Direction in the superintendent search was given by the Yuma School District-1 Board of Education, Monday during a workshop. All five board members were in attendance — President John Deering, and Lindsey Galles, Terri Cooper, Heath Roundtree and Tyson Brown. Randy Zila with the consultant firm McPherson & Jacobsen, LLC,Continue Reading

The Yuma District Hospital Board of Directors welcomed a new member during its regular monthly meeting last week, then had to deal with another board vacancy. Mark Werts was officially appointed by the other board members present — Monica King, Delaina Klein and Mitch Korf — and then took hisContinue Reading

Yuma High School’s football team will be attempting to enter the postseason with a winning record when the Outlaws close out the regular season Friday. They will be hosting perennial power Limon for a 7 p.m. kickoff. Yuma is 4-4 after last Friday’s 44-0 home loss to ancient rival Wray.Continue Reading

Yuma High School’s volleyball team entered the week right on the cusp of qualifying for the postseason. The Outlaws last regular season match was this past Tuesday at Limon. They were 9-12 and had moved up to No. 33 in the 2A CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index, following Friday’s homeContinue Reading

Dorothy (Mathies) Polly Spear, 91, entered her eternal home in heaven on October 22, 2024.
 Born on May 1, 1933 to Joseph & Katherine Mathies on a farm 15 miles northeast of Yuma, CO, the sixth of seven children. The family moved to a school section further north when sheContinue Reading

Robert Lee Miller 1934– 2024 Robert Lee Miller was born November 5, 1934, and passed away October 17, 2024. A Funeral Service will take place Friday, November 1, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Yuma, Colorado. Interment at the Yuma Cemetery. Memorials to the St.Continue Reading

Yuma High School’s cross country season came to an end last week at the Class 2A Region 1 Meet. The Outlaws competed well but did not qualify anyone for the state meet that will be held Saturday in Colorado Springs. “Overall, I think we had an amazing season,” coach KatherineContinue Reading

Otis High School’s football team is in great shape for a high seed in the 6-man football players. The Bulldogs are 8-1 and No. 4 in the 6-man CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index heading into the regular-season finale Saturday at home against Eads. Eads is 5-3 and No. 12 inContinue Reading