By Deb Daniel RRWCD General Manager The Republican River Water Conservation District (RRWCD) Board of Directors will convene for their quarterly meeting on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Wray Elks Lodge #2409 located at 36355 US-385, Wray, Colorado, 80758. The BoardContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s volleyball team is back in the 2A postseason after a one-year absence. “We are really excited,” coach Jamie Nighswonger said. “Such a different end of the season than we had last year. The team is really excited about being able to go to the regional tournament. IContinue Reading
The 2025 season has come to an end for the Yuma High School football team. The Outlaws have missed the 1A postseason for the first time since the 2020 COVID-19 season in which only eight teams qualified. A 3-0 start this season ended with a 4-5 finish, concluding with lastContinue Reading
Otis High School’s football team snapped a three-game skid with a win in its regular-season finale, setting them up for the 6-man postseason. The Bulldogs cruised to a 74-42 win at highly-ranked Eads last Saturday, finishing the regular season with a 7-3 record. They had lost three straight to threeContinue Reading
Otis High School’s volleyball team will go on the road for the Class 1A regional round. The Bulldogs, the 19th seed in the 24-team regional field, has a familiar opponent in regional as they travel to sixth-seed Stratton on Saturday for a 10 a.m. match. The top 12 teams inContinue Reading
Dolores Irene Probasco was born March 9th, 1931 twelve miles southwest of Eckley to Seward and Ellen (Rutherford) Gilbert. She died peacefully October 23th, in Yuma, at the age of 94. She attended Star Grade School and Eckley High School graduating with the class of 1949. Dolores had many fondContinue Reading
Byron Junior Johnston, lovingly known as “Jay” passed away on October 13, 2025, after a courageous, strong and determined battle with small cell cancer. He led all his loved ones with this same strong courage and passion. He passed resting in the love of his family. Jay was born toContinue Reading
John Clifford Tolbert was born in Wray Colorado on April 22, 1944 to Dorothy Lantz Tolbert and John Darrell Tolbert. He was the oldest grandchild of Clifford and Rachel Lantz and Lucille Tolbert, all of Yuma. He lived in Yuma with his parents, sister Julianne and younger brother Randal untilContinue Reading
Yuma District Hospital & Clinics will be hosting the Fall Health Fair on Saturday. It will be at the hospital after being held at other locations in the community through the years. It will be from 7 to 10 a.m. The last of lab draw dates in Yuma prior toContinue Reading
The Yuma School District-1 Board of Directors covered a wide range of topics during its regular monthly meeting, Monday night. Board President John Deering and fellow board members Tyson Brown, Heath Roundtree and Lindsey Galles were in attendance. Terri Cooper was absent. Superintendent Jim Fraley told the board he wouldContinue Reading