Death Notices
Clara Ellen Johnston 1935– 2020 Clara Ellen Johnston was born June 27, 1935 and passed away on August 7, 2020. A Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cope Community Church in Cope, Colorado. Private family Inurnment at a later date. TheContinue Reading
Betty Fern Adamson-Owens 1944-2020
Betty Fern Adamson-Owens was born May 6th, 1944 in Wray, Colorado to Bert Ellsworth and Maudie Frances Claridge Adamson. She was the 6th of seven children. When Betty was two years old, they moved from Beecher Island to Eckley, where she spent the next seventy-four years. She went to gradeContinue Reading
Gerald Duane Madsen 1942-2020
Jerry passed peacefully at his home in Hudson, Colorado on July 6, 2020 at the age of 77, with his wife Sherri by his side. He suffered from the effects of Agent Orange. Jerry was born on August 12, 1942 to Lloyd D and Leona A Dietz Madsen in Stratton,Continue Reading
Katherine Marie Zion 1923-2020
Katherine Marie Zion passed away on August 22, 2020, at the age of 96. Katherine was born on October 29, 1923, at the family home in Vernon to Ernst and Dina (Wesemann) Peters. She was the second to youngest of twelve children. On November 3, 1940, Katherine married Gerald ZionContinue Reading
Good start to Yuma returning to in-school education
Yuma students returned to the classroom for first time in more than five months, when the 2020-21 school year began Monday with in-person learning. “(It) was great having our students back in the building,” Yuma High School Principal Brady Nighswonger told the Pioneer. “You could tell there was some excitementContinue Reading
Cost approved for final phase of Yuma-1 project
The final Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for Yuma School District-1’s $32 million expansion/renovation project was set Monday night. The Yuma-1 Board of Education unanimously approved the $17.1 million GMP during a special meeting. All five board members, President Dan Ross, Duane Brown, Thomas Holtorf, Kim Langley and Lindsey Galles, wereContinue Reading
Drought and heat persist, but cold weather coming
The Yuma area finally received a good drenching again, Saturday afternoon, receiving about seven-tenths of an inch. Some reports in the countryside showed even higher amounts of precipitation. However, overall it still remains extremely dry as the region remains in a severe drought. The August 30 rain pumped up August’sContinue Reading
Fireworks part of shortened Old Settlers
The 132nd edition of Eckley’s Old Settlers Picnic definitely will not be like it has been in the past. Yuma County’s oldest community celebration will be toned down considerably in 2020, thanks to COVID-19. No parade, street races, turtle races, horseshoe pitch and other traditional events. However, there will stillContinue Reading
5K to Yuma in October
A 5K live run/walk race will be held Saturday, October 17, in Yuma. Participation is limited to the first 175 people and registration is available through online registration only. Registration will open Friday, September 4, at 7 a.m. on runsignup.com. (Search for 5K to Yuma.) “We unfortunately had to cancelContinue Reading
YHS cross country hosting meet Friday
Yuma High School’s cross country teams will get to showcase their talents on the local stage for once, as they will be hosting the YHS Cross Country Twilight Meet on Friday at Indian Hills Golf Course. YHS hosted a regular season meet and one regional at Indian Hills a fewContinue Reading