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The case against Clifton Boggess in the death of Britani Meek will be going to trial. That was the ruling of 13th Judicial District Judge Dina M. Christiansen at the conclusion of Boggess’ preliminary hearing held last Friday in Yuma County District Court in Wray. The date for the trialContinue Reading

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Early enrollment figures indicate the student population continues to drop in the Yuma-1 schools. The preliminary numbers as of this past Tuesday, August 26, shows the K-12 enrollment at 748, 15 below last year’s early enrollment report of 763. It is the lowest K-12 enrollment since 2016, which was 775.Continue Reading

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Eckley’s Old Settlers Picnic, Yuma County’s oldest community celebration, will be taking place this weekend. Most of the action occurs Saturday, August 30. Breakfast burritos will be available beginning at 7 a.m. at Eckley Bar & Grill. The parade down Eckley’s Main St. will be at 10 a.m. Floats sign-upContinue Reading

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A two-vehicle wreck last Saturday in southern Washington County resulted in two fatalities and multiple serious injuries. According to the Colorado State Patrol, the accident occurred at about 12:50 p.m. on Saturday, August 23, on Washington County Road 12 at Washington County Road RR. The two-vehicle crash involved a HondaContinue Reading

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Expect a bit more variety from the Yuma High School football team during the 2025 season. “Offensively, we have to find ways to put pressure on (opponents),” coach Kelly Seward said earlier this week. “We need to put teams on their heels more than we did last year.” The OutlawsContinue Reading

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Yuma High School’s volleyball team will welcome the Sidney Red Raiders to town for the Outlaws’ home opener on Tuesday. The Outlaws will take a 1-2 record the 2025 season’s first match in The Pit, after opening its season last Saturday in the Kit Carson Tournament. “Sidney is always aContinue Reading

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Yuma High School’s boys golf team is back in action this week after a nice run at the Eaton Invitational last Thursday. The Outlaws are supposed to go to the Holyoke Invitational on Friday, then on Wednesday travel to the Frontier Academy Invitational at Boomerang Links in Greeley. Yuma’s foursomeContinue Reading

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The Yuma County Softball team will make its Yuma debut this season on Saturday. YCS will be hosting the Forge Christian Fury for a doubleheader at the Yuma field beginning at 11 a.m. The team went 2-2 at the Platte Valley/Valley Tournament last weekend, and played in a triangular inContinue Reading

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Sherry Ann Glanz was born October 24,1955 to Joseph Henry Glanz and Marcella Catherine (Ebbers) Glanz in Sterling, CO and joined her loved ones in Heaven on August 18, 2025, after a short stint with cancer. Sherry was the third child of six and spent the first years of herContinue Reading