Beware of spikes in the road
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding someone hammering spikes into the roadway. Seven stakes were found by Sara Wood hammered all in a row along a tar line on Lone Star Road (County Road 54) and Road E, Monday morning. She pulled them out with pliers, andContinue Reading
YHS football opens at Sterling
The heat is turning up as the start of Yuma High School’s football season approaches. Both literally and figuratively. Afternoon temperatures were approaching 100 degrees earlier this week as the Yuma Football Team prepared for its season opener Friday at Sterling. “There’s no point going out there at 3:45 p.m.Continue Reading
YHS volleyball home opener in auxiliary gym
Yuma High School’s volleyball team will make its home debut Saturday after an encouraging start to the 2023 season last Saturday. The varsity is 2-1 as Sidney, Nebraska, comes to town. The matches will be held in the auxiliary gym as The Pit is not in use as it continuesContinue Reading
YHS cross country
Yuma High School’s cross country runners are at the Washington Park Invitational in Denver on Saturday, after opening its season at the Windsor Wizards Invitational last Saturday. Jiovani Perez led an eighth-member boys team by placing 26th at Windsor with a time of 21 minutes, 10.5 seconds. Silas Chambers wasContinue Reading
YHS boys golf
The Yuma High School boys golf team will be at the Wray Invitational on Tuesday. It will be the varsity’s first action since playing in the Strasburg Invitational on Wednesday of this week. Coach Benjamin Weathers took a foursome to the Resurrection Christian Invitational at Raindance National in Windsor earlierContinue Reading
Milton Edwards 1942-2023
Milton Edwards, age 80, of Sidney, passed away in Sidney, NE on Sunday, August 5, 2023 at Sidney Regional Medical Center due to heart complications. Per Milton’s wishes, there will not be a viewing/funeral/memorial/graveside service, however, a Celebration of Life party will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2023 atContinue Reading
Billy Joe Marick 1947-2023
Billy Joe Marick, 76 passed away on August 17, 2023 with his daughter Kerri by his side. Whiskey, as he preferred to be called, was born July 3, 1947, in Snyder CO to James and Clara Marick. He married Barbara Luark in 1965 and had two sons, Joe and Jim.Continue Reading
Shirley Furrow 1936-2023
Shirley Furrow, 87, of Iliff, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 18, 2023 in Sterling. Private family services will be held. Shirley was born on May 5, 1936 in Sterling to George and Catherine Ebbers. On June 16, 1954 she married Dale Furrow in Fleming. Shirley worked at New MethodContinue Reading
Commissioners meeting
On July 31, 2023 at 8 a.m., the Yuma County Board of Commissioners met in regular session. Chairman Scott Weaver, Commissioner Mike Leerar, Commissioner Adam Gates, and Administrator Brandi Ritchey were present throughout the day. The Commissioners reviewed and signed accounts payable and discussed various meetings attended throughout the priorContinue Reading
School board met Monday
The Yuma School District-1 Board of Education met for the first time in nearly two months, Monday night at the District Office on the Yuma High School campus. The board did not have a July meeting due to there not being much business to consider. All five members were inContinue Reading