State lawmakers respond to Ducey’s plans for handling coronavirus in the classroom
Days after Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced plans for a program that rewards schools for not adopting mask and vaccines, while penalizing those…
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Yuma County sees rise in hospitalizations, YRMC reports 98% are unvaccinated
Yuma County public health director Diana Gomez provided an update on where the county stands with COVID-19 and the rise in cases. This, as Yuma…
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100 new COVID-19 cases reported Friday, also one new death in Yuma County
COVID cases are once again on the…
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AWC to require masks indoors, despite Governor’s ban
Students required to…
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McGraw Elementary to return to remote learning
C.W. McGraw Elementary School will return to remote learning for 10 days due to a COVID-19…
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Vaccinations continue in San Luis
San Luis will be continuing its COVID-19 vaccination efforts Wednesday, August…
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City of Somerton forms early warning response program to protect community from coronavirus
The City of Somerton announces Sunday that it has formed a partnership with the Yuma County Public Health Department to help further the COVID-19…
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NEW DETAILS: COVID-19 outbreaks detected at 3 Yuma elementary schools
he Crane Elementary School District announced Thursday evening that they have identified a COVID-19 outbreak at Ronald Reagan Elementary School.…
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New eviction ban doesn’t apply to Yuma
The eviction moratorium expired Saturday night and Congress did not take any action to extend it this time, but the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Yuma County sees spike in COVID cases over the weekend
Concerns over the countywide and nationwide uptick in COVID cases recently leads Yuma County to consider another mask mandate despite Gov. Ducey’s…
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UA doctor meets with local school district officials to discuss COVID in the classrooms
As K-12 students get ready to head back to class, Yuma County superintendents from various school districts took part in a meeting with a University…
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San Luis Mayor Gerardo Sánchez personally justifies reinstating mask mandate
Anyone walking through the doors of City of San Luis facilities will have to mask…
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A new normal for students in the upcoming school year
While masks are not required at schools, the youngsters are still not eligible to receive the COVID vaccine. Parents, faculty, and staff are left…
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Will masks be coming back in Yuma County?
Arizona was one of the first states to ditch masks, but will the Delta variant force masks to make a comeback in Yuma…
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More healthcare groups making COVID-19 vaccine a requirement for its employees
Major medical groups in Arizona and California are now requiring employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Here in the desert southwest, one…
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Sunset Health assisting in vaccinating local homeless population
By now, most people who wanted the COVID-19 vaccine have already received it. Although, for the homeless population it could be a challenge or…
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Local students going back to school amid COVID-19, Delta variant concerns
Local parents have been relying on virtual learning for their kids. Now students are coming back to the classroom, but COVID-19 is still an…
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Delta variant active in Yuma County
As COVID-19 variants continue to pop up in Yuma County, the worst mutation so far is the Delta variant. Still, there is no mask mandate in place to…
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Business beyond the pandemic
As the pandemic drove many small businesses to the ground, some made it through the storm. Coffee Bean and Espresso Bar in Yuma is getting busier and…
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Back-to-school COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Yuma County
Only Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be available for anyone ages 18 and…
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