Yuma High School will be sending a group of four to the Girls State Wrestling Tournament, Friday and Saturday at Thornton High School. “The whole girls group is fun to be around, and they aver very competitive and prepare themselves very well,” coach Rory Lynch said. “We’re pretty happy toContinue Reading
Scott Weaver of Wray is announcing his candidacy for Yuma County Commissioner District No. 2 in the upcoming 2020 elections. He is running for the Republican nomination. He is the third to throw his hat into the ring for the District No. 2 seat, the others being Democrat incumbent DeanContinue Reading
During the early morning hours of Saturday, February 1, officers with the Yuma Police Department were called to the 200 block of East Petain for a possible assault that had just occurred. Upon arrival a male victim was located and an initial investigation was completed. The male victim was transportedContinue Reading
There will be enough candidates for a Yuma City Council race in the April 7 municipal election. Daniel Ebersole turned in his “cured” nomination petition by this past Monday’s deadline, resulting in five candidates for four council seats up for election. The other candidates are current council members Dan BauckeContinue Reading
The City of Yuma will conduct its first round of trapping, spaying and neutering feral cats at the end of February. It will be done with assistance from Denver Metro Cat and Animal Assistance Foundation. Local veterinarians Tom Parks and Callie Kuntz will provide the medical services, along with aContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council received an update and a request for more possible funding for the Yuma Museum renovation project, last week during its regular meeting. Monica King of the Yuma Museum Board of Directors made the presentation. She reported that she had spoken with the historical fund representatives inContinue Reading
There might be enough candidates for a Yuma City Council race in the April 7 municipal election, but it will not be determined until Monday, February 3. This past Monday, January 27, was the deadline to turn in nomination petitions. Incumbent Ron Swehla was the only candidate to successfully turnContinue Reading
Gargoyles recently installed at the west end of town have caught the attention of many in the community. Yuma resident Rick Seedorf commissioned Lundeen Studio in Loveland to have them done, and put up on pedestals outside his farm shop off of Kamala St. west Yuma District Hospital & Clinics.Continue Reading
The “final” 2019-20 budget for the Yuma School District-1 was approved last June bur the real final budget approval took place Monday night during the Yuma-1 Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting. (The board held a budget workshop prior to the regular meeting.) Officially known as the “Change/Review Budget” asContinue Reading
Property tax statements for 2020 came out in the mail during the past week, and many in the Yuma area noticed quite an increase from 2019. The first inclination was that the Yuma-1 $16 million bond issue passed last November was the cause. While it did indeed increase property taxContinue Reading