It is down to the postseason for the Yuma High School boys golf team. The Indians will put their state tournament hopes on the line, Tuesday, September 21, when they compete in the Class 3A Region 3 Tournament at Collindale Golf Course in Fort Collins. It will be a challengingContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s cross country runners no doubt hope to compete in more comfortable conditions when they hit the course at the Brighton Meet today, September 16. The Indians ran in Fort Morgan last Friday. The meet’s start was pushed back 30 minutes due to the heat, but the temperatureContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s softball team broke into the win column in a big way, last Saturday, and is looking to ride that to more positive outcomes during the rest of the season. The Indians hosted Wray this past Tuesday, in a league doubleheader, getting swept by their county rivals. TheContinue Reading
The Otis High School football team will be looking to get back on the winning track, Friday at Briggsdale. It will not be easy, though, as the Falcons are 3-0 and ranked No. 5 in 6-Man. Otis is 1-2 after falling 57-18 to fourth-ranked Stratton last Saturday. The Bulldogs fellContinue Reading
The Otis High School volleyball team was 3-6 entering this week’s action. The Bulldogs hosted Class 1A top-ranked Merino this past Tuesday, and are at Briggsdale on Friday. Otis can take some encouragement by taking one set from the No. 1 Rams, but still lost in four. Otis claimed aContinue Reading
Loren “Dean” Laybourn was born on June 18, 1934 to Fred Loren and Alice Loverna (Moerer) Laybourn in Yuma, Colorado. He passed away on August 15, 2021 at the Hillcrest Care Center in Wray, Colorado after a long struggle with COPD. Dean was 87 years of age. Dean attended theContinue Reading
Arlin Robert Williams was born March 6, 1955 in Akron to Cecil Charles Williams and Eileen June (Steele) Williams. Arlin spent all his growing up years in Cope. He played Little League and Babe Ruth baseball, being coached by his dad. He was involved in 4-H, showing hogs, and FFAContinue Reading
W-Y Communications is pleased to announce that it now has text-to-911 capabilities. Text-to-911 is the ability to send a text message to reach 911 emergency call-takers from your mobile phone or device. W-Y Communications have been offering this service for a while, but was taking its time with an officialContinue Reading
Old Threshers Days is returning in 2021! It will be the 40th show, though technically not the “annual” 40th show as Old Threshers Days was not held in 2020 thanks to COVID-19. It is back this year, though, with three days of Old Threshers activities, September 10-12, at the OldContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s football team will be looking to the future, while learning from a painful recent past, during its bye week. The Indians are 1-1 while having this week off before traveling to Ault on September 17 to take on the Highland Huskies. Yuma came tantalizingly close to aContinue Reading