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Bennie Ybarra, 74 of Greeley, Colorado, passed away at his home on Monday, September 27, 2021. Bennie was born on October 10, 1946 in Brush, Colorado, to Eulogio and Mary Ann (Almarez) Ybarra. Bennie lived in Brush and moved to Greeley 23 years ago. He worked as a butcher, whichContinue Reading

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Nancy Sue (Balderston) Alexander was born February 18, 1954 to Bernard and Jean (Chrismer) Balderston. She passed into God’s hands on July 27, 2021 at the age of 67. Nancy was born in Yuma, Colorado and lived there until she left for college. Her family lived 12 miles north ofContinue Reading

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Robert Verl Dilka, 99, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at the Washington County Nursing Home in Akron Colorado. Robert (Bob) was born in a farmhouse in rural Yuma County on May 30, 1922. Bob was the fifth of seven children born to Frank Louis Dilka and Minnie LenaContinue Reading

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William “Bill” Knapp, 60, of Yuma, Colorado passed away August 31, 2021 at the Harmony Home in Yuma. Bill was born July 6, 1961 in Illinois. A celebration of life will be held at Daylight Donuts in Yuma, 200 W. 8th Ave., October 7 from 2 to 4 pm. BillContinue Reading

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Bonnie Jean Lovitt–Allen 77 of Akron, Colorado passed away September 1,2021 at the Sterling Living Center in Sterling, Colorado. She was born in Yuma, Colorado December 28, 1943 to Oliver Joseph Allen and Vernadean Allen-Dilka. She graduated from Yuma High School in 1962. She married her high school sweetheart RonaldContinue Reading

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Roy was born 3/29/1934 to George and Elsie Hill in Pretty Prairie, Kansas and passed away 9/12/2021 at his home in Cope, Colorado. He moved with is family to Colorado in 1947 when his dad farmed Southeast of Cope. Roy married Cleta Smith in October of 1953, and together rearedContinue Reading

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There are now 15. The Yuma School District-1 Board of Education trimmed the list of submissions for a new mascot during its regular monthly meeting, Monday night at the district office located on the southern edge of downtown Yuma. Yuma-1 needs to eliminate “Indians” which has been around since theContinue Reading

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The Yuma School District-1 Board of Education received an update on its $32 million expansion/renovation project, which is focused on the Yuma High School campus, during its regular monthly meeting Monday night. Board President Dan Ross, and board members Lindsey Galles and Duane Brown were in attendance, while Kim LangelyContinue Reading

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Yuma School District-1 has implemented additional health protocols at Yuma Middle School. The district received notification this past Tuesday of three additional positive COVID-19 cases at YMS. That brings the total active cases in the Yuma schools to six. Two positive cases at YMS and one at Yuma High SchoolContinue Reading

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Tragedy struck north of Yuma last Wednesday morning, September 15, as a young man lost his life in a two-vehicle accident. A memorial service for Corey Mekelburg, 26, was held this past Tuesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church. He spent most of his life in the Yuma area, andContinue Reading