Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 15th of May.
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🏘️ Community
A free family-friendly fireworks spectacular is set for Saturday, July 4 at Desert Sun Stadium starting at 6 p.m. with food vendors + a free kids zone planned to celebrate America's 250th birthday.
Housing America Corporation hosted an energy assistance event in Somerton on Thursday at its offices in front of city hall, where staff helped local families complete Power AZ applications & document uploads to secure support for heating and cooling costs.
Today, Keller Williams Realty of Yuma volunteers at the Yuma Community Food Bank by preparing grocery bags as part of its monthly Red Day effort; their work comes at a time when more locals depend on the food bank for assistance.
A Yuma couple remains in Japan after Kahery experienced a medical emergency during their anniversary celebration and is seeking help via a GoFundMe to cover hospital bills.
📰 Economy
Snowbird season ends as summer nears while Yuma prepares to lose 70,000 to 90,000 seasonal visitors who normally add $450 million annually to local jobs + business; Marcus Carney of Visit Yuma noted that fewer Canadian arrivals are part of this trend.
🏈 Sports
The Shamrocks (Yuma Catholic) clinched a spot in the 3A state championship game with an 8-4 win over Northwest Christian by scoring four runs early.
They will face the semifinal winner from the Valley Christian and Kingman matchup.
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