There will not be any organized activities on the Third of July at the Jeff Armstrong Ballfield Complex. The Yuma Volunteer Fire Department will present the traditional fireworks show at dusk, just east of the ball fields. For the past several years, the city also helped organize a community celebrationContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council heard a clean audit report during its regular meeting, last week in Council Chambers at Yuma City Hall. All seven members were at last week’s meeting — Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay, Terri Frame, Marylu Smith-Dischner, Jerome Benish, Tim McClung and Dan Baucke. MattContinue Reading
All this precipitation will have some kind of impact on the tri-state Republican River Compact, but just how big of one remains to be determined. The Arikaree River was running earlier this week in southwest Yuma County. It is the first time since June 18, 2019, according to Michelle Smith,Continue Reading
Yuma County Cattlemen’s Association will host their annual YCCA Banquet and Awards Night on Saturday June 24, at the Eckley Community Center. The evening will begin with a social time at 6:00 p.m. A steak dinner will be served at 6:30, and the business meeting will start about 7:00. IncludedContinue Reading
The Yuma-1 Board of Education covered a lot of ground during its regular monthly meeting, Monday night in the Board Room at the District Office. Board President Duane Brown and fellow board members Terri Cooper and John Deering were in attendance. Thomas Holtorf and Lyndsey Galles were absent. The boardContinue Reading
Maggie Anderson definitely had an adventuresome ending to her freshman year in high School. The 15-year-old spent nearly two weeks on a hunting trip in South Africa last month, then took all her finals on May 30 after returning from the trip. Maggie is the daughter of Kristen (Snelling) Anderson.Continue Reading
The Yuma County Jail is closed for business. Sheriff Todd Combs announced late last week that the jail is permanently closed, due to an ongoing staffing shortage. “Due to the inability of the Sheriff’s Office to hire qualified jail staff, for the seven plus open positions at the Commissioners setContinue Reading
Governor Jared Polis made the trip to rural Yuma County last Saturday morning for a bill signing. Dave Blach hosted the event on Blach farm land five miles north of Yuma on Highway 59. Blach, a farmer and rancher, also is on the Colorado Agriculture Commission. Attendees stayed out ofContinue Reading
The Yuma Chamber of Commerce with the help of the City of Yuma received a grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation through its revitalizing main streets program. The program encourages physical activity, and enhances local economic vitality in towns and cities across Colorado through funding infrastructure improvements to makeContinue Reading
Kids At Their Best (KATB) is excited to partner with the Rural Communities Resource Center (RCRC) for a new summer program for kids in Yuma. KATB is a non-profit organization based in Morgan County that was recently recognized at the national level by Share Our Strength for their impressive work.Continue Reading