🌱 Patch AM: Yuma police seek witnesses after deadly crash at Avenue 10E.

Good morning Yuma! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Yuma police seek witnesses after deadly crash at Avenue 10E.
• What does AgTech's lease cancellation mean for Yuma's air and farms?
• Why is Yuma's unemployment rate among the nation's highest right now?

Also on today's calendar: Zoom-delivered Japanese Classes and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Warm; breezy in the morning, with a high of 103 and low of 83 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 104, low: 82.
• Monday: Very warm; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 104 and low of 81 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 43-year-old man loses life in Thursday collision (yumasun.com) — Yuma police report that a 43-year-old driver died after his Honda Accord collided with a turning pickup at South Frontage Road and South Avenue 10E on Thursday evening. Investigators say speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors and are asking anyone who saw the crash or has information to contact YPD or 78-CRIME anonymously.
   

• Arizona cancels state land leases for Yuma biosolids company after fly, odor concerns (azfamily.com) — State officials have canceled AgTech's state land leases in the Yuma area after inspections found heavy applications of imported sewage sludge and years of complaints about flies and odors from nearby residents and farmers. Yuma community members who pushed for change welcome the move, though the company plans to appeal and at least one local advocate now faces a defamation lawsuit tied to the dispute.
   

• USBLS Releases Monthly Employment Reports (dwmmag.com) — Yuma currently has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country at 18.9%, second only to El Centro, California, according to new federal data. While national job openings and hiring remain mostly unchanged, the report underscores how hard the local labor market is for Yuma workers compared with many other metro areas.
   

📸 Around Yuma

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yuma

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 21
• Zoom-delivered Japanese Classes →
  Zoom @ Art Play Learn,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• Yuma Satellite: Virtual Program: The History of Drag →
  Yuma, 4th Ave & US 95 S, Yuma
  5:00 pm
• The Freedom Library Economics Scholarrship Class →
  Yuma AZ
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Willcox Invitational →
  Yuma AZ
• PALS In-Person Class →
  Onvida Health Education Center, 2463 S Avenue A, Yuma
  8:00 am
• Labor and Birth →
  Onvida Health Administrative Center, 2400 S Avenue A, Yuma
  4:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Journey to Recruiting Duty Workshop →
  Sonoran Pueblo, Yuma
• BLS In-Person Employee Class →
  Onvida Health Education Center, 2463 S Avenue A, Yuma
  8:00 am
• Breastfeeding 101 →
  Onvida Health Administrative Center, 2400 S Avenue A, Yuma
  4:30 pm
Friday September 18
• BLS In-Person Community Class →
  Onvida Health Education Center, 2463 S Avenue A, Yuma
  7:00 am
• Newborn Safety →
  Onvida Health Administrative Center, 2400 S Avenue A, Yuma
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 15
• San Luis at Somerton : Softball & Wrestling →
  Somerton Middle School Somerton, AZ 85350
  3:15 pm
Thursday September 17
• Agua Fria Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Somerton →
  Somerton High School, 1093 Jefferson St, Somerton
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• EDIT: 9/10/26 645PM - They are at the Humane Society of Yuma now.
  These 2 dogs were found this morning in Foothills Mobile Estates, near the area I've shared in the second photo. I am simply sharing to help get the… (Nextdoor Yuma Foothills)
• Hello,
  I am looking for a landscaping company to perform monthly maintenance, preferably twice a week. If you have any recommendations, I would greatly… (Nextdoor Desert Ridge)

• MyJobsCorner posted a job opening for Ocean Export Jobs: Hiring Immediately! Full Time / Part Time - $18-$32/Hr in Yuma. Apply here.
• Ross Stores posted a job opening for Area Supervisor in Yuma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yuma here.

🗞 Nearby News

Somerton

• Somerton Public Safety honors victims of 9/11 (kyma.com)
• Somerton schools goes into lockdown (yumasun.com)

San Luis

• San Luis fire chief says 9/11 inspired his career as a firefighter (yumasun.com)
• American woman arrested at Arizona border town accused of running ammo for Sinaloa Cartel (fox10phoenix.com)
• San Luis native donates kidney to help brother battling kidney failure (kyma.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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