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
Two new members of the Yuma School District-1 Board of Education unofficially have been elected. The ballots will not be completely canvassed and official results determined until later this month. Initial results from Tuesday’s mail-in election showed Heath Roundtree with 818 votes and Tyson Brown 649 (as of the 9:50Continue Reading
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