Wagon Wheel Ranch of Yuma has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors ranchers, farmers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on working land. The Kenny and Jody RogersContinue Reading

Incoming superintendent Jim Fraley had a short introduction to Yuma-1 Board of Education meetings Monday night. He was in attendance at the regular monthly meeting at the District Office, as the board whipped through its agenda in about 30 minutes. That is one of the shortest board of education meetingsContinue Reading

The 2025 Yuma High School Prom will be Saturday. The Queen candidates are Alina Moran, Wendy Garcia, Lydia Mekelburg and Liz Mendoza. The King candidates are James Brandner, Silas Baucke, Jonathan Thomson and Parker Dressel. This year’s theme is “Golden Glamour.” The prom will be at the fairgrounds. The QueenContinue Reading

Yuma District Hospital and Clinics has a new provider on the staff. Haley Perry is seeing patients as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She is mostly covering the walk-in patients at the Yuma Clinic for now. She said she might spend some time at the Akron Clinic as well. Haley PattersonContinue Reading

Yuma County, CO – This April, Yuma County Department of Human Services is joiningorganizations and communities across the state to recognize Child Abuse PreventionMonth, emphasizing the importance of ensuring families have the support they needbefore challenges become crises. As part of a series, Yuma County Department of Human Services willContinue Reading

Yuma County’s EMS Council is laying the groundwork to potentially create a special district as a funding mechanism for ambulance service in the county. A meeting about the financial state of providing ambulance service was held Monday night in the Yuma Ambulance Building. Representatives from the Yuma, Wray, South Y-WContinue Reading

By Patt Covert The Otis Telegraph April is here. Spring has sprung and it’s almost time for the 2025 Heartstrong Classic! The 5th Annual Heartstrong Classic will be held April 25-27. As Heartstrong Classic organizer Ronda Pletcher posted, “The buckles are ordered and the gold level sponsor spotlights have begun.”Continue Reading