🌱 Somerton crash kills Jorge Enriquez Rios, injures two others
Somerton, Arizona Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Somerton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Somerton crash kills Jorge Enriquez Rios, injures two others
- What Arizona's grocery tax cap means for Somerton shoppers
- Somerton finishes 12th at state band semifinals
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Sunny and remaining warm, temps: high: 88, low: 61.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Jorge Rios Killed Somerton Crash at W County 15th Street and S Avenue D (pacificattorneygroup.com) — Jorge Enriquez Rios, 68, died and two others were injured in a Friday morning crash at West County 15th Street and South Avenue D in Somerton. The Yuma County Sheriff's Office said Rios reportedly ran a stop sign and struck a pickup. Investigators suspect speed contributed to the collision. 
• Yuma shoppers weigh in on grocery tax cap (kyma.com) — Somerton's 3.3% grocery tax won't automatically drop under Proposition 316, the newly approved Arizona measure limiting future city grocery taxes. After June 30, 2027, cities will need voter approval for new or increased grocery taxes, with those rates capped at 2%. Existing rates remain unchanged.
• Morenci Pride Band ends 14th at state meet (gilaherald.com) — Somerton placed 12th among 16 bands in the ABODA Division IV semifinals on Nov. 7 at Phoenix's Desert Vista campus, scoring 64.638 points. The report focuses on Morenci's 14th-place finish and its flag line, which placed seventh. Scottsdale Coronado took first overall.
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Onvida Health Stroke Support Group →
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Historic Yuma Theatre, 254 South Main Street, Yuma
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BLS In-Person Community Class →
Onvida Health Education Center, 2463 S Avenue A, Yuma
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Yuma Theatre, 254 S Main St, Yuma
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West Wetlands, 282 N 12th Ave, Yuma
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- City of Somerton Arizona posted a job opening for Groundskeeper in Somerton. Apply here.
- Jack In The Box posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Somerton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Somerton here.
🗞 Nearby News
San Luis
- Housing America Corporation holds special home dedication ceremony to San Luis, Arizona family (kyma.com)
Yuma
- Historical Yucaipa: Vida French Bell and the Vida Bell Dairy (newsmirror.net)
- Yuma woman arrested on terrorism charge over online shooting threat (azfamily.com)
- Four specialty providers join new clinic in San Luis (yumasun.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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