Mark Edward Frazier 1961-2020
Beloved brother Mark Edward Frazier passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at the age of 58 on Monday, June 1, 2020 at his brother Mike’s home in Longmont, Colorado. Mark was born in Longmont on June 22, 1961 to Robert and Violet (Hayworth) Frazier. Mark’s young life started on aContinue Reading
Chief responds to follow-up questions about this past Tuesday
Yuma Police Chief Jerry Thompson has addressed some of the comments going around following this past Tuesday’s silent protest at Veterans Park in Yuma. Thompson clarified that he did not specifically state that outsiders had been invited nor did he have knowledge of outside protestors being invited, but that theContinue Reading
Yuma County variance remains in effect
The Yuma County variance to Safer at Home rules remains in effect despite a jump in cases recently. Yuma County’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 stood at 42 as of Wednesday’s update on the Northeast Colorado Health Department, nchd.org. That is an increase of 31 cases since May 21, and 23Continue Reading
City Hall, library closer to reopening
The Yuma City Council voted during a special meeting on May 27 to rescind a resolution passed earlier in May stating the city would stick with the state’s Safer at Home plans. By rescinding the resolution, the city automatically came under the jurisdiction of the Yuma County variance, which hadContinue Reading
YHS working with other YC schools on plan
Yuma High School is working in concert with the other high schools in Yuma County to develop a plan allowing student/athletes to get in workouts this summer. YHS Athletic Director Michael Dischner said the schools are working together with the Yuma County Task Force. He said the task force hasContinue Reading
City hasn’t ruled out summer rec yet
The City of Yuma still has not ruled out having some summer recreation programs. City Manager Scott Moore said Yuma staff is working with the City of Wray so both have similar plans in place to take to the Yuma County Task Force. The task force consists of local governmentContinue Reading
CHSAA approves changes to 2A baseball, 1A volleyball, more
It is now official, there will be changes to Class 2A baseball, as well as in some other sports and classifications that impact local schools. The CHSAA Legislative Council met virtually on Friday. The council voted on more than 50 items. Among those was approval of the changes to 2AContinue Reading
Larry Q. Mower 1941-2020
Larry Q Mower, 79, of Kirk, CO passed away peacefully on the morning of May 23, 2020 in Denver, CO at the old Lowry Air Force Base, which also happened to be the first base he lived on when he was first stationed in Colorado in 1979. Larry was bornContinue Reading
Juanita Lorene McCauley 1937-2020
Juanita Lorene McCauley, 82, of Yuma, Colorado, passed away on 05/22/2020 at the Yuma Life Center. She was born to parents Curtis “Ted” Theodore Mann and Jessie Marie DULL Mann, on 08/23/1937 in a cabin tent in the mountains outside Minturn, Colorado Where her father worked for the railroad asContinue Reading
Elida Dominguez (Meraz) 1959-202
Elida Dominguez (Meraz) 61, passed away May 25, 2020 in Wray CO. Services will be held via Zoom on June 13, 2020 at 3:00 pm. Meeting ID: 862 5669 6958 Password: 955052 Cremation was requested. Elida was born in Teporachi, Chihuahua, Mexico on May 17, 1959. She attended high schoolContinue Reading