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🌱 See how over $3 million will upgrade Yuma’s health and EMS
Coming up: Volleyball @ Burlington on the Yuma Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- See how over $3 million will upgrade Yuma's health and EMS
- How Yuma's five-match streak sets up tonight's Burlington showdown
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 72 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cool with periods of rain, temps: high: 64, low: 52.
- Thursday: A touch of morning rain, with a high of 65 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• About our RHTP Awardees (colorado.gov) — Yuma residents will see a major boost to local health care, with over $3.2 million awarded to the City of Yuma Ambulance Service and Yuma District Hospital and Clinics through Colorado's Rural Health Transformation Program. The statewide initiative funds telehealth, EMS upgrades, workforce support, and better coordinated care, with Yuma-specific awards aimed at strengthening emergency response and medical services close to home. 
• Yuma vs. Burlington: Colorado High School Girls Volleyball, Oct. 1, 2026 (chsaanow.com) — Yuma High's girls volleyball team heads to Burlington today in a key 2A matchup, bringing a 7-4 record and a five-match winning streak into league play. The article breaks down both teams' records, rankings, recent form, and conference standings so Yuma fans know what's at stake.
📸 Around Yuma
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yuma
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- Volleyball @ Burlington
Yuma 1 Yuma, CO 80759 - Volleyball @ Wiggins
Yuma 1 Yuma, CO 80759 - Football @ Wiggins
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7:00 pm - Softball vs Limon (Double Header)
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10:00 am - JV Football vs Wiggins
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4:30 pm - Volleyball @ Haxtun
Yuma 1 Yuma, CO 80759 - Football @ Highland
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7:00 pm - Volleyball @ Byers
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Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Merino Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Yuma →
Yuma High School, 1000 S Albany St, Yuma
6:00 pm - Individual Pictures Skillman Photograghy
Lone Star 101 Otis, CO 80743 - JH&HS VB / JH FB @ Idalia
Lone Star 101 Otis, CO 80743 - Ice Hockey @ Howelsen Ice Arena
Lone Star 101 Otis, CO 80743
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Advatix, Inc. posted a job opening for Registered Nurse - Obstetrics / Gynecology in Wray. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sterling
- Windsong Chorus invites the community to 'Come Celebrate With Us' Oct. 4 (journal-advocate.com)
- Curbside recycling program coming to Sterling (journal-advocate.com)
- Meat Me at Western Daughters (citylifestyle.com)
Fort Morgan
- Walmart celebrates remodel with donation and ribbon cutting (fortmorgantimes.com)
- Gov. Jared Polis tours MCC workforce training and education programs (fortmorgantimes.com)
Ok Yuma! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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