Yuma County has been moved to the more-restrictive Safer Level 2 by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, as COVID-19 cases have continued to rise. All of northeast Colorado counties now are at Level 2, except for Logan County, which has been moved to the even more-restrictive LevelContinue Reading

Vehicles are lined up along Cedar St. at the Highway 34 intersection, Saturday afternoon during the Trump Train rally held in Yuma. Approximately 50 vehicles, and their drivers and passengers, participated in the vehicular rally showing support for the president. Everyone gathered at the Yuma Community Center and Lake YumaContinue Reading

The 5:10 to Yuma could not take place this year, but organizer Alice Swanson went ahead with a 5K to Yuma, held Saturday morning. A total of 86 registered for the race. Swanson said she was happy with the turnout. Helena Chouinard was the overall fastest female, finishing in 25Continue Reading

The Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control at the University of Colorado School of Medicine wants to understand what patients’ value about their health and how they go about making decisions to get screening or take other actions to prevent health problems. We are currently looking for rural community membersContinue Reading

Sterling, Colo. – October 16, 2020: The atmosphere of COVID-19 has been “do this and do that,” and that will stop the spread of COVID-19. But why? Why does a mask work? Why does wearing a mask in a business matter? Think about it: wearing a mask puts you inContinue Reading

Approximately 50 parents attended a special meeting of the Yuma School District-1 Board of Education, held last Thursday night in the Yuma High School auditorium. The meeting provided a forum for the public to comment on the district’s COVID-19 response. All five board members were in attendance — President DanContinue Reading

Presbyterian fundraiser First Presbyterian Church is holding a drive-thru chili dinner fundraiser to finish paying for the newly installed stained glass windows. Pre-order a bowl of chili and cinnamon roll by October 7 and pick up on Sunday, October 18 from 5-6 p.m. in the alley between Main and AshContinue Reading