Ella (Hansbrough) Wilcoxen 1924-2022
Ella (Hansbrough) Wilcoxen was born January 18, 1924 to Dennis and Eva (Wilks) Hansrough in California. Ella had two brothers, Earl and Wayne and two sisters Nancy and Dorothy. She passed away on February 11, 2022 at 98 years old. She met her future husband Wayne “shorty” Wilcoxen at theContinue Reading
Beverly J. Kalivoda 1935-2022
Beverly J. Kalivoda was born near Vernon, Colorado on May 1, 1935, to Albert and Marie (Lippert) Anderson. Bev went to join her husband Ken in heaven on February 14, 2022. Bev’s family moved to the farm near the Idalia area where she attended school. She met the love ofContinue Reading
YMS girls win league tournaments
Yuma Middle School’s girls basketball teams wrapped up their seasons over the past week with a series of league tournaments. A-Team The A-Team won its league tournament February 21 in Wray. The Indians got a first-round bye as a top seed, then beat Burlington, 33-18. Carolina Ross had nine pointsContinue Reading
Sonnenberg, Pelton bills start going through legislature
By Marianne Goodland State Capitol Correspondent It will be a busy week ahead for the lawmakers from northeastern Colorado, with the first full week of committee hearings, including four bills sponsored by Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling and Rep. Rod Pelton, R-Cheyenne Wells. But whether all four would make it outContinue Reading
Arickaree picks final mascot choices
Arickaree School District R-2, like Yuma-1, is needing to replace its Indians mascot by June 1. The community has come up with five finalists — Buffaloes, Bulls, Athletics, Flying Aces, and Rattlers. The district has created an online poll for alumni and community members to participate in helping narrow theContinue Reading
Tribe looks to lock down LPAA
Yuma High School’s boys basketball team can take another big step toward a league championship, Friday night in the Dragons’ Den. The Indians finally got the Nebraska Curse off their backs, first blowing out Sidney two weekends ago, then knocking off the Chase County Longhorns 85-52 this past Tuesday inContinue Reading
Big “O” Duals at YHS, Saturday
Yuma High School’s wrestling team will close out the regular season by hosting its own big tournament. YHS will be the site for the Big “O” Memorial Duals Tournament, Saturday. The event is named in honor of the late Terry Oestman, who was deeply involved with Yuma wrestling through theContinue Reading
Girls hoops has hit a rough patch
If nothing else, the Yuma High School girls basketball team definitely is keeping it interesting. The Indians likely set some kind of YHS hoops history last weekend, rallying from double-digit deficits to force overtime in back-to-back games, including double-overtime in the second game. Unfortunately, they still ended up losing both,Continue Reading
Girls done with regular season
Yuma High School’s girls wrestling team will have plenty of practice time to gear up for the postseason. The Indians closed out their regular season last week with an impressive dual win over Lamar, in their only home appearance of the season, then had another strong tournament showing on Saturday,Continue Reading
1A hoops report
Lone Star’s girls basketball team will spend the coming weeks be zeroing in on a high seed for the Class 1A regional later this month. The Longhorns are 9-3 overall, 4-0 in the YWKC League, heading into Friday’s non-league game at Deer Trail. They have a big game Tuesday atContinue Reading