The new owners of the Lett Hotel visited at length with the Yuma City Council during its regular meeting last week. Mayor Tim McClung and council members Terri Frame, Jerome Benish, Vanessa Dischner, Marc Shay and Dan Baucke were in attendance. Zach Diaz was absent. It also was the firstContinue Reading
The Yuma School District-1 Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting Monday night prior to the start of the new school year on Tuesday. Though probably not noticeable to students, there is a new roof at Yuma Middle School just in time for classes to resume. That was partContinue Reading
The City of Yuma’s swimming pool project now is in a holding pattern while city leaders figure out revenue streams. The council went over the swimming pool feasibility and conceptual design package with Christa Plaza of Essenza Architecture last week during its regular meeting. Mayor Tim McClung, Mayor Pro-tem JeromeContinue Reading
The City of Yuma is thrilled to announce that the new playground at Yuma City Park is officially open to the community. After months of planning and construction, the new play area is ready to welcome children and families just in time for summer fun. The playground officially opened onContinue Reading
John and Roberta Schaffner love Yuma County, and Yuma County loves them. “Yuma County has been very good to us,” John said earlier this week. “Almost immediately when we came into Yuma County we were accepted as part of the county.” The Schaffners have been selected to serve as theContinue Reading
Prairie Sea Projects is happy to announce the 4th year of the Switchgrass Teen Film Workshop taking place in Yuma County this summer July 26 – 28; free for middle and high school students. Erin Harper, professional film maker from Yuma, returns with Erin Greenwell, also a professional filmmaker andContinue Reading
The first of the 2025 Yuma County Fair events is almost here. The 4-H Fashion Revue is at Wray High School on Tuesday. There will be a bit of a break after that with other “pre-fair” activities taking place Tuesday and Wednesday July 29-30 before the fair kicks into highContinue Reading
From Sara Vance Many of you throughout Yuma County have gotten to know me while I have been happily working for the Clerk and Recorders office over the course of the last eight years. For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Sara Vance. I was bornContinue Reading
Sandhills Energy’s solar energy project on the City of Yuma wastewater treatment facility property continues to progress. Mechanical completion and commercial operation of the project are anticipated to occur in September, according to Raphael Martinez, director of business relations for Sandhills Energy. The solar panels are being installed on 15Continue Reading
The local wheat harvest keeps plugging along in between rain storms, but the white combine finally reared its ugly head late Monday afternoon. Yuma, and most of the region, has been receiving rain on a consistent basis since the Memorial Day weekend, but luckily the hail has been minimal. ThereContinue Reading