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At this point it appears Colorado high school basketball players are going to have to wear masks during games in Season B — though there is a petition effort underway to get that changed. Practices officially started this past Monday, with games beginning next week. District and high school leadersContinue Reading

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Yuma High School Boys Basketball — At Brush, Thursday, January 28, JV 4 p.m., C-team 5:30 p.m., Varsity 7 p.m.; vs. Limon, home, Saturday, January 30, JV 1 p.m., C-team 2:30 p.m., Varsity 4 p.m. Girls Basketball — At Brush, Thursday, January 28, JV 4 p.m., Varsity 5:30 p.m., C-teamContinue Reading

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Robert Fred Crossland passed away January 5, 2021, at the Washington County Nursing Home in Akron, Colorado. Robert “Bob” was born January 20, 1946, in Haxtun, Colorado, the son of Robert Wayne and Edna (Johnson) Crossland. Bob attended his early years of school in Fleming, Haxtun, and Eckley, Colorado, andContinue Reading

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Norma Elizabeth (Younker) Northcutt, a 91-year resident of Yuma County, passed away January 15, 2021 in Wray, CO at the age of 98. She was born to William Eli and Marie Webb Younker on November 18, 1922 on her grandparents Winfred and Sarah (Eaton) Younker’s farm near Ogallala, NE. SheContinue Reading

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Connie Rae (Bauman) Korf was born November 15, 1937 to Lloyd and Ann (Groehnoff) Bauman in Huron, South Dakota. She passed away on December 29th, 2020 at her home in Yuma, Colorado with her children at her side. Connie was a glorious 83 years old. She graduated from Huron HighContinue Reading

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Clint Earl Wisdom was welcomed into the lives of Richard, Lois, Chris, Vicky, Kent and Van Wisdom on October 21, 1965. He passed into the pearly gates on January 14, 2021 at the age of 55. He was a passionate, loving and generous man, loved by all who knew him.Continue Reading

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Leonard was born June 4, 1934 to Arthur and Alice McCall in Yuma, Colorado. He passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at his home in Nampa, Idaho with family and wife Vivian (Gibson) Mcall. He was born fourth in a family of ten children. As a young child, lifeContinue Reading

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Johnny Albear Medrano, 55, of McCook, NE passed away on December 30, 2020. He will be deeply missed by his wife of 20 years, Kim; children, Stacey and Jake; brothers, Lupe, Martin, Art, Steve, and Peter; sisters, Alice and Yolanda. Johnny was born in Ballinger, Texas to Lupe and JuanitaContinue Reading

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Howard Ernest Smith 1937-2021 Howard Ernest Smith born May 16, 1937 to Emil L. “Toolie” and Frances Lillian (Funk) Smith in Wray, Colorado. He passed away peacefully at home with his loving and caring wife next to his side on January 17, 2021. A Funeral Service will be held Saturday,Continue Reading

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Yuma School District-1 is entering 2021 looking at how to continually improve instruction during a pandemic, and look forward to moving past it. “What I see for early 2021 is some review of what has worked and what hasn’t,” Superintendent Dianna Chrisman said. “We will continue to look for short-termContinue Reading