Fun times planned for Yuma on Saturday
The City of Yuma and the community is gearing up for a big Third of July celebration, which this year will fall on a Saturday. The Yuma Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a craft fair downtown on S. Main St. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The vendors will beContinue Reading
Governor signs mascot bill
Senate Bill 21-116, aka “the mascot bill,” was signed by Governor Jared Polis, Monday afternoon. It was the final legislative step dictating that schools such as Yuma will need to eliminate Native American mascots, and any reference on anything school related, by June 2022, less than one year away. IfContinue Reading
Driver avoided serious injury in overpass wreck
The driver in a rollover accident on Highway 34 at the overpass west of Yuma apparently avoided serious injury, last Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m., June 26. A 2015 Toyota Tacoma driven by Betty Nelson, 70, of Fort Morgan, was pulling a camping trailer westbound onContinue Reading
Lake Yuma Project is underway
Work is well underway with the Lake Yuma Project. Solitude Lake Management is in charge of the $500,000 project to upgrade Yuma’s attractive stormwater runoff pond. A grant from the Department of Local Affairs is covering half the costs, with the rest being covered from the Street Department budget inContinue Reading
Yuma boys won T&F title on silver anniversary of first one
Yuma High School’s boys track and field coaches and team members knew they had a shot at a state championship heading into last week’s Class 2A Track and Field Championships at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood. The Indians certainly lived up to the expectations, and then some — scoring 76Continue Reading
Yuma girls score 29, look to future
Yuma High School’s girls track and field team had a great run at the Class 2A Track and Field Championships, last week at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood. Scoring 29 points and tying for 11th place in the classification isn’t bad at all. It’s just that it was overshadowed aContinue Reading
Weathers leads great efforts by locals in 1A meet
There were some pretty amazing performances by area athletes in the Class 1A Track and Field Championships, last week at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood. Lone Star junior Alivia Weathers swept all four of her events, powering the Longhorns to a third-place team finish with 52 points. Arickaree/Woodlin’s Jacob JeffersonContinue Reading
NCHD rescinds public health emergency declaration
Sterling, Colo – June 24, 2021: In April, 2020, the Northeast Colorado Health Department (NCHD) Board of Health signed a resolution declaring a local public health emergency for the special district of the Northeast Colorado Health Department. During their board meeting on June 23, 2021, the board rescinded the resolution.Continue Reading
Straight-line winds do major damage in north-central YC
The thunderstorm that blew through the area last Saturday afternoon included damaging straight-line winds that wreaked havoc along Yuma County roads 47 and 48. Pictured left is a “H structure” power pole obliterated by the wind, and right is beat-down wheat. Yuma County Emergency Manager Roger Brown said Tri-State hasContinue Reading
Yuma’s new police officer settling in
Matt Yost is living his childhood dream of being a police officer. The newest addition to the Yuma Police Department recalled he was in second grade or so “when I really fell in love with it,” he said. “They brought the cop cars to school, and with the lights andContinue Reading