Wheat, soybean futures decline in overnight trading; China soybean, total imports surge

The government shutdown is creating financial heartburn for farmers across the country, stalling the delivery of farm loans, the release of critical market reports, and the Trump administration’s plans for cash bailouts.

On Monday, October 13, 2025, Darrel Wagner of rural Sterling was honored as the first recipient of the Shine On Salute. Ron Smith, owner of Shine On Automotive, presented Mr. Wagner with a metal United States flag featuring the U.S. Army emblem. Smith, a United States Navy veteran, emphasized the importance of showing veterans the respect and honor they deserve

Voters in the City of Yuma will decide this fall whether to fund a new public swimming pool through a proposed sales and use tax increase. Ballot Question 2A asks voters if the city can take on up to six million dollars in debt, with total repayment costs not exceeding nine and a half million dollars, to build, equip and operate a new pool. To pay for it, the city proposes a zero-point-seven-five percent sales and use tax, starting January first, 2026. The tax would end once