History

Always the last Monday in May, Memorial Day is a day to honor men and women who served in the U.S.

Yuma’s most infamous steamship captain, Isaac Polhamus, was born almost two centuries ago – on April 27, 1828 – in Poughkeepsie, New York, where his father was a riverboat captain on the Hudson River.

On May 4, 1917 – at the urging of Sharlot Hall – the Arizona State Legislature appropriated funds to purchase the former governor’s mansion at Prescott with the caveat it be used as a museum.

Thursday, April 6 marks opening day for the Arizona Diamondbacks, whose first crack at the 2023 MLB season comes against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 7:10PM start at Chase Field.

The University of Arizona men’s basketball team fell to No. 15 Princeton in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Division I Tournament – becoming legendary as the first program in NCAA history to net multiple first-round defeats as a No. 2 seed.

A chance meeting in Prescott for a pair of future suffragettes led to a lifelong friendship and increased rights for women across the Grand Canyon State.

February is rife with historic milestones for the Grand Canyon State.

As a freshman, Gaby Lopez set a goal: To become the first athlete at her high school to earn 1,000 career points on the basketball court.

While measurable snow remains rare in the Valley of the Sun, the white stuff has accumulated on a handful of occasions – most notably in January 1937.

If eating well is tops on your list of resolutions this month, look no further than dark, leafy greens from Yuma.