Yuma County Fair Parade info
“Let’s Stirrup Some Fun” is the theme for the 2021 Yuma County Fair Parade, which will be August 10, at 10 a.m. Check-in starts at 8 a.m. at Yuma High School. Judged entries must be checked in and set up by 9 a.m. Judging starts promptly at 9. One mayContinue Reading
Meal programs are hitting the spot
Yuma’s meal programs have undergone several positive changes recently. The Meet & Eat program has returned to in-person meals at the Yuma Community and Enrichment Center, while also still providing delivery service. Those who want a Meet & Eat meal delivered can call 848-0407. What’s more, the meals now areContinue Reading
Baby coyote did not have rabies
The coyote puppy that bit a Yuma resident last week did not have rabies. The Yuma woman was having to undergo painful rabies shots immediately after the incident occurred earlier last week. News of the young coyote being treated as a pet made the news in local and statewide media.Continue Reading
Alumni baseball event update
The YHS alumni baseball event is a go for this weekend at Tribe Field, Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s action will begin at 4 p.m., with players from the 2007 to 2010 teams playing the guys from the 2019 and 2020 teams (the 2020 seniors never got to play their lastContinue Reading
Locals get postseason baseball honors
There is some local representation in the all-state baseball selections released on CHSAANow.com over the past week. Yuma High School junior Yahir Trejo earned Class 2A honorable mention, the only Indian included among the selections. Wray’s Junior Arambula was named to the First Team, and Sam Uyemura earned honorable mention,Continue Reading
Janice Darlene Glenn 1941-2021
Janice Darlene Glenn, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, died at her home in Wellington, Colorado on Thursday July 15th surrounded by family. She was 80 years old. Janice was born on June 18th, 1941 in her family’s farmhouse in Eckley, Colorado to Fern and Delbert Gilliland. The oldestContinue Reading
James Leroy Idler 1941-2021
James Leroy Idler was born June 30, 1941 in Burlington, Colorado to David George and Sarah Gertrude (Scruby) Idler of Kirk, Colorado. Jim was the youngest of their four children. He loved his sister and brothers dearly—and loved to play pranks on them. He had such an engaging sense ofContinue Reading
Betty Joyce Hagler 1927-2021
Betty Joyce Hagler passed away peacefully on July 23, 2021 at the age of 94 in the Washington County Nursing Home. Betty was born June 11, 1927 in Beaumont, Texas to Clemence and Harry Byers. She grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana where she graduated from New Iberia High School.Continue Reading
Dischner looks back at crazy year it was
While everyone has had their challenges during the COVID-stricken 2020-21 school year, Michael Dischner definitely faced and overcame plenty of obstacles. Yuma School District-1’s activities director constantly had to navigate an ever-changing landscape. It actually all began in mid-March 2020 when everyone was sent home and the school year concludedContinue Reading
City puts financials online
The people spoke, and the City of Yuma leaders have listened. The city’s budgets from 2016 through 2021, as well as the audit reports from 2016 to 2019, the most recent one available, are now posted on its website, cityofyuma.colorado.gov. The employee organizational and pay chart also are now onContinue Reading