Funeral notices
Theresa Pearl Brophy 1948– 2020 Theresa Pearl Brophy was born July 16, 1948 and passed away on March 4, 2020. A private Family Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Yuma, Colorado. Private Family InurnmentContinue Reading
Yuma had great win, interesting time in short-lived 2A tourney
The pregame and postgame definitely were different. There was definitely a more intimate feeling with so few fans in the stands. However, the competition taking place on the court felt like any other tightly-contested state basketball tournament game. The Yuma Indians got to run their 2A tourney winning streak toContinue Reading
City of Yuma announces closures
The City of Yuma has posted a series of announcements today, March 13, about closures of city buildings. Find them all at the City of Yuma website.Continue Reading
Yuma-1 releases statement
As of today, March 13, Yuma School District-1 still plans on resuming classes after spring break on March 23. However, the district also acknowledged that could change between now and then. Following is the full statement the district put on its website yumaschools.org. COVID-19 Update – March 13, 2020 By:Continue Reading
Spring sports delayed until April
From CHSAANow.com All spring sports and activities will be suspended until early April to address concerns surrounding the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, CHSAA commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green announced on Thursday. The 2020 spring sports season — including all practices and competition — the state speech tournament, and student leadership’s Advisor U areContinue Reading
Girls had tough ending to season
Well, it has to happen some time, and unfortunately for this year’s Yuma High School girls basketball team, it was finally the one to see an eight-year run to the 2A state tournament come to an end. The Indians were knocked out in the regional semifinals, last Friday in Rye,Continue Reading
Brophy on All-LPAA team
Only one Yuma High School wrestler made it on the All-Lower Platte Activities Association team, which was recently released. The LPAA determines its all-conference selections in wrestling based on the top placer in each weight at regional. Therefore, Wray dominated the selections with eight. Wiggins and Sedgwick County/Fleming each hadContinue Reading
Timothy R. Moran 1961-2020
Timothy R. Moran, 59, passed away suddenly on March 5th, 2020 in North Dakota. Tim was a foodie, a world traveler, lover of NASCAR, and a life long Republican. Tim was proudest when working for Boeing on the 777 and bringing his daughters to live in Washington State. He wasContinue Reading
Donald H. Hoch 1927-2019
Don Hoch passed from this life at 7:55 AM on December 30th, 2019, with his 5 children close at hand. He had been a resident at Mercarios Assisted Living Center in Aurora, CO. for the past 5 years where he had been fighting the onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.Continue Reading
David Kent Goeglein 1941-2020
David Kent Goeglein passed away on March 6, 2020 at his home in Greeley, Colorado, surrounded by family. He was 78 years old. Dave was smart, ornery, loving, generous and a hard worker. He was loved by many and will be dearly missed. He began his life on the dayContinue Reading