Yuma Sun (Newspaper) - June 19, 2009, Yuma, Arizona JUNE 19,2009 50 CENTS NOW OPEN Paradise Casino Event Help us celebrate Father's Tell us your favorite Dad story at Today's 1 Or Details on CI 2 Final Somerton murder suspect arrested Two others already charged in one released PEDRO RAYA BY KARMA SCHROEDER SUN STAFF WRITER Another suspect wanted in connection with the Somerton murder of Morteza Tajik has been Officer Edward Quintero of the Somerton Police Department said Pedro 17, was arrested at 11 p.m. Wednesday in Yuma by the U.S. Marshals He was arrested on a warrant for a parole according to the Marshals and police said he was in the Yuma County Juvenile Detention Center on Somerton police said they are trying to get Raya transferred to adult criminal and they are working with the Yuma County Attorney's Office to determine what charges will be filed in Tajik's a NAPA Auto Parts delivery man from San was murdered June 4 in On June 8, police announced their search for Raya in connection with the asking for the public's help in his Tajik's body was discovered in the 100 block of South Congress in Somerton during the early morning hours of June 4 by an officer on routine Tajik was stabbed repeatedly and beaten with a baseball Three other suspects were originally arrested in connection with the Jose Gonzalez 20, and Israel 21, were each charged with two counts of murder and one count of participation in a criminal street No charges were filed against a third Daniel Working & waiting on Avenue A Unemployment rate drops in rises elsewhere Around the state and rates went up PHOTOS BY SUM Gray Mountain Construction's Mario Lopez operates a backhoe Wednesday morning and tears up the sidewalk on the north side of 16th Street in front of AMC Inca That along with work on the other side of the street and at the intersection with Avenue A the has reduced and westbound traffic to one lane in both The sidewalk on the south side of 16th Street in front of the Dollar General store was gone Wednesday That along with work on the other side of the street and at the intersection with Avenue has reduced and westbound traffic to one lane in both UNEMPLOYMENT RATE May 2009-April 2009 May 2008- Arizona May 2009-April 2009-May2008- 9.4% 8.9% 5.5% 8.2 % 7.7% 5.2% to continue BY ROLLER SUN STAFF WRITER Just weeks away from assuming the post as Arizona Western College's new Marc praised outgoing President Don Schoening's accomplishments and pledged to strengthen the programs Schoening On Aug. 3 will officially start commitments to stay at his present position as University of New Mexico vice for Rio Rancho operations and branch academic affairs until when he expects to arrive in Yuma to look for a anxious to get out said in a phone interview from his office at see AWC as MARC an extremely attractive opportunity and so many of those things Dr. Schoening forged are the direction I want to continue and said AWC has excellent job with its strategic and capital yet the challenge for him will be to extend the path Schoening has He added he wants to strengthen new facilities at San Luis and Wellton campuses because will be to serve multiple communities spread over a long also praised growing use of online which he said is a burgeoning trend among two-year he it is inevitable that students will start taking entire degree programs is a good example with an extremely large online and online can make an impact on students who don't have the i i I'm anxious to get out so many of those things Dr. Schoening forged are the direction I want to continue and J J - Marc future AWC president time to get to the base campus because of their commitments to a job or I believe as the partnership with online will progress as well as the institutions coordinate Another concern of is making certain AWC credits are transferable to all four-year It is important to get articulation he and he recalled when he first started in college administration in it was one of the first states to require a for two-year colleges to guarantee transfer of He lauded AWC for making sure its students do not lose out on credit when they colleges for many students is the college of choice because of The four-year universities are nurturing relationships with two-year colleges because increasingly a greater percentage of their enrollment come from One mission he would like to continue is the lifelong learning vision of whom he credits with doing a great job of relationship with public At AWC it starts with Window Tinting BY STEPHANIE A. WILKEN SUN STAFF WRITER As the unemployment rate increases around the state and across the the unemployment rate in the Yuma area decreased almost 4 percentage But with more than 3,000 more people unemployed in May than the month the numbers don't add New unemployment released Thursday by the Arizona Department of show the unemployment rate in Yuma at 19 percent in down from 22.9 percent in But there were about 3,400 more people unemployed in May than there were in according to the State economist Jack York said several factors could contribute to the unique situation in He said the numbers are a reflection of a change in the seasonal labor force in the he there could have been a bigger jump in the number of unemployed than was originally He also said there could be fewer unemployment claims filed by the seasonal A decrease in people seeking unemployment benefits could affect the unemployment But things could be looking up for the unemployed in There were about 2,000 fewer additional unemployed than the period of March to York said the jobs lost through the past month and year in Yuma are at a slower pace than the There may be some bright news coming from the Yuma Private Industry Council a local group that helps Yumans with job placement and Patrick education and training manager with said he's receiving fewer requests for the group's Rapid Response where businesses request help provide its associates with services such as job placement in anticipation of Fewer requests could mean fewer local businesses are letting go of their He said there also several construction such as the work on Avenue which could be providing Yumans with SEE I t in tins 2149 S. 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