Schedule slowing a bit for boys golf
The schedule is slowing a bit for the Yuma High School boys golf team. The Indians have gotten in most of their season prior to the September 7 start to the 2021-22 school year. They were at Strasburg this past Tuesday, and will be at Sterling on Friday. Yuma’s golfersContinue Reading
Cross country back on the road again
Yuma High School’s cross country runners head west again after competing last weekend in Greeley. The Indians are at the Lightning Invitational at Broomfield Country Commons, Friday afternoon. Coach Ron Zahller and assistant Ben Inouye took a crew to the Andy Myers Invitational, at Monfort Park in Greeley, last Saturday.Continue Reading
1A volleyball
Otis High School’s volleyball team will be looking to pick up some wins this week after a challenging start to its season. The Bulldogs hosted Wray this past Tuesday in its home opener, and hosts Idalia on Friday, before traveling to neighboring Lone Star on Tuesday, September 7. They openedContinue Reading
6-man football
The Otis High School football team had a very encouraging start to its season, last Friday. Now the Bulldogs host fifth-ranked Idalia in their home opener, Friday at 7:30 p.m. Otis opened its season last Friday afternoon with a 67-18 win at Weldon Valley. The Bulldogs raced out to aContinue Reading
Steve Cullen 1954-2021
Steven Ray Cullen was born on February 7, 1954, to Leon and Grace (Lohmeyer) Cullen in Ulysses, Kansas. He passed away on August 24, 2021, in Oberlin, Kansas, of complications related to a recent surgery. Steve was 67 years old. He began school in the small Colorado community of KirkContinue Reading
Eris Elizabeth (Yearous) Salvador 1940-2021
Eris Salvador, 81, passed away August 6, 2021 at her home in Yuma, Colorado. Born June 22, 1940 in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Walter and Ruby Yearous, Eris graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1957 and went to Northeastern Junior College. Eris met her future husband, Marvin Salvador, inContinue Reading
James Curtis Drullinger 1928-2021
James Curtis Drullinger was born on June 28, 1928 to Harrison Winfield Drullinger and Jennie (Hackney) Drullinger in Atwood, Kansas. He passed away on August 25, 2021 due to complications from Covid at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan, Colorado at the age of 93. Jim graduated fromContinue Reading
City putting two tax questions on ballot
The City of Yuma is moving forward with two ballot questions regarding tax increases on the November 2 ballot. Yuma City Council approved two measures during last week’s regular meeting, while turning down a third proposed tax ballot question. Mayor Ron Swehla and council members Marylu Smith-Dischner, Marc Shay, TimContinue Reading
YDHC requiring masks for all
Yuma District Hospital & Clinics is requiring everyone to wear masks inside its facility as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the region. The requirement also includes the Akron Clinic. The hospital district made the announcement last week on its Facebook page. It was a joint statement from the YumaContinue Reading
Aeration system completes Lake Yuma Project
The final portion of the $500,000 Lake Yuma Project was completed last Friday. A crew from Solitude Lake Management installed an aeration system in the lake. It consists of five different diffusers, and a small set of air compressors capable of adding dissolved oxygen to the entire pond, top toContinue Reading