🌱 Patch AM: How much did Yuma’s holiday shoppers boost local small businesses?

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In today's newsletter:

• How much did Yuma’s holiday shoppers boost local small businesses?
• Which Yuma-born star just cracked a national NIL basketball ranking?
• Why hundreds of Marines are arriving along Yuma’s border now

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 68, low: 49.
• Monday: Sunny and breezy, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Small businesses in Yuma receive sales boost from holiday shoppers (kyma.com) — Holiday visitors and local shoppers gave Yuma’s small businesses a major boost this December, with some shops reporting sales up about 25% over last year. Owners say this seasonal surge is crucial to staying open year-round and praise Yuma’s welcoming, shop-local spirit.
   

• NIL Top 45 Men's College Basketball Rankings: Name and Likeness List (sportsgrid.com) — A standout Michigan Wolverines forward on this national NIL earnings list hails from Yuma putting our city on the college basketball map. The rankings highlight top men’s players nationwide by their name, image, and likeness value, showing how social media followings and on-court performance are turning into major earning power for student-athletes.
   

• Hundreds of Marines Deployed to Arizona Border Zone (newsmax.com) — Hundreds of Marines are being sent to Yuma and nearby Yuma County borderlands to reinforce security infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico line. Troops will focus on construction tasks like barrier reinforcement and road work, not civilian law enforcement, as part of a broader Trump administration buildup that has expanded military involvement along the southern border.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm out of town and my Yorkie got away from my sitter.
  If you see her please call 928-785-2294 or 760-562-0595. Her name is Bailey. She's very friendly and hyper. Lost near W. Pueblo St and Magnolia… (Nextdoor El Pueblocito)
• MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎁
  I just got back from feeding the homeless. Thank you for those who donate food to me each month. It's a blessing (Nextdoor Yuma Foothills)

• Arizona Staffing posted a job opening for Maintenance Custodian Associate in Yuma. Apply here.
• Factor Sales posted a job opening for Meat Cutter in Yuma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yuma here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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