Cross country keeps excelling
Yuma High School’s cross country teams keep posting impressive numbers during the 2021 season. The Indians are back at it Friday when they travel to Platte Valley. Yuma’s runners were at the Brighton Mercury Invitational last week, with both teams posting strong efforts. The boys finished fourth out of eightContinue Reading
Yuma boys golf was at regional, Tuesday
Four Yuma High School golfers took a shot at state tournament berths, this past Tuesday at the Collindale Golf Course in Fort Collins. Unfortunately, senior Brekyn Josh was unable to attend as his season ended a bit prematurely. Still, coach Benjamin Weathers took John Smith, Nash Richardson, Kyle Schuetz andContinue Reading
Yuma softball home Saturday
Yuma High School’s softball team keeps working on tightening up its defense. “We’ve been focusing this past week on eliminating the errors,” coach Morgan Spencer said. “If we can get away from having an error after committing a first one, we could cut down on the big innings. I thinkContinue Reading
6-man football/1A volleyball
The Otis High School football team will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak when it travels to Deer Trail on Friday. The Bulldogs are 1-3 after a heartbreaking 30-28 loss Briggsdale, which improved to 4-0 and is ranked No. 9 in 6-man. Deer Trail enters this week withContinue Reading
Corey James Mekelburg 1995-2021
Corey James Mekelburg was born on July 21, 1995 in Liberal, KS to Dori Jennings and Shane Nichols. He passed away September 15, 2021 in Yuma, Colorado in an automobile accident. His early years of school were in Otis and then to Yuma 3rd grade through 6th grade. In 2005Continue Reading
Bobbi Jean Gomez 1966-2021
Bobbi Jean (Uhrig) Gomez was born on August 23, 1966 to Darrell Uhrig and Donna Jean (Melvin) Uhrig in Sterling, Colorado. She passed away on September 12, 2021, at the age of 55, at her home in the Lone Star Community in Otis, Colorado. Bobbi attended Frederick High School inContinue Reading
Darlene Lois (Fisbeck) Vorce 1934-2021
Darlene Lois (Fisbeck) Vorce, 86, died at home on September 5, 2021, in Fort Collins. Darlene was born at home on October 14, 1934, in Paoli and was one of eight children born to Elnora and Emil Fisbeck. She spent her childhood in Paoli and graduated high school in HaxtunContinue Reading
Billy Lane Geske 1952-2021
Billy Lane Geske, 69, a longtime resident of Otis passed away in his home Tuesday evening, September 7th, 2021, with family by his side after another bout with cancer. Billy was born on March 10th, 1952, in Elgin, Illinois to Robert “Bob” and Norma (Oppermann) Geske, the younger of twoContinue Reading
Yuma City Council met twice last week
The Lake Yuma Project was back before the Yuma City Council during its regular meeting, last week. It had to do with the new sod laid as part of the bank stabilization effort, and the need to expand the sprinkler system to water the new grass. The roughly $500,000 project,Continue Reading
Yuma schools have first cases, state updates guidance
New guidance issued by the CDPHE last week for schools recommends masking in K-12. The state updated and clarified its Practical Guide for Operationalizing CDC’s School Guidance to reflect updated best practices and guidance for schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19. There is no indication area school districts willContinue Reading