The Great Renewable Land Rush in Yuma County By Greg Hill In this, the third piece in my series on The Great Renewable Land Rush in Yuma County Colorado, I’ll provide some background on the logistical machinations behind what could prove to be the most significant revolution in land useContinue Reading
Wherein We Get into the Weeds By Greg Hill It begins with a large white envelope, delivered to your mailbox. Within that envelope is a folder whose cover depicts a flat landscape and endless blue sky familiar to anyone living on the High Plains of Eastern Colorado. Except, in thisContinue Reading
Wherein Your Stalwart Opinion Writer Decides to Move Things Along By Greg Hill Howdy. This will be my second-to-last piece on the Great Renewable Land Rush in Yuma County. There is certainly much, much more to be said on the matter, but, well…I’m getting bored. There have been moments whenContinue Reading
Wherein We Enter the Third Dimension By Greg Hill Welcome to the sixth, and final, entry in this series in which I’ve been examining the Great Renewable Energy Land Rush in Yuma County. Today, I’ll focus on the looming physical reality of the 550-foot tall wind turbines that are comingContinue Reading
By Rod Lenz, board president of the Republican River Water Conservation District Be on the lookout for informative articles from the Republican River Water Conservation District (RRWCD). The district hopes to educate and inform everyone who lives in the basin about the critical importance of water and irrigation to theContinue Reading
While the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives in many ways, it has not changed the need to celebrate and support children and the adults who love, care for, and educate them. The Week of the Young Child (WOYC) is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for theContinue Reading
By Kelly Rayl The Yuma Pioneer A majority of people can take a trip to the grocery store without incident. Hopefully you remember your list, you shop, pay your bill and head home. Mitch Armstrong, a 6-year-old kindergarten student at Morris Elementary, found the grocery shopping experience extremely overwhelming; soContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council election will come to a close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5. There are eight candidates for the four seats up for election. The candidates, as they appear on the ballot, are Shannon Scholefield, Zane McMeekin, Marc Shay, Dana Olsen Josh, Marylu Smith-Dischner, Terri Frame,Continue Reading
The Yuma High School track and field teams will try to keep the early momentum rolling as they travel to Weld Central on Friday. The teams had a great start to the 2022 season last Saturday in their own Yuma Early Qualifier. Neither team was at full strength, yet theContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s baseball team will be looking to break into the win column when the Indians play their 2022 home opener, Saturday. The Tribe will welcome Caliche to town for a double dip beginning at 11 a.m. at Tribe Field. Yuma quickly has found itself in a hole inContinue Reading