Sharon Louise (Jeurink) Leighton born December 17, 1948 to Garold and Esther (Steele) Jeurink in Wray, Colorado. Sharon started school in the one-room schoolhouse, Fairview, north of Wray. She transferred into town to Wray Elementary in the fourth grade, graduating from Wray High in the class of 1966. She wentContinue Reading
Sharon Louise (Jeurink) Leighton born December 17, 1948 to Garold and Esther (Steele) Jeurink in Wray, Colorado. Sharon started school in the one-room schoolhouse, Fairview, north of Wray. She transferred into town to Wray Elementary in the fourth grade, graduating from Wray High in the class of 1966. She wentContinue Reading
The City of Yuma is going conservative, budget-wise, in 2021. Nearing the conclusion of a difficult 2020 for everyone, the Yuma City Council approved the first readings of budget-related ordinances during its regular meeting, held last week virtually on Zoom. All seven council members participated — MaryLu Smith-Dischner, Daniel Ebersole,Continue Reading
Yuma’s fifth and sixth grades moved to remote learning this past Monday, November 23, after confirmation of two new COVID-19 cases in the Yuma Middle School community. The impact of quarantine requirements on the staff necessitated going to remote learning through Friday, December 4. The students are scheduled to returnContinue Reading
Not bad. Not bad at all. Or, to put it in a more-positive way, great job; great job indeed. In a most unusual of seasons, the Yuma High School football team closed out the shortened 2020 campaign with a 58-6 shellacking of visiting Prospect Ridge Academy, Friday night, even withContinue Reading
Stratton/Liberty’s conditioning should be a little better by the time the Knighted Eagles host Cheyenne Wells on Saturday in the 6-man semifinals. The second-seed Knighted Eagles were playing their first game in four weeks when they hosted Briggsdale last Saturday in a quarterfinal game at Liberty. They ran out toContinue Reading
There were positive financial reports all around at the Yuma School District-1 Board of Education monthly meeting, Monday night at the district office. Scott Szabo of Lauer, Szabo & Associates, PC, provided the annual audit report for the 2019-20 fiscal year. He said it was a good audit, with aContinue Reading
Transportation issues continue to be a topic of discussion at Yuma School District-1 Board of Education meetings, and board members are increasingly leaning toward higher salaries. The district is short of full-time drivers, and has gone to utilizing staff members to drive routes in mini-buses. The district also eliminated threeContinue Reading
Were you among the 530 Yuma County participants who saved a total of $351, 00.00 in prescription drug costs and insurance premiums during the 2019 Medicare Part D “drug” open enrollment season? The SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) trained counselors worked hard to save you every dollar they couldContinue Reading
Let’s get with it I remember when I used to have a sense of humor. When I used to laugh, used to make others laugh, used to be good with the clever quip. There was a time when Rayl’s Ramblings used to take a humorous look at life. I know,Continue Reading