The Yuma High School boys basketball team dominated the 2021-22 All-Lower Platte Activities Association selections. That should come as no surprise as the Indians went undefeated while claiming another LPAA regular season title, and went on to win the 2A championship for the third time in five seasons. Yuma endedContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls basketball team has some representation on the 2021-22 All-Lower Platte Activities Association team. Yuma had one player selected by the league coaches to the all-conference team, and one more receive honorable mention. League champion Holyoke had three selections, as did Sedgwick County. Yuma All-LPAA Lea RichardsonContinue Reading
Area athletes were well represented in the 2021-22 All-YWKC League selections for girls and boys. Girls All-YWKC Daniela Salinas, Bethune, sr.; Molly Hubbell, Hi-Plains, jr.; Adriana Herrera, Idalia, sr.; Tara Hubbard, Idalia, sr.; Cameron Morris, Idalia, sr.; Alison Davis, Lone Star, sr.; Aleighcea Kuntz, Lone Star, so.; Lamya Kuntz, LoneContinue Reading
A Yuma City Council candidate forum will be held Tuesday, March 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Red Willow on Main. Eric Metcalfe will serve as the moderator. There will be an introduction and background by each of the candidates. A series of preset questions will be asked byContinue Reading
Open communication between the Colorado Department of Agriculture and producers was the theme of a town hall meeting held Tuesday afternoon at the Eckley Community Center. About 40 people, mostly local ranchers and farmers, attended the meeting that featured Agriculture Commissioner Kate Greenberg and Dr. Rebecca Niemiec, the newly-appointed BureauContinue Reading
By Marianne Goodland State Capitol Correspondent Farmers and ranchers would be required to notify their local fire departments when they do controlled burns, under a bill that won approval from the House Energy and Environment Committee last week. House Bill 1132 would apply to anyone attempting a controlled burn onContinue Reading
Yuma County has teamed up with local associations and entities to present Yuma County Ag Appreciation Week, March 20-27. The Yuma County Board of Commissioners have passed a proclamation declaring it, and the Yuma City Council was to vote on a similar proclamation during its meeting this past Tuesday night.Continue Reading
There was a series of vehicle thefts this past week in the Yuma area, the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office has reported. The first was last Friday, March 11, at about 10 p.m. when a 1997 Ford Ranger was stolen one-half mile west of Yuma from a farm residence. The ownersContinue Reading
Roger Alan Gailus was born April 7, 1944 in Yuma, Colorado to Carl and Lois (Wheeler) Gailus. Roger had a brother Donald and a sister Carol. His parents resided at the family farm north of Otis. He graduated from Otis High School in 1962 in which he was active inContinue Reading
Opal was born September 20, 1925 to Ernst and Dina (Wesemann) Peters in her parent’s home near Vernon, CO. She passed March 3, 2022 in Greeley, CO at the age of 96. The youngest of 12 children, she was the only child to graduate high school, doing so in 1944.Continue Reading