The 132nd edition of Eckley’s Old Settlers Picnic definitely will not be like it has been in the past. Yuma County’s oldest community celebration will be toned down considerably in 2020, thanks to COVID-19. No parade, street races, turtle races, horseshoe pitch and other traditional events. However, there will stillContinue Reading
A 5K live run/walk race will be held Saturday, October 17, in Yuma. Participation is limited to the first 175 people and registration is available through online registration only. Registration will open Friday, September 4, at 7 a.m. on runsignup.com. (Search for 5K to Yuma.) “We unfortunately had to cancelContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s cross country teams will get to showcase their talents on the local stage for once, as they will be hosting the YHS Cross Country Twilight Meet on Friday at Indian Hills Golf Course. YHS hosted a regular season meet and one regional at Indian Hills a fewContinue Reading
The schedule still stays a little busy for the Yuma High School boys golf team as the school year started this week. However, it has been worth it as the Indians claimed their second tournament title of the season, Tuesday by winning the Wray Invitational. The Indians played in threeContinue Reading
Dianna Clegg, born October 6, 1934 to Earl Marlow and Vella Vernell (Dorrance) Tofflemoyer in rural Wray, Colorado. She passed away August 30, 2020 in Wray, Colorado. A Visitation will be held at the Schmidt-Jones Funeral Home in Wray, Colorado on Friday, September 4, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s cross country teams got their seasons off to a great start, last Saturday in Elizabeth. The girls and boys teams competed in the Elizabeth Challenge for their first competition in 2020. Coach Robert Zahller took six runners for both teams, and witnessed an encouraging effort. The boysContinue Reading
The Yuma High School boys golf team is back to grinding through a busy schedule. The Indians have three consecutive days of tournaments, Wednesday at Frontier Academy Invitational in Greeley, Thursday at the Estes Park Invitational, and Friday at the Holyoke Invitational. They then are at Wray on Tuesday, andContinue Reading
The Yuma Recreation Department is going to offer youth fall sports seasons, starting next month. Adult women’s volleyball has been postponed until January. The youth sports, volleyball and flag football, will be outside and continue for four weeks. Registration is at Yuma City Hall. The deadline is Wednesday, September 9.Continue Reading
Virginia Annette McGowan Jonson was born in Geneva, Alabama, on April 8, 1930, to James and Jennie (Johnson) McGowan. She joined her beloved husband Carl on August 15, 2020. A child of the Depression, Annette was the sixth of six children. Her father died when she was four, and whenContinue Reading
Manuel M. Castillo, 77, passed away at his home in Ellinwood, KS, surrounded by his loved ones on August 23, 2020. Born in Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico to parents Macedonio & Anastasia (Miranda) Castillo on March 24, 1943. He moved to Yuma, CO, in 1967, and later to Ellinwood, KS, inContinue Reading