Joan Blach 1928-2023
Joan Elaine Blach, age 95, passed away peacefully after a short illness on November 17, 2023, in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by family. She was born September 30, 1928, to Betty and Clayton James McCormick in Sterling, Colorado. Joan moved to Loveland, Colorado, with her family when she was in theContinue Reading
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Friday-Sunday in YHS Auditorium
The cast for the Yuma Drama Club’s presentation of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” took time to pose for a picture earlier this week. The drama club will be presenting four performances this weekend in the Yuma High School auditorium, 7 p.m. on Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, andContinue Reading
Corrals displaced by house fire
The Raymond and Anabel Corral family has seen their lives uprooted just as the holiday season approaches. Their home at 213 N. Birch St. sustained severe fire and smoke damage last Friday morning, November 10. Anabel was home when the fire started, quickly leaving the house when she saw flamesContinue Reading
Country school project moving along
The Yuma County School Project is moving along with the work of locating and marking the sites of former rural schools. More than 186 school sites, and many of their teachers and students, have been identified. Have you noticed any of the school signs across the county? Traveling north ofContinue Reading
Holtorf announces bid for Fourth Congressional District seat
Akron, CO – State Representative Richard Holtorf announced last week his candidacy for the Fourth Congressional District of Colorado, which is comprised of most of the Eastern Slope and parts of the Front Range. The district is currently represented by Congressman Ken Buck who is retiring after finishing his currentContinue Reading
Council hears econ development, rate study reports
The Yuma City Council heard an update about Yuma County Economic Development during its regular meeting last week. Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay, and council members Dan Baucke, Jerome Benish, Tim McClung and Terri Frame were in attendance. Marylu Smith-Dischner was absent. YCED Director Shelby Clark provided theContinue Reading
Otis Bulldogs host semifinal Saturday
Otis High School’s football team will be at home one last time this season. The No. 2 Bulldogs were at home the first two rounds, including last Saturday’s 61-18 romp past Branson/Kim on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Otis, 10-1, gets to stay home again as the Bulldogs host sixth-seed CheyenneContinue Reading
Great new track completed at YHS
The attractive makeover of the Yuma School District-1 track complex at Yuma High School has been completed. The crew from Renner Sports Group finished up earlier this month, while battling weather delays. The result is a brand new track surface, along with new runways for the jump, vault and highContinue Reading
Yuma youth football teams went undefeated
Yuma’s youth football teams accomplished an impressive feat this fall. All teams in grades 1-8 went undefeated in their respective leagues, going a combined 26-0. As reported earlier, the Yuma Middle School junior high dominated the Northeast League, going 7-0 and beating Burlington 24-0 in the championship game. The OutlawsContinue Reading
Kathy Jean Petersen 1950 – 2023
Kathy Jean (Aydelott) Petersen was born on December 5, 1950 to Andrew and Nona (Curtis) Aydelott in Yuma, Colorado. She passed away on October 28, 2023, at the age of 73, at the Hillcrest Care Center in Wray, Colorado. Kathy graduated from Lone Star High School and attended Beauty School.Continue Reading