New mechanical engineering program
A local college starts a new career that could help develop new technology for local…
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Career & Technical Education Day for 200 high school students
Friday was Career & Technical Education Day for over two hundred high school…
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Social dining with a cause
A local restaurant teamed up with the Yuma Crossing Rotary Club Thursday in rewarding a $500…
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Yuma Union High School District board approves pay raise for district employees
A pay increase all across the board for Yuma Union High School District…
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Five people indicted for ESA voucher fraud
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced on Thursday that the State Grand Jury has indicted five people for allegedly engaging in fraud related…
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Local students and healthcare collaborators recognized
Students who won several binational contests and 30 years of binational collaborations from both sides of the border were recognized in the Regional…
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YUHSD Governing Board approves raises for employees
In a press release, the raises, “including a $3.00 per hour for classified staff members and a 6% base salary increase for certified staff members,”…
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Home Grown: Scholarships awarded at Harvest Dinner
In Tuesday’s Home Grown report, the 14th annual Harvest Dinner took place on…
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Gowan Science Academy gets A plus recognition
The Gowan Science Academy received the Arizona Education Foundation A+ School of Excellence…
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Phones are distracting students in class. More states are pressing schools to ban them
Around the country, educators say students routinely send Snapchat messages in class, listen to music and shop online, among countless other examples…
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AWC hosting TRIO programs
TRIO program students from all over Yuma County are giving back to the community on a very special…
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Empowering local women through workshops
A local college received money to help promote women’s empowerment through a series of…
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Biden is showcasing student loan relief efforts as he campaigns in California
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration was automatically canceling federal student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers,…
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Yuma Transfer and Career Expo offers opportunities for AWC students and alumni
Arizona Western College (AWC) said students and alumni are invited to its Yuma Transfer and Career Expo to find higher education programs and job…
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The Healing Journey to host teen dating violence workshop
Each February, young adults and their loved ones nationwide raise awareness about teen dating…
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AWC to host 2024 National TRIO Day Celebration
In a press release, the event, taking place at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center Multipurpose Room on Saturday, February 24 at 9:00am, is to “express…
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Yuma community attends Fifth Annual Kids at Hope concert
In addition to Sawyer Brown being the headliners, local bands and artists like Big Boss Band, Gwynn Sisters and DJ Bobby Mac also performed at the…
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Dream. Draw. Win. Future Career Art Contest for kids to win money for their education
To all kids in grades kindergarten through 6th, here is your chance to put that crayon to paper and create a masterpiece of what you want to be when…
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol’s Citizens’ Academy set to begin in March
The El Centro Sector Border Patrol is offering an inside look at the daily operations of their agents through the Citizens’…
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Local JROTC cadet advances to All-Service National Championship
The Yuma Union High School District (YUHSD) said Kofa High School’s Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) Rifle team placed 12th out of the…
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