The Wray hospital has been designated as a drive-thru testing site for COVID-19, beginning this week. There are 50 free tests per week. Once those tests are gone, there will be another 50 tests available the following week. Once tests run out, it will be posted on the Wray hospital’sContinue Reading
Yuma County’s hospitals and clinics have seen a severe drop in business since restrictions took hold in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in early March. Voluntary and elective surgical procedures were recommended not to be done, and people also became less likely to visit the doctor like normal. Governor JaredContinue Reading
Governor Jared Polis’ Safer-at-Home executive order outlines options to local governments. Reportedly, Yuma County’s governmental entities are taking advantage of that to come up with a Yuma County plan. Yuma County Administrator Andrea Calhoon told the Pioneer the county, the cities of Yuma and Wray, the town of Eckley, andContinue Reading
The City of Yuma will continue to keep its buildings and programs closed for the time being, despite Colorado transitioning from Stay-at-Home to Safer-at-Home. “We will evaluate conditions over the next two weeks as more data becomes available,” City Manager Scott Moore told the Pioneer in an email. “At thatContinue Reading
The design above the main entrance to the expanded/renovated Yuma High School was decided Monday night during the Yuma School District-1 Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting. It will be a “barrel” roof with a tip of the hat to The Pit, rather than a pitched roof tower that wasContinue Reading
Yuma School District-1 officially announced late Tuesday afternoon that school buildings will remain closed through the end of the school year. Remote learning will continue through May 19. It also was announced earlier this week at the state level that all spring sports and activities officially are canceled for thisContinue Reading
Local banking institutions said they expect more funding to be released later this week for the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program. The Pioneer reported last week on the program, particularly that Yuma banks were receiving a large volume of applications from local businesses and were having good success gettingContinue Reading
DENVER (April 23, 2020): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) released a new public health order ordering workers in critical businesses and critical government functions to wear non-medical masks and gloves while at work to protect the health and welfare of the public. Public Health Order 20Continue Reading
Next week will mark the first meetings of the Yuma-1 Board of Education and the Yuma City Council since Colorado’s stay-at-home orders went into effect, in regards to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Both are taking a different route in how their meetings will be conducted. Yuma-1 Board of Education stillContinue Reading
Yuma County Economic Development is conducting an online survey of how businesses are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was first released late last week, and approximately 40 businesses filled out the survey in the first few days. Executive Director Phil Riggleman said the survey’s purpose was toContinue Reading