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- Suspect leaves woman's body in truck stop parking lot
On 01/03/09 at approximately 2258 hours, The Yuma County Sheriff's Office received a call that there was a female victim located in the area of the dirt lot north of Barney's Truck Stop not breathing.
- Three suspects caught by candy trail from Wellton store
A trail of dropped candy and footprints led to the arrest of three east Yuma County men suspected of stealing from a Wellton convenience store last week.
- SkyMed air ambulance service safely takes you home in Yuma County
In a medical emergency, being able to travel within and outside of the country with security and peace of mind is something everyone wants for their family.
- Couple hoping to bring attention to Mormon Battalion Trail
A husband and wife are hiking their way into Yuma County this weekend, following some historic footsteps that began in Iowa more than 160 years ago.
- Local offices close for Christmas holiday
Government offices, schools and banks in Yuma County will be closed Thursday for Christmas, and some municipal offices will remain closed Friday.
- East county school board vacancies filled
Three uncontested seats on east county school boards have been filled by appointment, according to the Yuma County Superintendent's office.
- Purse held till return Yuma trip
On Dec. 4 my sisters and I stopped by the Chile Pepper at Avenue A and 24th Street for lunch on our way to San Diego on business.
- Rams shut out Parker
The Antelope boys soccer team shut out Parker in Wellton on Thursday in a 6-0 win.
- Board appointments may set direction for east county
Three uncontested positions in Yuma's east county school boards in the Nov. 4 election have prompted an appeal to fill those posts quickly by the Yuma County School Superintendent's Office.
- Offices closed for Thanksgiving
Public offices, banks and schools will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Closed will be federal, state, county and municipal offices around Yuma County.
- Boy killed in fall from rooftop
A 6-year-old boy died on Friday when he fell from the roof of his Wellton home, according to Tri-Valley Ambulance Service.
- Dictionaries for students
We would like to thank the following businesses and organizations for their generous donation toward "The Dictionary Project." Each third-grade student at Wellton School was given a dictionary.
- Account set up to help clerk shot in robbery
An account has been set up at National Bank of Arizona for the cashier of the Chevron on 32nd Street that was shot last month during a robbery.
- Clubs behind event identified
There's a bit more information I'd like to add to Pam Smith's excellent Oct. 30 feature on the upcoming Michael Martin Murphey concert at Country Junction USA.
- Lot of restaurant activity coming up in Yuma area
Not much longer" is the answer to when the new Kneaders Bakery will open at the Yuma Palms Regional Center.
- Ton of marijuana abandoned
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana from a pickup found abandoned in the desert south of Wellton last week.
- Wal-Mart Teachers of the Year try to make learning fun as well as educational
Students who are engaged are students who learn. That's why Tom Fell, Ingrid Burton and Lisa Gresham say they not only try to make education educational but make it fun.
- Future library raises smiles
It was rave reviews for Yuma's new main library during a walk-through Tuesday afternoon of the building under construction at 2951 S. 21st Drive.
- Hope unification improves schools
I received the official election mailing about ballot language for the proposed school redistricting in Yuma County.
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City DescriptionWellton is a town in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 1,862.
Wellton is located at 32°40′17″N 114°8′27″W / 32.67139, -114.14083 (32.671436, -114.140972).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,829 people, 700 households, and 552 families residing in the town. The population density was 727.3 people per square mile (281.3/km²). There were 1,144 housing units at an average density of 454.9/sq mi (176.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 68.23% White, 2.02% Black or African American, 1.37% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 25.42% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. 40.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 700 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.4% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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