The region finally received its first measurable snowfall of the season over the New Year’s Day weekend. However, the drought continues in a big way. About two to three inches of the white stuff fell on the Yuma area, overnight Friday into Saturday. It was a light, dry snow, though,Continue Reading
From Todd Combs I would like to take a moment of your time to announce my bid for a second term as your Sheriff. As your Sheriff for the last three years, my team at the Sheriff’s Office has accomplished much and provided the law enforcement needed throughout the countyContinue Reading
Byron H. Pelton, Logan County Commissioner for District 1, is announcing his bid to serve as the Colorado State Senator from District 1. “It is crucial that Colorado elects someone to the Senate that is willing to be a strong voice for Energy and Agriculture. These two industries are theContinue Reading
Yuma County resident, Mike O’Donnell, has thrown his hat into the ring to be Republican nominee for Colorado Secretary of State at the November 2022 election. “That office is, or ought to be, a business office serving the entire business community as well as all the voting citizens of Colorado,”Continue Reading
The Yuma City Council held its last meeting of 2021, last week in the Council Chambers at Yuma City Hall. All seven members were in attendance — Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay, and council members Marylu Smith-Dischner, Tim McClung, Dan Baucke, Daniel Ebersole, and Terri Frame. The councilContinue Reading
Yuma County’s 2022 budget will be nearly $4 million more than in 2021, but it is not the case of spending more of the local taxpayers’ hard-earned money. The county’s 2022 budget received final approval recently the Yuma County Commissioners. The total budget is set at $26.36 million, compared toContinue Reading
(Editor’s Note: Presented below is from the minutes of last week’s meeting of the Yuma County Board of Commissioners. The Pioneer has added some of its own wording.) The Yuma County Commissioners and local law enforcement met with 13th Judicial District Attorney Travis Sides to discuss the 2022 budget requestContinue Reading
Yuma School District-1’s effort to change its Indians mascot is becoming an exercise in frustration for district leaders. District leaders had hoped to receive some feedback from the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs during a special meeting it held last Thursday, December 9. Superintendent Dianna Chrisman and board members DuaneContinue Reading
The City of Yuma and Yuma Volunteer Fire Department ended up having to battle a grass clippings fire this past Monday and Tuesday. The city provides dumpsters for grass clippings throughout the mowing season, then takes the mowed grass to a pile located at the east end of the wasteContinue Reading