Yuma volleyball opens Saturday at Kit Carson Tournament
The Yuma High School volleyball team has a challenging start to what is going to be a challenging 2021 season. The Indians open the campaign Saturday at the Kit Carson Tournament. They first will play Class 1A-power Kit Carson at 9 a.m., followed by a match against defending 2A championContinue Reading
Softball opened season Friday
Yuma High School’s softball team jumps right into it this weekend. The Indians open the 2021 season Friday and Saturday at the Platte Valley Tournament in Kersey, playing two games each day. “That’s always a good tournament,” coach Morgan Spencer said earlier this week. Last year, softball was one ofContinue Reading
Long preseason getting shorter for Indians
Football started early, and school is starting late. That has kind of created a challenge for the Yuma High School football team, players and coaches. Since they did not go to a summer camp, YHS was able to begin practice August 2, giving them four full weeks of practice priorContinue Reading
Cross country opens Saturday
Yuma High School cross country is off and running already. The boys and girls teams open the 2021 season Saturday at the Windsor Invitational, which will be held in Greeley. “I don’t know if very often we’ve had a meet on the first open weekend for competitions,” coach Robert ZahllerContinue Reading
Alma Bowland McKinney Dickson 1929-2021
Alma left for her place with God on June 26 peacefully, with her daughter Barbara Northcutt at her bedside. She was born at home on the family farm in Rawlins, Kansas to James and Jenny Bowland. As a young girl her family moved to Wray, Colorado where she attended mostContinue Reading
Danny Kenneth Cumley 1948-2021
Danny Kenneth Cumley was born March 15, 1948, to his parents Darlene (Lush) and Floyd Kenneth Cumley (Bud) in Wray, Colorado. Danny spent his childhood in Wray. After he attended High School, Danny joined the Navy in June 1965. While in the Navy he served overseas during the Vietnam WarContinue Reading
No masks required at Yuma schools
No masks required, no mandates for things like vaccines or testing, local control with parents being allowed to make what they think are the best health decisions for their children. That is the basis for Yuma School District-1’s return to school plan, when the 2021-22 school year begins September 7.Continue Reading
New wing nearly ready for new school year
Yuma School District-1’s multi-faceted and complicated $32 million expansion/renovation project is coming along on time to get the 2021-22 school year started on September 7. The Yuma-1 Board of Education received an update during its regular meeting, Monday night at the district office in downtown Yuma. It also was explainedContinue Reading
Timeline set for changing mascot
Yuma School District-1 is projecting it will cost approximately $400,000 to change from the current “Indians” mascot. A timeline for making the switch to a new mascot was approved by the Yuma-1 Board of Education during its regular meeting, Monday night at the district office. Senate Bill 21-116 was passedContinue Reading
Yuma-1 eliminates in-town bus routes
Yuma School District-1 has eliminated in-town bus routes for the 2021-22 school year. The only exception will be to three licensed daycare centers that are outside the “walk zone” from the Yuma Middle School/Morris Elementary School campus. The action came Monday night at the Yuma-1 Board of Education’s regular meeting,Continue Reading