City rec offering youth fall sports
The Yuma Recreation Department is going to offer youth fall sports seasons, starting next month. Adult women’s volleyball has been postponed until January. The youth sports, volleyball and flag football, will be outside and continue for four weeks. Registration is at Yuma City Hall. The deadline is Wednesday, September 9.Continue Reading
Virginia Annette McGowan Jonson 1930-2020
Virginia Annette McGowan Jonson was born in Geneva, Alabama, on April 8, 1930, to James and Jennie (Johnson) McGowan. She joined her beloved husband Carl on August 15, 2020. A child of the Depression, Annette was the sixth of six children. Her father died when she was four, and whenContinue Reading
Manuel M. Castillo 1943-2020
Manuel M. Castillo, 77, passed away at his home in Ellinwood, KS, surrounded by his loved ones on August 23, 2020. Born in Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico to parents Macedonio & Anastasia (Miranda) Castillo on March 24, 1943. He moved to Yuma, CO, in 1967, and later to Ellinwood, KS, inContinue Reading
Key arrest made in relation to Yuma County thefts
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office, along with other local agencies, made an arrest Saturday afternoon following a theft earlier in the day. The county has been hit by a series of thefts in recent months. Arrested Saturday and booked into Yuma County Jail was Jacob Henderson. He was charged withContinue Reading
Yuma-1 closer to start of in-person school year
Everything is falling into place for Yuma School District-1 to begin the 2020-21 school year as planned on August 31. The Yuma-1 Board of Education went over the district’s Return to School plan again Monday night during its regular meeting. All the district schools now have specific plans in placeContinue Reading
Y-1 project moving along
It appears the renovation work at Yuma Middle School, as well as the outside work on the campus it shares with Morris Elementary and Little Indians Preschool, will be done on time for the start of school on August 31. That was what the Yuma School District-1 Board of EducationContinue Reading
Full ballot for YC Commissioners election
It will be a full field of candidates for Yuma County Commissioner in the November mail-in election. All three unaffiliated candidates successfully gathered enough signatures and turned the petitions into the Yuma County Clerk & Recorder’s Office by the July 27 deadline. That means Phil Riggleman, Mindy Whomble and BetsyContinue Reading
North Main project slowed a bit
The City of Yuma’s water line replacement project on N. Main St. has run into some hassles, resulting in it falling behind by about one week as of now. Phase One of the project began on August 10 with Concrete Specialties and the City of Yuma crews working alongside eachContinue Reading
Softball opener delayed due to COVID-19
Yuma High School’s softball team was supposed to open its 2020 season Saturday at Fort Lupton. However, then COVID-19 got in the way. Fort Lupton announced earlier this week it had a positive test in both of its “cohort” groups, “Blue” and “White” resulting in the school calling off in-personContinue Reading
Numbers way up, but only six go to cross country opener Saturday
Yuma High School cross country coach Robert Zahller said one might as well make the best of a tough situation. “I don’t think me or (softball coach) Morgan (Spencer) want to come off as profiteers, but athletes are athletes and they want to compete,” he said earlier this week. “It’sContinue Reading