Beverly Kay Hickman 1946-2022
Beverly Hickman, 75, passed away on Friday, October 28th, 2022, with family at her side following extended illness and decline due to Alzheimer’s. She was born on November 10, 1946 in Yuma, Colorado where she spent her childhood with parents Ernie and Colleen Anderson, and brother Robert Anderson. The family’sContinue Reading
Lucinda Lea Canfield 1961-2023
Lucinda Lea Canfield (Lucas), 61, was born to Leondis Lee Lucas and Mary Lynn Lucas (Neumann) on June 14, 1961 in Grand Island, Nebraska. She lost a grueling battle with Pancreatic Cancer on February 1st, 2023 at Yuma District Hospital in Yuma, Colorado. Lucinda grew up in central Nebraska withContinue Reading
Detta Ann (Schraff) Walker 1931-2023
Detta Ann (Scharff) Walker was born on March 20, 1931 in Upland, Nebraska to Louis and Eve Scharff. She was married in Upland, Nebraska at her parent’s home to Carl (Bud) Walker on May 7, 1950. She and Bud lived in the Joes, Colorado area. She worked at the JoesContinue Reading
Time to consider running for special districts
Board of directors elections will be held this spring for the Yuma Hospital District, Yuma Conservation District, and the Yuma Rural Fire Protection District of Yuma/Washington Counties. The special districts have calls for nominations in this week’s legal notices section. There are three seats up for election on the YumaContinue Reading
Yuma girls keep climbing the ladder
Yuma High School’s girls basketball team seems to be on to something in the 2022-23 season. Yuma entered this week on an eight-game winning streak, sitting at 8-2 overall, and 4-0 in the Lower Platte heading into this past Tuesday’s rescheduled home game against Limon. They then put on aContinue Reading
Boys wrestlers hosting Big O Duals
Yuma High School’s boys wrestlers will close out the 2022-23 regular season in the friendly confines. YHS will be hosting the Big O Duals, Saturday, with several schools participating. The tournament is named in honor of the late Terry Oestman, a long-time assistant coach at YHS whose sons were successfulContinue Reading
Yuma boys hoops at Wiggins
Yuma High School’s boys basketball team entered this week having won five straight. The boys were 8-2 overall, 4-0 in the Lower Platte, heading into this past Tuesday’s rescheduled home game against undefeated, Class 2A top-ranked Limon. Yuma entered this week No. 4 in the Class 3A RPI, and No.Continue Reading
Girls wrestlers wrapping up regular season
The Yuma High School girls wrestling team will conclude the regular season Friday. The young ladies are at Platte Valley on Friday. Their next action will be next weekend at the North Regional in Broomfield, competing for state berth. Yuma had one last home appearance last Thursday in The Pit,Continue Reading
Class 1A hoop report
The Otis High School boys basketball team keeps climbing up the ladder. The Bulldogs, 8-3, 3-0, have won six straight heading into Friday’s YWKC League home game against neighboring rival Arickaree. They are at Hi-Plains on Saturday. Otis entered this week No. 9 in the Class 1A Rating Percentage Index,Continue Reading
Snow is great but need even more moisture
The region has been covered by snow since December 13, and it likley is not all going to melt away anytime soon as daytime temperatures are supposed to stay cold. Six straight weeks with snow on the ground, and still counting, is the longest stretch in about 15 years orContinue Reading