Yuma High School’s winter sports teams will get to enjoy a little home cooking coming out of the Christmas break. All four teams open 2024 in The Pit after a two-week break from competition. The girls and boys wrestling teams host Wiggins for duals today, January 4, with the girlsContinue Reading
Merle Ellen (Harr) Wilkins was born October 9, 1931 to Roland and Hazel (Snyder) Harr in Yuma, Colorado. She passed away December 26, 2023 surrounded by family at her home in Yuma, Colorado. Merle grew up in the Yuma, Washington County area. She attended several county schools including Wiladel SchoolContinue Reading
JoAnn (Hickman) McCall passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Dec. 20, 2023, at the age of 88. A remarkable spirit of goodness and strength, she embraced a life well-lived and was greatly beloved for her benevolence, intellect, strong will, and above all, for her fierce passion and loyalty toContinue Reading
Joan Elaine Blach, age 95, passed away peacefully after a short illness on November 17, 2023, in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by family. She was born September 30, 1928, to Betty and Clayton James McCormick in Sterling, Colorado. Joan moved to Loveland, Colorado, with her family when she was in theContinue Reading
The cast for the Yuma Drama Club’s presentation of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” took time to pose for a picture earlier this week. The drama club will be presenting four performances this weekend in the Yuma High School auditorium, 7 p.m. on Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, andContinue Reading
The Raymond and Anabel Corral family has seen their lives uprooted just as the holiday season approaches. Their home at 213 N. Birch St. sustained severe fire and smoke damage last Friday morning, November 10. Anabel was home when the fire started, quickly leaving the house when she saw flamesContinue Reading
The Yuma County School Project is moving along with the work of locating and marking the sites of former rural schools. More than 186 school sites, and many of their teachers and students, have been identified. Have you noticed any of the school signs across the county? Traveling north ofContinue Reading
Akron, CO – State Representative Richard Holtorf announced last week his candidacy for the Fourth Congressional District of Colorado, which is comprised of most of the Eastern Slope and parts of the Front Range. The district is currently represented by Congressman Ken Buck who is retiring after finishing his currentContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council heard an update about Yuma County Economic Development during its regular meeting last week. Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay, and council members Dan Baucke, Jerome Benish, Tim McClung and Terri Frame were in attendance. Marylu Smith-Dischner was absent. YCED Director Shelby Clark provided theContinue Reading
Otis High School’s football team will be at home one last time this season. The No. 2 Bulldogs were at home the first two rounds, including last Saturday’s 61-18 romp past Branson/Kim on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Otis, 10-1, gets to stay home again as the Bulldogs host sixth-seed CheyenneContinue Reading