First goal? Get to four games Every high school football team’s mantra right now should simply be, “Play four games.” In this weird and wacky world of 2020, Colorado’s late decision to play football in the fall meant just a six-game season. A team has to play at least fourContinue Reading
The Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control at the University of Colorado School of Medicine wants to understand what patients’ value about their health and how they go about making decisions to get screening or take other actions to prevent health problems. We are currently looking for rural community membersContinue Reading
Perhaps we will have a clearer picture of the Yuma High School football team after Friday night. The Indians have been at the extreme ends of the spectrum in their first two games — losing 40-0 at top-ranked Limon in the season opener, then returning the favor with a 43-0Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s cross country runners got a taste for what it’s like to compete at the state championships, last Saturday. The YHS girls team and one from the boys’ team competed in the Class 2A Cross Country Championships at the Norris Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs. A totalContinue Reading
Stratton/Liberty wins big, but suffers big loss Second-ranked Stratton/Liberty will be headed to Miami Yoder on Friday for a non-conference game. The Knighted Eagles are 2-0 after last Friday’s 66-27 win over Eads. It was a bittersweet win, however, as senior Jaret Lichty suffered a serious injury early in theContinue Reading
Janice Lynn Pounds, age 78, was called home to her Heavenly Father on Sunday, October 4, 2020 in Yuma, Colorado. Janice was born April 29, 1942 in Goodland, Kansas to Ezekial Fredric and Velma Aurelia (Rice) White. A sister to Larry and Shirley, Janice developed her signature independence and stubbornnessContinue Reading
Marilyn Gladys Workman, 83, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2020 in Yuma, Colorado. Marilyn was born on April 10, 1937 to Reinhold Jessen and Rose (Cook) Jessen of Yuma. She attended many area country schools that her mother Rose taught amongst. As a youngster she was a member ofContinue Reading
Julie Anne Collette was born April 2, 1957 to James and Nadine Collette in Burlington, Colorado. Raised on a farm northeast of Kirk, Colorado she was the youngest of three siblings. Being a farm girl she was in 4-H, showed steers, rode her horse Daisy, walked corn rows and changedContinue Reading
Debbie McGinnis was born in Wray, Colorado on March 29, 1970, the daughter of Larry and Vickie McGinnis. She passed away from cancer at UC Health in Denver on October 12, 2020 at the age of 50. Debbie’s life took her to many places. She moved to Washington in 1982,Continue Reading
Richard (Dick) L. Tombaugh was born July 2, 1942 to Scott E. and Aileen (Devlin) Tombaugh in Wray, Colorado. After a prolonged illness he joined the Lord, October 14, 2020 at his home in Wray. Richard was in the Air Force from 1960 to 1961. He married his lovely wife,Continue Reading