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Yuma High School’s baseball team has given itself a chance at qualifying for the postseason following a hard-fought sweep of the visiting Burlington Cougars, Wednesday afternoon at Tribe Field. The Indians remain at the friendly confines for their next four games; Sedgwick County comes to town for a double dipContinue Reading

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Yuma High School’s track and field teams took turns winning team titles, last week. The athletes now head to Platte Valley on Friday for their only meet this week. Yuma’s girls won the team title at the Holyoke Invitational, last Thursday, with 118.83 points. Sedgwick County was second with 110,Continue Reading

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Yuma High School’s girls golf team picked up another tournament team win, claiming the Kit Carson Invitational team championship last Friday. It was the team’s third tournament title of the week. Jada Young led the way shooting a 103 to tie for third place. Ema Richardson shot a 110 toContinue Reading

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Lone Star had a strong day at the Holyoke Invitational, last Thursday, May 27. The girls scored 50 points to finish eighth in the team standings. The boys scored 13 points to finish ninth in their division. Alivia Weathers won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.59 seconds, andContinue Reading

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LeRoy Wright was born in Julesburg Colorado May 21st 1946 and passed away May 23 2021 at his home in Wray Colorado surrounded by his wife, family, friends and pets. He was the only child of George and Rosa Wright of Julesburg Colorado. He married Lana Rae Eastin and hadContinue Reading

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Joe passed away peacefully at his home in Westminster, Colorado April 20, 2021 at the age of 92. Joe was a wise and gentle father to his six children, a loving and supportive grandfather to his 5 grandchildren and warmly embraced 62 foster babies that began their early lives inContinue Reading

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Jack Lee Williams, known to most as “Cowboy Jack”, age 88, of Gays Mills, Wis., passed away peacefully at home on May 27, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was born in Ashland, Kansas August 1,1932. I am about the same Jack Williams, as I was 72 years ago whenContinue Reading

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Gladys Darlene Seifert was born on February 7, 1932, to Albert W. Allen and Stella May Green, the youngest of 11 children. She passed on May 28, 2021 at the age of 89. Gladys graduated from Yuma High School in 1949. She started working with Mountain Bell Telephone as anContinue Reading

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By Marianne Goodland State Capitol Correspondent Indian mascot bill in House Education on Thursday The bill to ban the use of Indian mascots in Colorado public schools and public colleges and universities took a major step forward on May 20. That’s when the House Education Committee approved Senate Bill 116Continue Reading

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A regular Memorial Day weekend returns in 2021. The Yuma VFW and American Legion will be hosting Memorial Day services after taking off last year due to the COVID-19 concerns (besides a brief ceremony), and the Yuma Museum is bringing back its Cemetery Tour at the Yuma Cemetery following theContinue Reading