New guidance issued by the CDPHE last week for schools recommends masking in K-12. The state updated and clarified its Practical Guide for Operationalizing CDC’s School Guidance to reflect updated best practices and guidance for schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19. There is no indication area school districts willContinue Reading
Yuma Community Foundation trustees have set a deadline of October 15, 2021 to receive written applications for the 2021 cycle. Applicants must submit (5) five copies. Applications are available at Main Street Insurance, 317 S Main in Yuma or by email, call Linda Frank (848-5382). Mail completed applications to: YumaContinue Reading
W-Y Communications is pleased to announce that it now has text-to-911 capabilities. Text-to-911 is the ability to send a text message to reach 911 emergency call-takers from your mobile phone or device. W-Y Communications have been offering this service for a while, but was taking its time with an officialContinue Reading
Old Threshers Days is returning in 2021! It will be the 40th show, though technically not the “annual” 40th show as Old Threshers Days was not held in 2020 thanks to COVID-19. It is back this year, though, with three days of Old Threshers activities, September 10-12, at the OldContinue Reading
It will be a different kind of school year, once again, at Yuma High School. “We’re trying to believe it will not be as chaotic as last year, but it might be for different reasons,” Principal Brady Nighswonger said earlier this week. “We’ll stay positive and hope everything goes smoothly.”Continue Reading
An extended summer vacation for the Yuma schools finally is coming to an end. The 2021-22 school year begins Tuesday, September 7, following a longer-than-normal summer break due to Yuma-1’s $32 million expansion/renovation project. Yuma-1 is opening the school in “Green” meaning there are no requirements for mask wearing, beingContinue Reading
Eckley’s Old Settlers Picnic, the oldest community celebration in Yuma County, is returning this Labor Day weekend after a 2020 hiatus. It had been held for the 131 consecutive years prior to be canceled last year thanks to COVID-19 protocols. Still, the 132nd edition will be held Saturday and SundayContinue Reading
Students between 12-17 years of age in Yuma now can get a COVID-19 vaccine without having to leave town, or wait for the mobile clinic to show up periodically. That is because Yuma District Hospital & Clinics now has the Pfizer vaccine. It made the announcement last week. One canContinue Reading
Yuma District Hospital and Clinics, and The Harmony Home, are among the facilities now required to have all their employees vaccinated, per a new state order. The State Board of Health this past Monday, August 30, approved emergency rules requiring vaccination for staff in licensed healthcare settings. The Board metContinue Reading
The City of Yuma is moving forward with two ballot questions regarding tax increases on the November 2 ballot. Yuma City Council approved two measures during last week’s regular meeting, while turning down a third proposed tax ballot question. Mayor Ron Swehla and council members Marylu Smith-Dischner, Marc Shay, TimContinue Reading