William “Bill” Wenger 1936-2024
Willam “Bill” Wenger was born April 22, 1936, on the family farm 14 miles northeast of Yuma, Colorado to William and Mary Catherine (Zulauf) Wenger. His parents were immigrants from Switzerland. He passed away February 2, 2024, at the age of 87. He was the youngest of their four children;Continue Reading
Thank You
The family of Beulah Maggard would like to thank everyone for their condolences, flowers, cards, and donations at this time of our grief. We also want to thank the Washington County Nursing Home and Dr. Ahern for the care our mother received. We thank the Yuma Presbyterian Church for theContinue Reading
Sheff reaches 400 career wins
Dave Sheffield reached a milestone this past weekend. The Yuma High School boys basketball coach earned his 400th win last Saturday in the Outlaws’ 58-49 win at Peyton. “It means I haven’t quit and I haven’t died,” Sheffield cracked earlier this week. Sheffield now has a 400-122 record in 23Continue Reading
Write-in for Yuma City Council election
It appears Yuma will have a municipal election in April. Former councilman Daniel Ebersole submitted an affidavit as a write-in candidate by this past Monday’s deadline. That brings the total number of candidates to four for three council seats. Zach Diaz, Dan Baucke and Marc Shay submitted their nomination petitionsContinue Reading
Law enforcement keeps investigating Meek’s death
Law enforcement have identified a suspect in the death of Britani Meek. Yuma Police Chief Jerry Thompson told the Pioneer he understands people’s concerns regarding the case, but due to its sensitive nature law enforcement is not able to share much information. He said he wanted to understand these typeContinue Reading
Yuma boys add to win streak
Coach Dave Sheffield reached a personal milestone last weekend, but there is still a lot to accomplish with this season’s Yuma Outlaws. “That win was a neat win because it hit a personal milestone, but that win was much more significant in that it kept us at No. 2 inContinue Reading
Yuma girls on a slide
Anyone paying attention knew this would be a tough stretch for the Yuma High School girls basketball team. The Outlaws had a chance to reverse the tide when they hosted Wiggins Thursday, February 1, in a Lower Platte game before taking another long road trip Saturday to Strasburg. However, theyContinue Reading
Outlaws hosting Big O Duals
Yuma High School’s boys wrestling team finally might be at full strength for the regular-season finale. The Outlaws host The Big O Duals on Saturday before preparing for regional. Coach Presley Papachek said he thinks all 10 grapplers will be available for season-ending event, after having only five competing atContinue Reading
Girls wrestling done with regular season
The Yuma High School girls wrestling team now can focus on the postseason. The Outlaws have this weekend off before competing in regional on Friday, February 9, at ??? YHS’s girls wrestlers concluded the regular season last Saturday at the Chatfield War Horse Girls Invitational. The Outlaws finished 16th inContinue Reading
1A hoops report
Arickaree’s boys basketball team is falling a bit in the standings. The Bisons entered this week 12-2 overall, but down to No. 12 in the Class 1A CHSAA Selection & Seeding Index, after a tough home loss to Idalia last Friday. They host Otis on Friday, and welcome Denver WaldorfContinue Reading