The steel frame for the new wing at Yuma High School continues to go up this week. The canopy top over the new front entrance was put up on Monday, providing an exciting development. The top is a tip of the hat to The Pit’s half-dome roof, which is locatedContinue Reading

A Yuma teenager has been missing since last Saturday, January 30. Jorge Rodriguez, Jr. was last known to leave work at Pro Health in Wray at 5:42 p.m. last Saturday. He was driving a 2003 Nissan Altima, tan in color. The back bumper is missing. The license plate number isContinue Reading

The City of Yuma is ramping up an extensive public information campaign to better educate the community about the municipal government — particularly the services provided through the General Fund. Part of the plan is to also have a revenue-enhancing ballot question before the voters in November. City leaders haveContinue Reading

From Wray Community Hospital District After 32 years of devoted service to Wray Community District Hospital, Robert Loyd, M.D., general surgeon, has announced his retirement beginning January 2021. Dr. Loyd, a WHS graduate, received his medical degree from the University of Colorado. Dr. Robert Buchanan M.D. mentored him in manyContinue Reading

Yuma County resident Jakob Holcomb has been sentenced to serve eight years, 30 months and 90 days in the Colorado Department of Corrections. He received credit for 368 served was assessed $428.50 in fines and costs. The sentencing occurred in Yuma County District Court in Wray, last month. On DecemberContinue Reading

Yuma School District-1 is entering 2021 looking at how to continually improve instruction during a pandemic, and look forward to moving past it. “What I see for early 2021 is some review of what has worked and what hasn’t,” Superintendent Dianna Chrisman said. “We will continue to look for short-termContinue Reading

The Yuma City Council laid the groundwork for the Lake Yuma Project during its regular meeting held virtually last week. Mayor Ron Swehla, and council members Marylu Smith-Dischner, Dan Baucke, Marc Shay, Daniel Ebersole, and Tim McClung participated via Zoom. Councilman Steve Hoch joined late in the meeting. A constructionContinue Reading

While many activities have been canceled or postponed due to COVID-19, several academic centered activities are still in full swing. “It’s been a priority for the directors of the regional, state and international science fairs that the ‘Fair’s must go on!’ even if they are virtual,” says Yuma High SchoolContinue Reading