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November 3, 2009 General Election: Final Official Results: Final OFFICIAL results from the City of Yuma's November 3rd general election. Continued... 11/19/2009
Ribbon Cutting at 11th and Madison And Madison Avenue On Friday: Just a couple years ago, streets in what is known as the Speese Addition were made of dirt. Continued... 11/18/2009
Sports Turf and Equipment Show Returning For 17th Year: Yuma Parks and Recreation and the Sports Turf Managers Association of Arizona (STMA) present the 17th Annual Sports Turf and Equipment Show from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at the Yuma Civic Center. Continued... 11/18/2009
Thanksgiving Holiday Closures: Yuma City Hall will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26 for Thanksgiving Day, and on Friday, Nov. 27 as part of the City's regular Customer Convenience Schedule. Continued... 11/18/2009
Fire House Facts: Sunday November 8, 2009 through Saturday November 14, 2009 Continued... 11/17/2009
Creative Playground, West Wetlands Closures: The Stewart Vincent Wolfe Creative Playground, located in Yuma's West Wetlands Park, will undergo maintenance and will be closed between 6 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. Continued... 11/17/2009
Residential Fire: 14th Avenue: On Sunday, November 15, 2009 at approximately 12:35 pm, a fire was reported in the 400 block of South 14th Avenue. Continued... 11/16/2009
Armed Robbery: 8th Street And Avenue A: On Saturday, November 14th, 2009, at approximately 1213 hours, an armed robbery occurred in the area of 8th Street and Avenue A in Yuma. Continued... 11/14/2009
City of Yuma Parks & Recreation, Fire, Police Calls for Service & Incidents: Employees of the City of Yuma Police Department, Fire Department and Parks & Recreation Department responded to the following calls for service and reports of vandalism and graffiti this week. Continued... 11/13/2009
Attempted Homicide (YPD 09-56520): On Tuesday, 11/10/09, at approximately 11 PM, an assault occurred in the area of 28th Street and 8th Avenue. Continued... 11/12/2009
Road Report for November 12, 2009: This week’s update of City of Yuma road construction projects. Continued... 11/12/2009
Residential Fire: 25th Place: On Wednesday November 11, 2009 shortly after 7:00 pm, a fire was reported in a house at 2269 East 25th Place. Continued... 11/12/2009
Parks & Recreation Update for November 12, 2009: Weekly Parks & Recreation update. Continued... 11/12/2009
Project Drive Safe!: This week’s intersection will be the 16th Street Construction Corridor and the target roadway is 16th Street. Project Drive Safe! is a Public Awareness Campaign to encourage our community to drive safe. Continued... 11/10/2009
Fire House Facts: Sunday November 1, 2009 through Saturday November 7, 2009 Continued... 11/10/2009
A Report Card to our Citizens 2008-2009: Over the past year, the City’s technology staff have completed several projects designed to assist citizens. Continued... 11/9/2009
Apartment Fire Extinguished by Sprinkler System: On Sunday November 8, 2009 just before 9:00 am, Yuma Fire Department personnel responded to a fire alarm/sprinkler activation at the Villa Nueva Apartments, 750 South 15th Avenue. Continued... 11/9/2009
Yuma Man Arrested for Continuous Sexual Abuse: On Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 12:04 pm, Yuma Police Officers began an investigation in reference to continuous sexual abuse. Continued... 11/9/2009
Veterans' Day Closures: Yuma City Hall will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11 for Veterans Day. Residential garbage pickup will be unaffected this week. Continued... 11/9/2009
Visitor Information Center Now Open at Quartermaster Depot: It's the best of both worlds for locals and out-of-towners alike, as the changing of hands at Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park means both free admission to the park and the new home of Yuma's Visitor Information Center. Continued... 11/9/2009
City of Yuma Parks & Recreation, Fire, Police Calls for Service & Incidents: Employees of the City of Yuma Police Department, Fire Department and Parks & Recreation Department responded to the following calls for service and reports of vandalism and graffiti this week. Continued... 11/7/2009
'Top-Notch' Worker Training Series Returns Nov. 10: The Yuma Training Alliance (YTA) kicks off its 2009-2010 season of providing high-quality training for workers with "EQ Basics," 8 a.m. to noon Nov.10 at the Yuma Civic Center. Continued... 11/6/2009
General Election Results - Final: With the hand tally of write-in votes complete, results are now final in the City of Yuma's 2009 general election. Continued... 11/6/2009
November 3, 2009 General Election: Final Unofficial Results: Final unofficial results from the City of Yuma's November 3rd general election. Continued... 11/6/2009
Adrian Covarrubias Arrested: On Thursday, November 5, 2009, at about 2 pm, Yuma Police Officers arrested Adrian Covarrubias in the 600 block South 20th Avenue. Continued... 11/6/2009

Older News Items

11/5/2009 Road Report for November 5, 2009
11/5/2009 November 3, 2009 General Election: Preliminary Unofficial Results - Thursday Update
11/5/2009 Project Drive Safe! 2009
11/5/2009 General Election Results - Thursday
11/5/2009 Parks & Recreation Update for November 5, 2009
11/4/2009 Adult Posing as a High School Student Arrested
11/3/2009 It's That Time Of Year Again!
11/3/2009 November 3, 2009 General Election: Preliminary Unofficial Results
11/3/2009 General Election Results, 8:05 p.m.
11/3/2009 General Election Results, 9:00 p.m.
11/3/2009 Fire House Facts
11/2/2009 'Discovery Walks' Of Yuma East Wetlands Begin Nov 14
11/2/2009 Bee Swarm Injury
11/2/2009 City Of Yuma Departments Bring Home The Gold
10/30/2009 City's General Election Day Is Tuesday
10/29/2009 Project Drive Safe! 2009
10/29/2009 Parks And Recreation Update For October 29, 2009
10/29/2009 Yuma Regional Communication System Recognized as "Most Effective Municipal/County Security Project"
10/29/2009 City of Yuma Parks & Recreation, Fire, Police Calls For Service & Incidents
10/29/2009 Road Report for October 29, 2009
10/29/2009 Dive Team Deployment: Vehicle In Canal
10/29/2009 Impaired Driving Enforcement Detail
10/27/2009 Fire House Facts
10/27/2009 Heritage Area, Local Business Team Up To Honor Historic Flight
10/26/2009 2nd Fire Found In Subdivision
10/26/2009 Fire In House Under Construction
10/23/2009 City of Yuma Parks & Recreation, Fire, Police Calls for Service & Incidents
10/22/2009 Project Drive Safe! 2009
10/22/2009 City Rarin' To Rock, Roll And Paint
10/22/2009 Parks and Recreation Update for October 22, 2009
10/22/2009 Road Report for October 22, 2009
10/21/2009 Non-Injury Accident
10/21/2009 Fire House Facts
10/20/2009 Search Warrants Served for Ongoing Attempted Murder Investigations
10/20/2009 Mobile Home Fire