM
Incumbent Juan Carlos Escamilla was leading his primary opposition in the race for mayor of the border city on Tuesday, while two of three incumbents were top vote-getters in the race for three seats on the city council. Escamilla had 975 votes,...
Yuma schools raise over $6,000 for cancer research	News	3/9/2010 5:12 PM
The competitive spirit, when applied toward a cause, can bring an outpouring of generosity. Pasta for Pennies, a campaign to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, provides collection jars in classrooms around the country to raise funds for...
Panel: Education key to attract business	News	3/10/2010 12:19 AM
What is important to Yuma business expansion is not merely increasing education funding but convincing residents of the importance of education says a keynote speaker for the Yuma and Business Education Council. Donna Davis, outreach and mobilization...
Work on county health building almost done	News	3/10/2010 12:17 AM
Lately, it's hard to stay dry in Yuma County, but work is almost complete on one county building to make sure water stays out. The work will help repair structural damage due to a design flaw when the building was constructed about 10 years ago....
State unemployment fund out of money	News	3/10/2010 12:15 AM
PHOENIX — The state's jobless fund is broke. Figures as of Monday show less than $25.2 million left in the account the state uses to pay the benefits of those during the first 26 weeks of their unemployment. That's a direct result of the recession...

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