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🌱 Patch AM: Inside the new Yuma soil lab helping farmers fight extreme heat
Happening soon: YUMA, AZ - HORROR FEST on the Yuma Patch calendar
What's up Yuma! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Inside the new Yuma soil lab helping farmers fight extreme heat
- Yuma Proving Ground community honors 9/11 with memorial walk and run
- How a Yuma County sister's kidney donation saved her brother's life
Also on today's calendar: Yuma Rocks 2026 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 109 and low of 87 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Clouds and sun; windy, warm, temps: high: 105, low: 85.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, windy and warm, with a high of 104 and low of 82 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New Yuma soil health lab aims to help desert farmers (kold.com) — A new soil health lab at the University of Arizona Yuma Agricultural Center is giving local growers on-the-ground support to cope with extreme desert heat and soil challenges. Researchers are already testing Yuma-area fields to turn complex soil science into practical steps farmers can use to protect crops, conserve water, and keep the region's lettuce industry thriving. 
• YPG hosts 9/11 Walk, Run or Ruck event (kyma.com) — Service members and community members at Yuma Proving Ground gathered for a 9/11 Walk, Run or Ruck to honor those killed and the first responders who answered the call. Participants shared how the attacks shaped their lives and service, emphasizing the importance of coming together each year to remember the courage and unity that followed September 11.
• San Luis native donates kidney to help brother battling kidney failure (kyma.com) — From right here in Yuma County, San Luis native Betzabeth Sotelo donated a kidney through a paired exchange program so her younger brother could finally receive a lifesaving transplant. Her experience, and her brother's strong recovery, highlights how living kidney donation can shorten long wait times and save local families facing years of dialysis and uncertainty.
📸 Around Yuma
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yuma
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★ Featured events ★
- YUMA, AZ - HORROR FEST →
Arizona Market Place, 3351 South Avenue 4 East, Yuma
Friday September 11
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Other local events
- Yuma Rocks 2026 →
Yuma AZ
7:00 pm - Father Daughter Ball 2026 →
Yuma AZ - SICK HEAVY MUSIC FUNCTION ft: KNUCKLE SANDWICH / FACA / ABOMINATE +more →
Arizona Market Place, 3351 South Avenue 4 East, Yuma - West Wetlands Invitational →
Yuma AZ - Community Expo 2026 →
Location Yuma Civic Center 1440 W Desert Hills Drive Yuma AZ 85365, 1440 W Desert Hills Drive, Yuma
9:00 am - 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 - 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 - Journey to Recruiting Duty Workshop →
Sonoran Pueblo, Yuma
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I lost my pomeranian last night, and so many people come to my help and I did find my dog.
Thanks to all the neighbors and the Neighborhood Watch and the people that found the dog at Walmart. I appreciate everyone (Nextdoor Meadowbrook) - Been a slow month for me.
If anyone needs any handyman work please call me or text at 928-388-1153. Lets talk about it. Lets figure out the repair and make it affordable for… (Nextdoor Southgate)
- Associated Materials, Inc. posted a job opening for Quality Manager - Manufacturing in Yuma. Apply here.
- Harvest Preparatory Academy posted a job opening for Maintenance Worker in Yuma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yuma here.
🗞 Nearby News
San Luis
- 'Our border is closed': inside Trump's push for zero migrants — and the tunnels defying it (kvia.com)
- Volleyball Preview: Mountain View and Carl Hayden Community Square Off + Official Tickets (maxpreps.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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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