Well, the 2020 Sports Year in Review definitely is going to be shorter than most years. COVID-19 wiped out months of competitions, resulted in shortened seasons and stole a chance for the YHS boys basketball team win a third straight state title. Still, the year was not a total loss,Continue Reading
Thomas William Weathers was born on a homestead near Epsie, Montana on August 13th, 1923 to Chester and Dena Weathers. He was the 3 of 8 siblings. He spent the first 14 years of his life on farms in Montana and Colorado with a short stay in Florida before hisContinue Reading
Yuma, Colorado Passed 12-16-20 @ Home peacefully of natural causes Age: 81 Born: 12-31-1938 in Eckley, Colorado Father: Otto Newton Mother: Bonnie Jean Armagost Newton Wife: Louise Ann Smee Newton Married 11-28-1964, Passed 7-13-2016 Survived by his sister Roberta (Newton) Schaffer and brother Gary Newton, son Jeff Newton Otto “Juny”Continue Reading
Lana Kristine Plant was born on November 8, 1946 to Ernest and Christine Plant in Akron, CO along with her fraternal twin sister, Linda. Lana loved telling folks that she was younger than her twin sister by 10 minutes. In the early morning of December 22, 2020 Lana passed awayContinue Reading
Daniel Eugene Snook was born November 30, 1949 in Atchinson, Kansas. He was the son of Charles (Bud) and Marcia Snook. He passed away on December 24, 2020, at the age of 71 at MCR with his family by his side. He attended Yuma Schools through his Junior year. HisContinue Reading
Linda Kay (Lambert) Penton was born July 16, 1955 to Berl and Delores Lambert. She left this life to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on December 19, 2020. Linda was born in Yuma and was the second of four children. As a child, she enjoyed spending mostContinue Reading
As part of its continuing service to students, coaches, administrators and schools across Colorado, the CHSAA will hold three student-based mental health seminars December 15-17 to reinforce the successful initiatives already introduced by the Association in the past three years when students’ mental health concerns were initially prioritized and participationContinue Reading
The start of Season B sports has been delayed, following communication between the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado High School Activities Association late Sunday night. This change also affects the planned start of Seasons C and D, which have also been delayed. Locally, the changeContinue Reading
The Stratton/Liberty Knighted Eagles gave it a good battle but simply ran into an excellent Fleming Wildcats squad, last Thursday in the 6-man state championship game at CSU-Pueblo. The Knighted Eagles kept it close early, but Fleming eventually pulled away to a 60-28 victory. It was the second straight yearContinue Reading
Moments of perfection It’s been a long and difficult year. We are all, to some extent, struggling with artifacts of the pandemic — from illnesses and deaths of friends and family, to loneliness, to loss of income, to a sense of transcendent hopelessness that weighs upon us, robbing of usContinue Reading