The Yuma School District-1 Board of Education set the mill levy for 2025 during a brief special meeting, Tuesday afternoon, as well approving a bid for concrete work outside the Yuma Middle School gymnasium. All five members were in attendance — John Deering, Terri Cooper, Tyson Brown, Lindsey Galles andContinue Reading
The Yuma District Hospital Board of Directors is back to being whole again. Liz Hickman took the oath of office and was sworn in during last week’s regular meeting. The board unanimously approved her appointment. Hickman fills the opening created by Dee Ann Sewell’s resignation last month. The other boardContinue Reading
The situation surrounding Yuma’s city manager position remained unresolved as of earlier this week. The Yuma City Council put Scott Moore on unpaid administrative leave on a unanimous vote in October. A buyout offer was presented to Moore the next day. Moore had 21 days after that to decide whetherContinue Reading
A new season has begun for the Yuma High School boys basketball team. The Outlaws won the Class 3A title to conclude the 2023-24 season. However, it is now the 2024-25 campaign, representing a whole new challenge for the YHS boys program, which has won four state titles in theContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys wrestling team opens its 2024-25 season with two events this week. The Outlaws had a dual at Wray, the preseason No. 1 team in 2A, on Thursday, December 5. It comes less than one week after Wray won the 1A football title. However, Yuma coach PresleyContinue Reading
It is a whole different time for the Yuma High School girls basketball team. The Outlaws are in a new league, have a new schedule, and have a somewhat different lineup from the team that finished third in the Class 3A Tournament last March. “The start of this season isContinue Reading
Lois Irene (Crossland) Serl 86, passed away peacefully at Harmony Home with 2 of her daughters by her side. She fought a long, hard fight with Alzheimers and finally gave up the battle on November 21, 2024. Lois was born on June 29, 1938 to Arlie and Marie (Tombaugh) Crossland,Continue Reading
Rebecca Jean Kahrs, longtime area resident, went to heaven November 19, 2024 at Sterling Regional Medical Center. She was born December 12, 1949 in Sterling to Walter and Bernice (Klein) Kahrs and baptized in Yuma at St. John’s Lutheran Church. She was later confirmed at First English Lutheran Church inContinue Reading
Debra Ann Jesse passed away at the Yuma District Hospital on Sunday, November 17, 2024. She lived in Yuma, Colorado with her husband Carl Jesse of 40 years. She was born July 12, 1955, to Carol May Smith and Alexander David Smith in Missoula, Montana. She was the fourth ofContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls wrestling team opens the 2024-25 season this week. Coach Brandon Newton’s squad enters the new campaign ranked No. 8 in the new Class 4A, based on the coaches’ preseason rankings released on CHSAANow.com earlier this week. Pueblo Central is ranked No. 1. The Outlaws have aContinue Reading