Annabell Lucilla Shoemaker 1941-2021
Annabell Lucilla Shoemaker, 80, passed away peacefully in her home in Woods Cross, UT on November 22, 2021. Born Annabell Lucilla Ebbers on September 28, 1941, in Yuma County, Colorado, the eighth child of nine girls of farmers George and Catherine Ebbers. She often talked about the difficulty of farmContinue Reading
Marilyn (Moncrief) Campbell 1931-2021
Marilyn Rae Moncrief was born in Elwood, Nebraska on April 19, 1931, to Raymond William Moncrief and Esther Marie Morris of Elwood. She had five siblings; Wanda, Delores, Kenneth, Judy and Carol Moncrief. Marilyn grew up in Sterling and attended Sterling High School and graduated with the Class of 1949.Continue Reading
Lorna Frick
Lorna Frick, 90, passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2021 in Greeley, CO. Lorna was born in Yuma, Colorado to Alfred and Jennie Hansen. She was delivered by her Aunt Mildred and was the fourth of ten children. She graduated from Lone Star High School in a class of nineContinue Reading
Yuma-1 delaying mascot decision
Yuma School District-1 is going to delay making a decision on a new mascot, which originally was set to take place Monday, November 15, at the board of education’s regular monthly meeting. Yuma School District-1 leaders were scheduled to participate in the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs’ special session, viaContinue Reading
NAGA holding rally in Yuma, Sunday
A “Red Rally for Yuma Indians” will be held Sunday at 1 p.m., at Veteran’s Park on Highway 34 next to Daylight Donuts. Native American Guardian’s Association has a Civil Rights lawsuit filed on behalf of all Native-themed schools in Colorado. “Keep Yuma Indians forever” is a Facebook site toContinue Reading
Pheasant season opens Saturday
It’s time the birds to go scurrying for cover again. A flock of hunters is expected to converge on Yuma County, and other parts of northeastern Yuma County for the start of Colorado’s pheasant hunting season, which runs November 13 through January 31. Local hotels, motels, camper hook-ups and otherContinue Reading
User fee, budget on RRWCD meeting agenda
An increase to the Republican River Water Conservation District’s water use fee, as well as the 2022 budget are among the items on the RRWCD Board of Directors meeting’s agenda set for November 16 in Wray. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m., and will be held in the meetingContinue Reading
City selling property; hosted Town Hall
The City of Yuma is in the process of selling the rest of the 70-plus acres it purchased a few years ago. The Yuma City Council took two action items in regards to the “Church Annexation” property, located between Detroit Ave. and Indian Hills Golf Course, during its regular meetingContinue Reading
Tribe hosts Centauri in first home playoff game in eight years
The March on Strasburg definitely deserves a spot in the annals of Yuma High School football playoff history. Yuma’s epic, game-defining, 19-play, 99-1/2-yard drive not only resulted in the first score in the Class 1A first-round playoff game, it also: • Led to the program’s first playoff win, 35-20, inContinue Reading
Fowler ended Yuma volleyball’s season
Yuma High School’s volleyball season came to an end last Friday in the regional round. The Indians won their first match in five sets over Rangely, but saw their season conclude with a three-set loss to third-seed Fowler, who advanced to the Class 2A State Tournament, Thursday through Saturday inContinue Reading