YHS students and staff will shuffle around project
It will be a different kind of school year, once again, at Yuma High School. “We’re trying to believe it will not be as chaotic as last year, but it might be for different reasons,” Principal Brady Nighswonger said earlier this week. “We’ll stay positive and hope everything goes smoothly.”Continue Reading
Yuma schools open Tuesday, principal among new staff
An extended summer vacation for the Yuma schools finally is coming to an end. The 2021-22 school year begins Tuesday, September 7, following a longer-than-normal summer break due to Yuma-1’s $32 million expansion/renovation project. Yuma-1 is opening the school in “Green” meaning there are no requirements for mask wearing, beingContinue Reading
Old Settlers returns this weekend
Eckley’s Old Settlers Picnic, the oldest community celebration in Yuma County, is returning this Labor Day weekend after a 2020 hiatus. It had been held for the 131 consecutive years prior to be canceled last year thanks to COVID-19 protocols. Still, the 132nd edition will be held Saturday and SundayContinue Reading
Pfizer vaccine available at YHDC as cases keep rising
Students between 12-17 years of age in Yuma now can get a COVID-19 vaccine without having to leave town, or wait for the mobile clinic to show up periodically. That is because Yuma District Hospital & Clinics now has the Pfizer vaccine. It made the announcement last week. One canContinue Reading
Vaccination requirement includes YDHC and THH
Yuma District Hospital and Clinics, and The Harmony Home, are among the facilities now required to have all their employees vaccinated, per a new state order. The State Board of Health this past Monday, August 30, approved emergency rules requiring vaccination for staff in licensed healthcare settings. The Board metContinue Reading
Yuma football has serious challenge Friday
The first step is out of the way, but the climb gets considerably steeper now for the Yuma High School football team. The Tribe is 1-0 after dismantling Burns, Wyoming, 41-6, last Friday in the 2021 season opener in Yuma. However, it now goes on the road for a non-conferenceContinue Reading
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