Gene Weisshaar, 81, passed away at his home in Loveland, Colorado on December 22, 2022 due to Parkinson’s with dementia. He was born on May 6, 1941 in Burlington, Colorado, the son of William and Frieda (Adolf) Weisshaar. He spent his childhood in Idalia and Yuma, graduating from Yuma UnionContinue Reading
It has been an interesting December for the Yuma High School boys basketball team. The former Indians played only three of their six scheduled games. They went 2-1, with all three coming down to the wire. They finished December above .500 thanks to a 53-45 home win over Heritage Christian,Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls basketball team gave itself a Christmas present in the form of a win before the holiday break. Yuma finished December with a 1-2 record, getting in the win column Saturday afternoon in The “Ice” Pit with a 36-27 decision over Heritage Christian. “It’s nice to getContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys wrestling team gradually is getting its feet underneath it. Yuma did not get to have its home debut, a dual against Sterling last Thursday, due to weather conditions canceling school. (It is hoped the dual will be rescheduled next month.) However, the former Indians did getContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls wrestlers get to enjoy the Christmas break with visions of a strong December dancing in their heads. Yuma did have the disappointment of having its home debut last Thursday, a dual against St. Francis, Kansas, postponed due to school not being in session because of theContinue Reading
Reinard Brown Janssen, 97, of Yuma, Colorado passed away Tuesday December 13, 2022 Reinard was born on January 5th, 1925 in Sac City, Iowa, to Reinard and Francis Janssen. He attended school in Lake View, Iowa. Reinard enlisted in the Army 12/16/1943 and was assigned to the Army Air Corp.Continue Reading
Ramona “Jane” Harms (Rutz) was born on October 23, 1934 to Ruth (Spaulding) and Otto Rutz in Yuma, Colorado. She passed away on November 29, 2022 at the Wray Community District Hospital in Wray, Colorado, she was 88. Jane was the youngest of three children. She had fond memories ofContinue Reading
Robert LeRoy Smith was born to Marie Louise and Ernest Henry Smith on January 11, 1937, in Sydney, Nebraska, and passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Robert attended many different schools before 3rd grade, at which time he started school in Eckley, Colorado. At that time,Continue Reading
Craig William Lambley, 63, of Akron, Colorado, passed away on December 4, 2022. He was born in Ainsworth, Nebraska, on December 19, 1958, to Marion (Bill) Benton Lambley and Bonnie Lee (Stoltenberg) Lambley. The youngest of five, and the only boy, Craig was doted on by his four sisters, Carol,Continue Reading
Dolores Rehor passed away on December 5 after a long battle with dementia and failing health at the age of 77. Dolores Jean Smelker was born August 31, 1945, to Ivan Smelker and Wilma (Schaal) Smelker. Dolores was the youngest of five children, (Gerald, Gladys, Charles, and Doyle) where sheContinue Reading