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George W. Spellman was the second oldest of eight children born to Eldon Thomas (Bud) Spellman and Lois B. (Richards) Spellman January 6, 1929, at home in the Alvin area north of Wray. He passed away June 6, 2021, at Wray Community Hospital. George grew up in the Alvin communityContinue Reading

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John (Jay) Joseph Hickert passed away June 8, 2021 in Akron, CO. Jay was born December 3, 1926 on the family farm in New Almelo, KS. He was the second of eleven children by John W. and Mary L. Hickert. He was baptized at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in NewContinue Reading

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Kaylee Ann Remmich 2009 – 2021 Kaylee Ann Remmich was born March 20, 2009, and passed away June 12, 2021. A Funeral Service will take place on Monday, June 21, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Yuma United Methodist Church in Yuma, Colorado. Interment at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery inContinue Reading

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Annette Jonson Please join us to celebrate the life of Annette Jonson. Thursday, June 24, 2021 11:00 a.m. Yuma United Methodist Church, 520 W. 4th Avenue. For those who cannot attend in person, the service will be live-streamed on the YUMC Facebook page.Continue Reading

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Connie Rae Bauman Korf 1938 – 2020 A Celebration of Life for Connie Rae Bauman Korf will be June 27, 2021, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at The Orphanage, 300 S. Main in Yuma. Leave your sadness at the door and join us as we celebrate the life of Connie RaeContinue Reading

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The methodical march toward schools in Colorado having to get rid of Native American mascots continues. Yuma’s school teams have gone by the “Indians” since the mid-1930s, but likely will have to transition to a new mascot by June 2022. Senate Bill 21-116 passed out of the Colorado Legislature lastContinue Reading

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The Yuma City Council whipped through the agenda in about 20 minutes, last week during its regular meeting at Yuma City Hall. All seven council members were in attendance — Mayor Ron Swehla, Marc Shay, Tim McClung, Marylu Dischner-Smith, Steve Hoch, Dan Baucke and Daniel Ebersole. The council did passContinue Reading

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Yuma High School’s baseball team just might make it into the postseason. The Indians have won five of their last six games to sit at 7-7 heading into the Season D double dip finale on Saturday at rival Wray. Yuma was No. 23 in the Class 2A RPI after Tuesday’sContinue Reading

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Yuma High School’s track and field athletes are sprinting toward the finish line of Season D, with an eye on some big prizes. The Indians are at the Wiggins Invitational on Saturday, then will host the LPAA Meet on Tuesday. (The league meet was supposed to be at Wray HighContinue Reading