🌱 Organic Worm Farm + Person Of Interest Named In Homicide Case

Hey, people of Yuma! It's me again, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Yuma Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and hot. High: 96 Low: 61.

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Here are the top three stories in Yuma today:

• Yuma's first organic worm farm is in the making where a local company intends to take organic waste from the region and process it through earthworms. DMF Living Soils is a company located right here in Yuma that is making a 20-acre worm farm to breed and harvest worms. The company's goal is to turn dirt into the soil with the help of worms to make some big changes in our soil and help out the farming community. (KYMA)
• Yuma County Sheriff's Office Investigators have identified Grant Daniel Easley, 26, of Yuma, Arizona as a person of interest in a homicide case after an Apr. 4 shooting. Easley is described as a white male, approximately 5'11 feet tall, and who weighs approximately 173 pounds. The Yuma County Sheriff's Office recommends the public not to approach the individual. Anyone with information regarding this incident, or who has seen Easley, is encouraged to contact the Yuma County Sheriff's Office at 928-783-4427 or 78-CRIME to remain anonymous. (Yuma County Sheriff's Office)
• The City of Yuma Parks and Recreation recently announced the Kennedy Regional Pool is coming back this summer! The pool had been closed for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The City is also looking for lifeguards, so if you or someone you know is interested in becoming a lifeguard with the City, you can apply by clicking this link. (City of Yuma Parks and Recreation)

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Today in Yuma:

• NAU Virtual BSN Information Session - Arizona Western College (2:00 PM)
• ASU Transfer Tuesday Workshop - Arizona Western College (3:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The Arizona Community Foundation Board of Advisors and staff recently congratulated Cami Frost, Regional Philanthropic Coordinator, on her recent graduation from the City of Yuma's Neighborhood Leadership Academy. The Neighborhood Leadership Academy (NLA) is a program that gives citizens an opportunity to "get behind the scenes" of the City of Yuma departments and services and learn how a municipality functions.(Facebook)
• Do you love animals and want a career helping pets find their forever home? The Humane Society of Yuma has recently posted a new job opening for an Adoption Counselor. (Facebook)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.