Roger Maag 1940-2020
Roger Lee Maag was born at Vona, Colorado on January 2, 1940. His parents, Ernie and Leta Maag had been married seven years before they welcomed their only child. When Roger was seven years old, they moved to the farm that Roger and Sharon live on. Growing up Roger helpedContinue Reading
Rebecca Darlene (Humrich) Grogan 1947-2020
Rebecca Darlene (Humrich) Grogan was born on June 9, 1947 to Ralph Riley and Rebecca Darlene (Holland) Humrich in Denver, Colorado. She passed away at her home in Otis, Colorado on June 27, 2020 with her family at her side. Rebecca graduated from Limon High School and then attended collegeContinue Reading
Doyle Lee Beverly 1933-2020
Doyle Lee Beverly was born December 9, 1933, at Yuma, Colorado. He lived on a ranch and attended country school until going to high school at Yuma High School. He was an all-conference lineman for the Yuma Indians his senior year. After graduation he continued to work on the ranchesContinue Reading
Donald Roger Wisdom 1942-2020
Donald Roger Wisdom, known to most as Don and some as “Wizzer,” passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado. He was 77. Don was born to William Lawrence and Jessie Opal Earl Wisdom on December 16, 1942 at the Wray Hospital.Continue Reading
Weaver makes it to November’s ballot
Republican Scott Weaver will get his chance to knock off long-time Democrat incumbent Dean Wingfield for the Yuma County Commissioner District 2 in November. Meanwhile, U.S. Senator Cory Gardner of Yuma will be challenged by former Denver mayor and Colorado governor John Hickenlooper. Those were the results laid out inContinue Reading
Thefts on the rise in Yuma County
Thefts are on the rise again in Yuma County, and the Sheriff’s Office is encouraging everyone to take extra precautions in securing their belongings. Sheriff Todd Combs reported a wide variety of items are being taken, such as ATVs, bumper pull trailers, fuel, license plates, jewelry, tools, and garden equipmentContinue Reading
No fair royalty contest this year
The Yuma County Fair Queen Committee, along with Yuma County Commissioners and Yuma County Cattleman’s Association, announced this week that the Yuma County Fair & Rodeo Lady-in-Waiting Contest to tryout for the 2022 Queen, previously scheduled for July 30, 2020, has been canceled due to the impact of COVID-19. ThisContinue Reading
Yuma County now in Tier 3
Yuma County advanced this week into Tier 3 of the Yuma County Variance. The Yuma County COVID-19 Task Force voted last Thursday to move to Tier 3 beginning this past Monday. The main thing with the new phase is allows for gatherings up to 175 people. That applies for outdoorContinue Reading
New administrator at Life Care Center
Yuma Life Care Center (YLCC) has recently welcomed a new administrator, Lance Pool. Pool came to Yuma from Corvallis, Oregon, where he most recently worked as a nurse consultant in the long-term care sector. He grew up in Tennessee, but has spent a significant amount of time living and workingContinue Reading
Tom’s World — Tom Westfall
Parenting doggie style For over 40 years now, I’ve been a parent educator. Years ago, I thought that in the interests of “truth in advertising,” I should call my parenting series, “After Birth.” Somehow though, this didn’t go over very well with the women. Next, I considered calling these classes,Continue Reading