6-man report
Arickaree/Woodlin, and possibly Otis will close out the regular season on the field. The Indian/Mustangs, 2-3 overall, close out the truncated 2020 campaign Saturday afternoon at Hanover. It was Hanover that state-title contender Stratton/Liberty was supposed to play last Saturday, after its game with Kit Carson was called off dueContinue Reading
JV football rallied for another win
Yuma High School’s JV football team rallied in the second half for a 24-14 win over Burlington, Monday in Yuma. The Indians fell behind 14-0 in the first half, but dominated the final two quarters. They scored two plays into the third on Nash Richardson’s long run. The two-point conversionContinue Reading
All football championship games in Pueblo
All seven classifications of the 2020 state football championship games will be held on the campus of CSU-Pueblo as part of CHSAA’s Championship Weekend this December. The CHSAA office and the Pueblo-based Friends of Football made the joint announcement of the games on Wednesday. The event will mark the firstContinue Reading
Dennis Baucke 1955-2020
Dennis Lee Baucke, a man of faith, strength and courage passed away on October 23rd, 2020 at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, CO with his family by his side. Dennis was born to Edwin and Adaline Baucke on October 4th, 1955 in Yuma, Colorado. He was theContinue Reading
Alta “Darlene” Moffitt Strand 1929-2020
Alta “Darlene” Moffitt Strand was born July 3, 1929 in Akron, Colorado to Theodore Irving and Alta Molly (Welty) Moffitt. She passed away on November 3, 2020 at the Regent Park Nursing and Rehabilitation & Carriage House in Holyoke, Colorado. Through her early childhood, the family moved numerous times, includingContinue Reading
Eugene Thomas 1931-2020
Hubert Eugene “Gene” Thomas, 88, of Kirk, died October 27, 2020, at Yuma District Hospital from complications after a fall and a long-term lung infection. Gene was born on December 7, 1931, to Floyd and Estellene (Morrow) Thomas, in Grand Junction CO and grew up on a farm west ofContinue Reading
Patricia Carol Duke 1940-2020
Patricia Carol Duke, 79, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming passed away November 7, 2020 at her home. She was born November 21, 1940 in Winona, Minnesota to Richard and Charlotte (Wolters) Holonbek. Patricia graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Social Anthropology and spent time as a nurse’s aide. She was theContinue Reading
Election locally: One new commissioner, Yuma going to November, Eckley passes sales tax, rejects marijuana facilities
Yuma County will have one new commissioner. The City of Yuma will move to November municipal elections in 2025. The Town of Eckley approved a tax increase, but defeated allowing marijuana operations. Yuma’s Cory Gardner will no longer be a United States Senator. The presidential election still was undecided WednesdayContinue Reading
YHS Homecoming this week
Homecoming is being celebrated this week at Yuma High School. Students and staff have had a “dress up” theme each day. The theme today, Thursday, November 5, is “Meme Day” with all memes needing to be school appropriate. Friday will be Red & White Day. There have been some night-timeContinue Reading
Corn and sugar beet harvests wrapping up
Yields are down but prices are up as the local corn harvest approaches its end. The 2020 harvest started early, then reportedly slowed a bit as producers ran into high moisture. However, most of it has dried down again and the harvest likely will finish up this week while temperaturesContinue Reading