Boys of Spring getting outside finally
Whether the weather cooperates or not, the Yuma High School baseball team is about to open the 2023 season. The team has been practicing for a couple of weeks, but finally was able to get outside this past Monday, followed by outdoor practices Tuesday and Wednesday. An expected winter stormContinue Reading
Yuma County Ag Appreciation Week coming up
Yuma County is a major player in the agricultural industry, which is one of the biggest industries in Colorado. Recognizing that fact, Yuma County Ag Week is March 20-24. Yuma County and several businesses and organizations have teamed up to have a variety of events, recognizing the country’s contribution toContinue Reading
Council hears from citizens
The Yuma City Council heard from several residents regarding two situations during its regular meeting, last week in Yuma City Hall in downtown Yuma. Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay, and fellow council members Tim McClung, Marylu Smith-Dischner, Dan Baucke, Terri Frame and Jerome Benish were all in attendance.Continue Reading
COMET trains how to approach mental health
By Ashley Espinoza & High Plains Research Network staff It’s not often that The New York Times visits eastern Colorado. However, a few months ago, it happened. Journalists were interested in learning what communities around the country are doing to address mental and emotional health. They stumbled upon the COMETContinue Reading
St. Patrick’s Auction is Friday
The Yuma Chamber of Commerce is bringing back the St. Patrick’s Day Auction. A long-standing tradition that benefitted a myriad of causes over decades, the auction stopped several years ago, but was brought back last year, and continues in 2023. It will be held Friday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day,Continue Reading
Great season ended in Great 8 for Yuma boys
A great run came to an ending too soon for the Yuma High School boys basketball team. Yuma made it to the Great 8 in the program’s first season back in Class 3A in more than a decade. However, the local boys ran into top-seed Faith Christian in the quarterfinals,Continue Reading
Otis boys won one at state tourney
The Otis High School boys basketball team concluded a memorable season at the Class 1A State Tournament, last weekend in Greeley. The Bulldogs went 1-2 in the program’s first state appearance since 2010, when they lost to Caliche in the championship game. They finished the 2022-23 season with a 21-6Continue Reading
Yuma girls golf prepping for 2023 season
Yuma High School girls golf team is trying to get in some outside work. The players were forced into inside work the first weeks of preseason practice thanks the snowy conditions at Indian Hills Golf Course, as well as cold temperatures. The weather finally cooperated earlier this week, but itContinue Reading
Funeral notices
Henry Edwin Piper 1940 – 2023 Henry Edwin Piper was born January 22, 1940 and passed away on March 5, 2023. A Graveside Service will take place on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Yuma Cemetery. Baucke Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Shirley AnnContinue Reading
Charles “Paul” Lynch 1953-2023
Charles “Paul” Lynch of Yuma, CO, passed away February 27, 2023, in Yuma. 69 years old, Paul was born on June 10th, 1953, in Niles, Michigan to Lee Lynch and Bessie Turner Lynch. In 1971 Paul graduated from Beebe High School in Beebe, AR. After high school, he joined theContinue Reading