Emergency texting available through WY Combined Communications
W-Y Communications is pleased to announce that it now has text-to-911 capabilities. Text-to-911 is the ability to send a text message to reach 911 emergency call-takers from your mobile phone or device. W-Y Communications have been offering this service for a while, but was taking its time with an officialContinue Reading
Old Threshers Days is back this weekend
Old Threshers Days is returning in 2021! It will be the 40th show, though technically not the “annual” 40th show as Old Threshers Days was not held in 2020 thanks to COVID-19. It is back this year, though, with three days of Old Threshers activities, September 10-12, at the OldContinue Reading
Tribe on bye week after painful loss
Yuma High School’s football team will be looking to the future, while learning from a painful recent past, during its bye week. The Indians are 1-1 while having this week off before traveling to Ault on September 17 to take on the Highland Huskies. Yuma came tantalizingly close to aContinue Reading
Indians win home opener
Home sweet home, finally, for the Yuma High School volleyball team. The Indians made their 2021 home debut Thursday, September 9, against the Class 3A Brush Beetdiggers, after opening the season with six away matches, including three in the Kit Carson Tournament. The season-opening road haul concluded this past TuesdayContinue Reading
Boys golf league championship is Tuesday
Yuma High School’s boys golf team is nearing the end of its regular season. The Indians are at Akron on Friday, and the Northeastern League Championship is Tuesday. Regional is coming up later this month. Yuma finished third in the Wray Varsity Invite, August 31. Wray won the team titleContinue Reading
6-man: A/W rebounds for win; Otis suffers first loss
The Arickree/Woodlin football team rebounded from a season-opening loss to defending 6-man champion Fleming with a 66-38 home win over Hi-Plains, last Thursday. The Indian Mustangs are at Hanover, Saturday afternoon, looking to go above .500 on the young season. Arickaree/Woodlin pulled away in the second half to claim theContinue Reading
Local 1A volleyball report
The Otis High School volleyball team was 2-5 heading into this past Tuesday’s game at Lone Star. The Bulldogs improved to 3-5 with a four-set win at their neighborhood rival, losing the first set 21-25, but then dominating the rest of the match, 25-10, 25-20, 25-12. Rowan Tribelhorn had nineContinue Reading
Dixie McKillip Warren 1954-2021
Dixie Lee McKillip Warren, 66, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021. She was born on September 28, 1954, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Richard “Red” and Phyllis (Wilkinson) McKillip, the youngest of five children. She graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1972. She attended Chadron State College and graduated inContinue Reading
Jake Leroy Bigner 1938-2021
Jake Leroy Bigner was born on March 21,1938 to Jake and Louise (Tatum) Bigner. He entered eternal life on August 30, 2021, at the age of 83. Jake was born in Hawk Springs, Wyoming and lived east of Wray as a young child. He attended Wray schools graduating from WrayContinue Reading
Funeral notice
Bonnie Jean Lovitt 1943– 2021 Bonnie Jean Lovitt was born December 28, 1943, and passed away September 1, 2021. A Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Baucke Funeral Home in Yuma, Colorado. The Service will be live streamed on Facebook. BauckeContinue Reading