Terry Lee Oestman was born January 8, 1955 in Wray, CO to Dallas and Patty Oestman, the oldest of five siblings. He passed away on November 25, 2021 after a brief illness. Terry grew up north of Wray doing all things sandhillers do: fishing on Sundays, rattlesnake hunting, chasing deer,Continue Reading
Albert Gene English was born in Ridgeway, CO on September 14, 1940 to Jim and Philomena English. He has one younger sister, Maxine. He graduated from Ridgeway High School in 1958, afterward attending Parks Business School. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1959 and was honorably dischargedContinue Reading
Betty Jean Mergell was born on May 5, 1928 in Denver Colorado to Carl and Paula Mergell. Betty grew up in the Park Hill section of Denver and attended Denver Public Schools. Betty went to Denver East High School in 1942 and 1943 and was then enrolled in Mount SaintContinue Reading
Annabell Lucilla Shoemaker, 80, passed away peacefully in her home in Woods Cross, UT on November 22, 2021. Born Annabell Lucilla Ebbers on September 28, 1941, in Yuma County, Colorado, the eighth child of nine girls of farmers George and Catherine Ebbers. She often talked about the difficulty of farmContinue Reading
Marilyn Rae Moncrief was born in Elwood, Nebraska on April 19, 1931, to Raymond William Moncrief and Esther Marie Morris of Elwood. She had five siblings; Wanda, Delores, Kenneth, Judy and Carol Moncrief. Marilyn grew up in Sterling and attended Sterling High School and graduated with the Class of 1949.Continue Reading
Lorna Frick, 90, passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2021 in Greeley, CO. Lorna was born in Yuma, Colorado to Alfred and Jennie Hansen. She was delivered by her Aunt Mildred and was the fourth of ten children. She graduated from Lone Star High School in a class of nineContinue Reading
Yuma School District-1 is going to delay making a decision on a new mascot, which originally was set to take place Monday, November 15, at the board of education’s regular monthly meeting. Yuma School District-1 leaders were scheduled to participate in the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs’ special session, viaContinue Reading
A “Red Rally for Yuma Indians” will be held Sunday at 1 p.m., at Veteran’s Park on Highway 34 next to Daylight Donuts. Native American Guardian’s Association has a Civil Rights lawsuit filed on behalf of all Native-themed schools in Colorado. “Keep Yuma Indians forever” is a Facebook site toContinue Reading
It’s time the birds to go scurrying for cover again. A flock of hunters is expected to converge on Yuma County, and other parts of northeastern Yuma County for the start of Colorado’s pheasant hunting season, which runs November 13 through January 31. Local hotels, motels, camper hook-ups and otherContinue Reading
An increase to the Republican River Water Conservation District’s water use fee, as well as the 2022 budget are among the items on the RRWCD Board of Directors meeting’s agenda set for November 16 in Wray. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m., and will be held in the meetingContinue Reading