No direction from CCIA for Yuma-1 new mascot
Yuma School District-1’s effort to change its Indians mascot is becoming an exercise in frustration for district leaders. District leaders had hoped to receive some feedback from the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs during a special meeting it held last Thursday, December 9. Superintendent Dianna Chrisman and board members DuaneContinue Reading
City dealt with grass clipping fire
The City of Yuma and Yuma Volunteer Fire Department ended up having to battle a grass clippings fire this past Monday and Tuesday. The city provides dumpsters for grass clippings throughout the mowing season, then takes the mowed grass to a pile located at the east end of the wasteContinue Reading
Council finalizes 2022 budget
There will not be any pay raises for City of Yuma employees as the Yuma City Council finalized the 2022 budget during its regular meeting, last week. Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay and fellow council members Marylu Smith-Dischner, Dan Baucke, Dan Ebersole, Tim McClung and Terri Frame allContinue Reading
Yuma boys rolling in December
So far, so excellent for the Yuma High School boys basketball team. The Indians are 4-0 entering the final weekend of 2021 portion of the 2021-22 season. All their wins have come by double digits. They are ranked No. 2 in Class 2A, and are No. 1 in the early-seasonContinue Reading
Yuma girls keeping it interesting early
“It takes a village” should be the mantra for the Yuma High School girls basketball team this season. It definitely took a whole team to raise a victory in “The Beet Pile” Monday night in Brush. The Indians improved to 3-1 with a grinding 50-49 overtime victory over the Beetdiggers,Continue Reading
Top field for first YHS Holiday Tournament
It is finally here, Yuma High School’s inaugural YHS Holiday Tournament, Friday and Saturday. Yuma’s basketball teams will be welcoming Eaton, Limon and Heritage Christian to town for the two-day tourney. Varsity and JV teams will be playing. All varsity games will be in The Pit, with the JV gamesContinue Reading
Girl grapplers in big meet in Greeley
Yuma High School’s girls wrestlers will wrap up December at a huge tournament on the University of Northern Colorado campus in Greeley, Friday and Saturday. The Indians will be competing in the Northern Colorado Christmas Wrestling Tournament in the Bank of Colorado Arena. It features such a big field, includingContinue Reading
Grapplers end December in Wray
Yuma High School’s boys wrestling team will wrap up the pre-Christmas portion of their schedule Saturday when they compete in the Wray Bob Smith Invitational. It will be the Indians’ first action since taking a reduced squad to the Limon Badgers Invitational, last Saturday. Yuma took only six wrestlers toContinue Reading
1A hoops report
Lone Star’s girls basketball team is 3-2 heading into the final game in December, when the Longhorns play Hi-Plains on Friday. They are ranked No. 8 in Class 1A, with losses over the past week to No. 2 Briggsdale and No. 4 Merino. They played Briggsdale in the Prairie Classic,Continue Reading