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Wednesday, April 9th, 2025
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Good morning, Yuma. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 9th of April.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Southwest Gas is urging residents with spring projects to call 811 two working days ahead of digging so that utility lines are safely marked—local plumber Jorge Luis Carbajal explained that this call helps avoid costly damages and service outages. KYMA
- ➤ Local organizations will hold the Celebrate the Child event on April 25 at 2363 S Kennedy Lane to offer games, food, music and community booths that support child abuse prevention—this free event aims to create a safer future for kids. KYMA
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Franchesca Ramos, an original owner of local Mexican restaurant La Fonda, is back in charge after a soft opening in February—currently open Thursday through Sunday. The restaurant will open seven days a week starting next Monday and will have a hard-launch in the fall with a new logo and merchandise. KYMA
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ 23-year-old Jiovanny Isaiah Ochoa, who drove the getaway car during the Platinum Cabaret shooting in March last year, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault last month and was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison — he received a credit of 350 days. KYMA
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls announced that an Amazon delivery center is being built in Yuma County to create more than 250 jobs in its delivery service station. Construction started in January and is set to launch by the end of October and finish by year's end with a $23 million investment—located on Avenue 4E and 36th Street. KYMA
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Gadsden Elementary School District #32 announced a Jazz Night concert on April 30 at 6 p.m.—the event will feature performances by the Southwest Junior High Mustangs and Jazz Band at the SWJH gymnasium in San Luis and tickets will be available online or at the door. KYMA
- ➤ Locals from the UA Cooperative Extension traveled to Tucson to attend U of A's Drone Day, where they learned how drones help target spray in orchards and farms + experts noted that the use of drones in agriculture grew from 500 to around 35,000 in the past five years. KYMA
- ➤ Arizona Western College custodian Jennifer Aitken was named a top 10 finalist for the 2025 Cintas Custodian of the Year award — earning support from faculty and staff over her five-year service on campus. Public voting will close on April 11 to choose the winner who will receive a $10,000 prize. Arizona Western College
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Yuma officials are using treated wastewater to help ease a predicted 2 to 4 million acre feet shortage in the Colorado River. A new report from UCLA and The Natural Resource Defense Council noted that Arizona recycles 78% of its wastewater—an approach that Yuma and nearby communities rely on to stretch their water supplies. KYMA
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ A 52-year-old Chinese national who had overstayed her visa died by suicide at the Yuma Border Patrol facility after surveillance video captured her making a noose on March 29. Investigators are reviewing misrecorded welfare checks—six were logged but not carried out—and local officials call for clear answers on facility practices. AZ Family
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