Public input was sought for the proposed Yuma Recreation Complex during a question-and-answer event last Thursday evening at Indian Hills Clubhouse. Approximately 50 people showed up during the allotted three hours, and reportedly provided plenty of valuable feedback. It was hosted by the Yuma Recreation Complex Committee, which was formedContinue Reading
The Yuma Police Department and assisting agencies continue to try to determine the whereabouts of Britani Meek, 25, of Yuma. A $5,000 reward now is being offered for information leading to her being found. Law enforcement is looking for the public’s assistance in locating Meek who has been missing sinceContinue Reading
Flocks of hunters will be converging on Yuma County and northeast Colorado for the opening weekend of the pheasant season. The season runs from Saturday, November 11, through January 31, 2024. “The hunting should be quite a bit better this year than in past years because most of the harvestContinue Reading
Carbon America representatives were grilled by area residents during an open meeting about its proposed carbon capture project with Yuma Ethanol, last Wednesday at Skyview Garage in downtown Yuma. Approximately 50-60 people attended the question-and-answer session, along with seven representatives from Carbon America. It appears Yuma Ethanol had one representativeContinue Reading
The proposed Niyol Solar Project will be back before the public and Yuma County Commissioners on Monday. The commissioners will hold a hearing to accept pubic comment at 1 p.m. on October 30. (It had been scheduled for September 29, but moved to October.) It will be in the commissionersContinue Reading
Y.A.A. recorded 102 entries in the adult division on Friday, Oct. 20. Of those, 66 were entered to be judged on Saturday morning. The judge named the following top awards in these three main categories: Best of Show Professional Category: First, “Study in Color” by Monica King; Second, “Scallyway” byContinue Reading
The original granite design will go back up at the Welcome to Yuma clock structure on S. Main St. near Highway 34. It was first installed in August 2017 as part of the Main Street Project. It was knocked over in October 2022 by a utility truck backing out ofContinue Reading
Registered electors living within Yuma School District-1 get choose from among four candidates for two seats up for election on board of education. The top vote-getters after all the ballots are counted on November 7 will join the board later this year, as current members Duane Brown’s and Thomas Holtorf’sContinue Reading
It is Homecoming Week for the Yuma Outlaws. Homecoming Week events have been taking place all week at Yuma High School, and there is more yet to come. The community is invited to participate in the bonfire that will start at 7 p.m. today, October 5, in the dirt parkingContinue Reading
The Outlaws stole the show in Yuma School District-1’s Mascot Madness. Yuma’s new mascot was made official last Friday morning. The Yuma-1 Board of Education held a brief meeting at 7:45, unanimously passing a motion declaring Outlaws as the new mascot. An assembly then was held in The Pit atContinue Reading