Amongst the COVID restrictions and the media outpour, the General Election is fast approaching! The Yuma County Clerk’s office has been diligently working on ensuring your ballots are created properly and getting ready to mail. New registrations and registrations are transacted on a daily basis. Overseas Military and citizens ballotsContinue Reading
Yuma County Commissioners Dean Wingfield, Trent Bushner, and Robin Wiley met September 30, for their end of month business meeting. Kara Hoover and staff met with the Commissioners in a Human Services Meeting. Melanie Fisher presented the financial report and most items are within the budgeted amount for this timeContinue Reading
It has been an interesting, and successful, season for the Yuma High School cross country teams. The Indians have done very well while navigating through the 2020 COVID-impacted shortened season. It included two weeks in which the runners could not practice together as the majority of YHS students were onContinue Reading
Perhaps the most unusual football season in Yuma High School history kicks off Monday night. The fact that the opener is on a Monday night says it all. “If we can at least play six games, and stay healthy, and the seniors get somewhat of a senior season, I’d sayContinue Reading
Yuma High School football fans wanting to attend the Indians’ home games will have to get a ticket from a player, cheerleader or their coaches, according to the protocols put out by the school earlier this week. However, all games will be streamed on the NFHS network, produced by YumaContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s softball team wrapped up its truncated 2020 season with a pair of doubleheader losses to state bound teams. The Indians, who returned to game action earlier last week after two weeks no practice or games, were swept by Burlington at home, last Thursday, then lost two atContinue Reading
Otis High School has announced the protocols when its host Friday’s football season opener against Briggsdale. A total of 175 spectators will be allowed. Otis will use the east entrance, and will remain on the east side. The visiting team and fans will use the west entrance, and will remainContinue Reading
The preseason Top 10 polls for every classification were released on CHSAANow.com, Monday. One area team, Stratton/Liberty, is top-ranked in 6-man. The Yuma Indians were not ranked in Class 1A, though the Indians did receive votes. Several North Central Conference teams made the 1A Top 10, led by two-time defendingContinue Reading
After a long start to the year 2020, Harold “Red” Lee Blazer went to be with the Lord at the age of 86 on Friday, September 25, 2020. He passed peacefully in his home surrounded by family. Red was born in Vernon, Colorado on December 20, 1933. He was theContinue Reading
Carol Rose Krehmeyer was born on Feb 11th 1947 to Lila and Gerald Forsythe in Saint Francis, Kansas. Lila divorced and married Jim Foster who became Carol’s stepfather. Carol passed away on Sept 24th 2020 in Yuma, Co. Carol was raised in Wray and went to Wray for school. SheContinue Reading