Editor’s Note: The Yuma Museum will be presenting information in the Pioneer regarding the various items one can see there. This is the first installment by Cindy Korf. In the late 19th Century, parlor organs, pump organs, cottage organs or harmoniums became quite popular. This was due to their compactContinue Reading
It is time to get back to business for the Yuma High School football team. The bye week now is in the past as the Outlaws make a long trip to Torrington, Wyoming on Friday. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. “Bye weeks are hard, especially when you’re dealing withContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s volleyball team has some work to do, but at least the Outlaws feel a little better. They snapped a five-match losing streak with an exciting win at Akron last Friday in the Lower Platte opener. They now are 1-0 in league play, 2-5 overall, as they prepareContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys golf is down to its last tournament. The Outlaws have one week to prepare for the Northeastern League Championships at Sky Ranch in Sterling on Thursday, September 25. After that, the Class 2A Boys Golf State Championships in early October is all that remains. Sophomore AlexanderContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s cross country runners had a great showing in Brush last week. “It’s been one of the toughest and most humid races so far, but we showed up,” coach Katherine Coughlin said. Now the Outlaws have an early-morning trip Friday to the Windsor Wizards Invitational with an 8:30Continue Reading
The Otis football team is on the road for the first time this season, while the Arickaree team is back to a Thursday night game after the Washington County rivals played an exciting, competitive game last Friday in Otis. The Bulldogs are 3-0 and ranked No. 6 in the ColoradoContinue Reading
Marvin and Esther (Mekelburg) Brockmeier and their daughter, Shirley, welcomed Marlene Ruth into the family on December 12, 1939. Marlene passed away at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Wray, CO on September 10, 2025. Marlene attended school in Yuma, graduating high school in 1957. She then attended Colorado State Teacher’s CollegeContinue Reading
A Tribute to Dennis (DC) Lee Christianson (aka Husband, Father, Brother, Uncle, Friend) This is but a small portion of Dennis’ story, written with love and memories shared by many. Dennis’ story began on Feb. 12, 1949, the firstborn child to Don and Leona Christianson; nephew of Art Donald; andContinue Reading
A celebration of Tom’s life will be held on October 11, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Cedar Hill, NM, with a reception to follow at the Cedar Hill Schoolhouse Community Building, located at 2 Road 2343, Aztec, NM. Tommy “Tom” Lee Thurston, 80, of Yuma, Colorado, passedContinue Reading
Beloved author Kent Haruf, who taught for many years in Yuma and whose novels captured the spirit of the eastern plains, was honored posthumously this past Saturday with induction into the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame. The ceremony, held before a sold-out audience at the DoubleTree Hilton in Denver’s TechContinue Reading