Sterling, Colo – September 23, 2020: It is with heavy hearts that the Northeast Colorado Health Department (NCHD) announces that we have been notified of a death in Yuma County caused by COVID-19. We are working with medical providers and other Yuma County leaders as well as the Colorado DepartmentContinue Reading
Sterling, Colo – 23 de septiembre de 2020: Con gran pesar, el Departamento de Salud del Noreste de Colorado (NCHD) anuncia que hemos sido notificados de una muerte en el condado de Yuma causada por COVID-19. Estamos trabajando con proveedores médicos y otros líderes del condado de Yuma, así comoContinue Reading
Yuma High School announced Friday that it would resume in-person learning on Monday, September 21. However, the school then announced two more positive cases with phone calls to parents Saturday night, and that all of YHS would remain on remote learning through September 30. The school went to remote learningContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s cross country teams, which made history last Friday, will get to compete at the Platte Valley Invitational in Kersey, today, September 18. YHS went to remote learning Thursday and Friday after learning Wednesday of a positive COVID-19 case in the school. The school announced Friday that contactContinue Reading
The Yuma High School boys golf team will get to send a foursome to the Class 3A Region 3 Tournament at Boomerang Golf Club in Greeley on Monday. The Indians were unable to compete in the Northeastern League Meet, Thursday in Wray, as the school went to remote learning ThursdayContinue Reading
The Yuma High School softball team’s games over the next week have been rescheduled as there is one confirmed case of COVID-19 at the school. The school went on remote learning Thursday and Friday after learning of the confirmed case. (One classroom in Morris Elementary has gone to remote learningContinue Reading
The CHSAA Board of Directors voted Wednesday night to approve variances from the Governor’s COVID Response Team. The vote allows schools to play football, along with field hockey and sideline spirit, in the fall if they so choose. Read more here CHSAA then released the details for the return toContinue Reading
Yuma High School went to remote learning Thursday and Friday, September 17-18, after learning of one student testing positive for COVID-19. Plus, one classroom at Morris Elementary has gone remote for 14 days. Otis R-3 announced earlier this week it would go to remote learning until September 25 due toContinue Reading
I was going to write about all this fall football craziness. Then the Nuggets happened. Wow. Unbelievable. Historical. The start of a new dynasty? I think so. Finally. I am always so thankful Nikola Jokic ended up on the Nuggets. He is destined to be one of the best playersContinue Reading
On Friday, September 4th, 2020 Ann Buchmeier-Mekelburg, loving wife, mother & grandmother passed away at the age of 81 at the Yuma District Hospital. Ann was born June 16th, 1939 in Topeka, Kansas to Ivan Harold, Sr. and Ruth Cashman. Ann grew up and spent most of her life inContinue Reading