Yuma County’s EMS Council is laying the groundwork to potentially create a special district as a funding mechanism for ambulance service in the county. A meeting about the financial state of providing ambulance service was held Monday night in the Yuma Ambulance Building. Representatives from the Yuma, Wray, South Y-WContinue Reading
By Patt Covert The Otis Telegraph April is here. Spring has sprung and it’s almost time for the 2025 Heartstrong Classic! The 5th Annual Heartstrong Classic will be held April 25-27. As Heartstrong Classic organizer Ronda Pletcher posted, “The buckles are ordered and the gold level sponsor spotlights have begun.”Continue Reading
Spring has sprung, and the City of Yuma is moving forward with some projects planned for this year. The crew from Concrete Specialties started on the new walking path along and through City Park earlier this week and had made good progress by Tuesday afternoon. The current playground will beContinue Reading
The Yuma Post Office is back open for business. The front doors were reopened to the public last Friday, nearly 10 months after being closed in early June due to severe damage to the building sustained in the May 20, 2024 hail storm. “We still have a long ways toContinue Reading
The W-Y Ground Water Management District about approximately 60 irrigation farmers and others gathered last week in Yuma to discuss future mechanisms for funding Colorado being in compliance with the Republican River Compact. The W-Y Board of Directors hosted the meeting at Skyview Garage in downtown Yuma last Wednesday. AContinue Reading
Local government leaders from throughout Yuma County got together for a meeting last week in Wray. The Yuma County Commissioners and some county department heads, along with council members and administrative staff from Yuma, Eckley and Wray spent about two hours visiting at the Election Center. Everyone shared what isContinue Reading
The Yuma District Hospital Board of Directors met for its regular monthly meeting last week in the Pearse Board Room at Yuma District Hospital & Clinics. All five board members were in attendance, President Monica King and board members Mitch Korf, Delaina Klein, Mark Werts and Elizabeth Hickman. Among theContinue Reading
AKRON, Colo. — “Hello sir,” the barista says as she greets Richard Holtorf here at Latte Da’ Coffee. He claims the table in the corner is his “campaign headquarters”. The barista seems to know his order, but confirms it anyway. In this small Eastern Colorado town, he seems to knowContinue Reading
On March 12, 2025 at 8 a.m., the Yuma County Board of Commissioners met in regular session. Commissioner Scott Weaver, Commissioner Mike Leerar, Chairman Adam Gates, and Administrator Brandi Ritchey were present throughout the day. The Commissioners reviewed and signed accounts payable and discussed various meetings attended throughout the priorContinue Reading
Members of the Yuma School District-1 community will get an opportunity to meet the four superintendent finalists Monday evening. Superintendent Dianna Chrisman is retiring after 10 years leading the district. The Yuma-1 Board of Education has selected four finalists as her replacement — Kyle Bules and Jim Fraley. (There wereContinue Reading