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Housing plans for the Market House in Somerton

This is West Country: STRUAN Investments Ltd have applied for planning permission to carry out a housing development in Somerton...Read More

Somerton man injured when car falls on him

The Yuma Sun: Somerton/Cocopah firefighters assisted a man Tuesday morning who was injured after the vehicle he was working on fell on top of him...Read More

Cancer walk starts at Gadsden Park

The Yuma Sun: SOMERTON - In its first couple of years, it has taken what might be called baby steps, but organizers of the annual Josefina Yepez Walk envision the day when it will grow as a fundraising event to benefit cancer victims...Read More

Arson attack at public toilets in Somerton

This is West Country: FIRE officers attended the public toilets in West Street, Somerton, this morning where a rubbish bin had been set alight inside the building...Read More

Trailer theft from Somerton

This is West Country: POLICE are appealing for any information or witnesses to the theft of a trailer from Kingsdon, near Somerton, over the weekend...Read More

Area pre-schoolers get a boost

The Yuma Sun: Despite an economy still in recovery, preschool education will be extended to many families in need thanks to an additional allocation of funds from the Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board...Read More

Man charged with attempted murder

Adelaide Now: A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after two people were allegedly stabbed in a domestic dispute at Glenelg North early Christmas morning...Read More

Man arrested over bail breach

This is West Country: AN 18-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested by police in Somerton for a breach of bail...Read More

Costs escalating for Somerton farmers

Northern Daily Leader: LIVESTOCK and cropping farmers Vicki and Bob Chaffey want to see a new bridge built as soon as possible...Read More

Car driver hits tree after losing control on ice

This is West Country: FIRE officers were called to deal with a road traffic accident at Somerton this morning...Read More

We need a bridge -- so just do it

Northern Daily Leader: SOMERTON residents told Tamworth Regional Council and RTA representatives at a packed public meeting on Monday evening to stop squabbling and just replace the village’s bridge...Read More

Cooker fire extinguished

This is Oxfordshire: FIRE crews were called after a small fire started in an Aga cooker at North Aston near Bicester last night...Read More

Marathon makes its way to Yuma

The Yuma Sun: Local residents hoping to run in a marathon won't have to travel a marathon's distance to find one...Read More

State environmental agency touts stimulus funds' status

The Sierra Vista Herald: No descr   Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced Tuesday that 75 percent of funding through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 to clean up leaking underground storage tank sites across the state is already being used for ongoing projects. read more..Read More

Government offices, schools closed for holiday

The Yuma Sun: Government offices, schools and banks in Yuma County will be closed Friday for Christmas. All municipal, county, state and federal offices will be closed as well...Read More

Gusting winds batter southern Arizona

The Yuma Sun: Gusting winds swept through Yuma on Tuesday, with speeds up to 40 to 50 mph, according to an Accuweather meterologist...Read More

About 12,000 attend third annual Tamale Festival

The Yuma Sun: Nearly 30,000 tamales were eagerly consumed by a huge crowd of hungry folks during the third annual Tamale Festival in Somerton Saturday. Highway 95 was shut down and 40 separate tamale vendors, each with a unique recipe, set up shop...Read More

Yuma a potential hub of green technology

The Yuma Sun: In an effort to act on President Obama's jobs summit of Dec. 3, a series of forums are sounding out rural communities' perspective of how best to expand employment...Read More

Search begins for justice of peace

The Yuma Sun: The Yuma County Board of Supervisors is searching to fill the vacancy left by the Dec. 12 death of Justice of the Peace David Cooper. The supervisors voted at their regular meeting Monday to accept letters of intent for the Precinct 1 position until Dec. 29...Read More

Get Official Snow Totals For Your Town

FOX 29 Philadelphia: Here are the official National Weather Service snow totals for Philadelphia, south New Jersey and north Delaware, as of 7:45 a.m. Sunday.  ..Read More