Same 14.32 acres, same $1.715 million price, same seller. What's new is the power to take the land if talks with Union Pacific don't go the City's way.
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AI-generated editorial graphic about a proposal on Yuma’s October 21, 2026 City Council agenda. Credit: Yuma Informed / AI-generated graphic 
AI-generated editorial illustration; it does not depict Goldsboro's Bakery or its interior. Credit: Yuma Informed / AI-generated illustration KAWC reports an October 17 closing as the owner retires. Goldsboro's history reaches back to Buddy Goldsboro's 1978 opening and plans for a move across Avenue A.
An abstract sun graphic about the City program; it does not depict an installed sculpture or selected artist design. Credit: Yuma Informed | Original editorial graphic Sponsors choose an artist’s design for a fiberglass sun sculpture displayed for 12 months. The first artist-roster deadline is Dec. 11, with a launch event scheduled for January.
An editorial graphic for nine reports; the amount is reported cash receipts, not private fundraising. Credit: Yuma Informed | Original editorial graphic LD23 and LD25 reports show a mix of private contributions and public campaign funding. A conflicting Huber report is excluded from the totals, although the state portal lists it as filed on time.
An agenda graphic about proposals before the County Board; it does not imply approval. Credit: Yuma Informed | Original editorial graphic Supervisors will consider a $193,000 sewer-design change, $176,800 in additional pavement work and a hearing on Treasurer’s Office fees. City Council meetings follow on Oct. 20 and 21.
MCAS Yuma marked construction completion of its new barracks on September 25, 2026. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah E. Foster, via DVIDS (VIRIN 260925-M-DQ900-1078). Public domain. Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/9971362/mcas-yuma-beq-ribbon-cutting-ceremony. The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps / Lance Cpl. Sarah E. Foster, DVIDS. Public domain; reuse terms: https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright MCAS Yuma has completed its 164-room barracks. Federal records show about $90.6 million in contract obligations, while a late-November opening remains a reported expectation.
Eighteen Yuma Union High School District students are participating in the 2026–27 Fire Cooperative Education Program, combining classroom instruction with 40 hours of supervised fire-station experience each month. AI-generated illustration; does not depict actual program participants. Credit: SI-generated illustration created for Yuma Informed. Eighteen juniors and seniors will pair Monday lectures with supervised volunteer work through Yuma, San Luis and Somerton fire departments from October through April.
Credit: AI-generated illustration Former Bio Family Clinic patients told KYMA they could not obtain their records. The Attorney General’s Office said it was working with a vendor to take custody, but public instructions for patients remain unavailable.
Why this matters to Yuma: The clinic operated in Yuma, and former local patients are seeking access to their medical records.
Credit: AI-generated illustration Arizona Western College’s first associate-degree cohort at ASPC-Yuma is reported to include 13 students. Public materials confirm earlier certificate programs but do not yet explain eligibility, cost or how students can complete the new pathway.
Why this matters to Yuma: The program operates at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Yuma and affects local access to college education.
Credit: AI-generated illustration Wellton’s Chevron site is one of three Arizona locations now open through the federal NEVI program. The public figures tell a quieter story too: each station has different equipment, and the federal cost share is not the same as a blank check.
Why this matters to Yuma: The charging site is in Wellton, along Interstate 8 in western Yuma County.
Credit: AI-generated illustration Gov. Katie Hobbs’ order takes effect Oct. 16. It directs agencies to ease certain dyed-diesel enforcement on non-interstate roads and waives state permit fees for qualifying overweight farm-related loads, but it does not authorize 90,800-pound trucks on interstate highways.
Why this matters to Yuma: The order applies across Arizona and may affect qualifying agricultural trips on roads used by Yuma County producers.
Illustration of proposed dust-control rules for Yuma County. Credit: AI-generated illustration. The proposed rules would set controls for agricultural activity, construction, vacant lots and roads in parts of Yuma County. Comments are due Nov. 9, the same day as a public hearing at the Yuma County Main Library.
Why this matters to Yuma: The proposal could affect residents, farms, construction operators and local roads across Yuma County.
The Hotel del Sol, originally opened as the Hotel del Ming in 1926, photographed in 2014. The historic Yuma landmark is now slated for partial demolition and reconstruction as part of a new multimodal transportation center. Credit: Photo: Cbl62 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 (2014). Yuma’s multimodal transit center will not preserve the old hotel intact. The plan calls for partial demolition and reconstruction, with the landmark’s Spanish Revival identity carried into a new public space.
Why this matters to Yuma: The project concerns a historic Yuma landmark and its planned reuse as a local transportation center.
Credit: Yuma Informed APS plans an automatic November bill credit from a $33.6 million surplus. The company estimates about $14 for a typical residential customer; actual credits will vary by use and billing category.
Credit: Yuma Informed KBLU 560 AM has returned to Yuma under Approval Coach Broadcasting. FCC filings document the August transfer and the licensee’s report that full operations resumed Oct. 5.
Credit: Yuma Informed Arizona Western College’s free Yuma Transfer and Career Expo is scheduled for Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is open to the public at the Yuma Campus.
Credit: Yuma Informed Seven candidates are listed for Gadsden’s three school board seats. The county guide includes a statement from one candidate; district spending, pay, assessment and audit records offer other points for comparison.
Credit: Yuma Informed CBP’s May report counted 10,622 comments from a 2025 round on an earlier 61-mile barrier project. A later letter used that feedback as background for outreach on a separate proposed 225-mile system.
Credit: Yuma Informed Cibola High School closed Oct. 14 after an air-conditioning failure forced students into virtual classes. The school had not identified the failed equipment or said when repairs would be complete.
Credit: Yuma Informed A driver struck a Yuma police officer and fled east on I-8 with a 91-year-old woman in the vehicle, police say. Separate Yuma and Wellton cases against Jeffrey Alan Proett remain pending.