Council gets general fund projections
The Yuma City Council has been given a document from city administration showing recent history of the General Fund budget, as well as future projections. It was presented to the council members during their regular meeting last week. All seven were in attendance, Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay,Continue Reading
Tracksters get busy as state is nearly here
Yuma High School’s track and field athletes finally are staying plenty busy, and just in time as the Class 2A Track and Field Championships are just one week away. The Indians had back-to-back meets in Holyoke, late last week, and were at the rescheduled Tom Meyer Invitational in Akron thisContinue Reading
Tribe has outside chance at hosting regional
Maybe, just maybe, the Yuma High School baseball team can sneak into the top eight of the Class 2A RPI. If so, the Indians will find themselves hosting a four-team regional on May 21, with a chance to advance to the state quarterfinals the following weekend. They have some difficultContinue Reading
Otis baseball making long trip for 1A regional
The Otis baseball team is advancing in the Class 1A postseason. The Bulldogs, 9-7, found themselves as the 13th seed in the 16-team field when it was released on CHSAANow.com on Monday. They will be at fourth-seed Dove Creek, located about 560 miles away, north of Cortez and located nearContinue Reading
1A Track Report
Lone Star’s track and field athletes had back-to-back meets, late last week. The Longhorns competed in the LPAA League Meet last Saturday at Holyoke, with the girls team likely winning the team title. Alivia Weathers was a four-time champion, winning the 100-meter hurdles in 16.87 seconds, the 300-meter hurdles inContinue Reading
Girls golf headed to postseason
The regular season is over for the Yuma High School girls golf team. Next up is the Class 3A regional at Marianna Butte in Loveland on May 23. However, only two golfers remain on the team, Jailyn Mekelburg and Aspen Chadwick Still, the golfers were busy was three tournaments overContinue Reading
Beverly Arlene Pappenheim 1940-2022
Beverly Arlene Pappenheim (Anderson) was born in Greeley, CO on February 20, 1940. Bev passed peacefully on May 4, 2022 in Yuma, CO. She was preceded in death by her parents Ben & Frances Anderson, brother Don Anderson and husband Rich. Bev attended Eaton High School where she met andContinue Reading
Raymond J. LeRette 1939–2021
Raymond (Ray) was born in Morris, Illinois, March 19, 1939.Parents: Edward (Ray) LeRette and Johanna Glenney LeRette. He came from a large family background. There were 10 children in his dad’s family and 10 in his mother’s but only 20 subsequent cousins. His mom was a country school teacher andContinue Reading
Rain, and a little snow, finally came this week
Wind, fire and rain. The region has seen it all over the past several weeks, particularly the wind. However, the rains, and a bit of snow, finally showed up earlier this week. A steady rain drenched the area overnight Sunday into Monday morning, briefly turning into snow in the morning.Continue Reading
YHS Prom is Saturday
The 2022 Yuma High School Prom will be held Saturday. Pictured above are the King and Queen candidates: Front row (l-r) — Tannah Gates, Meidi Reyes, Josslyn Munoz and Fatima Duran; back row (l-r) — Jaxson Lungwitz, Beau Tate, Kobe Rayl and Andre Baucke. The King and Queen will beContinue Reading