Hubert Eugene “Gene” Thomas, 88, of Kirk, died October 27, 2020, at Yuma District Hospital from complications after a fall and a long-term lung infection. Gene was born on December 7, 1931, to Floyd and Estellene (Morrow) Thomas, in Grand Junction CO and grew up on a farm west ofContinue Reading
Patricia Carol Duke, 79, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming passed away November 7, 2020 at her home. She was born November 21, 1940 in Winona, Minnesota to Richard and Charlotte (Wolters) Holonbek. Patricia graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Social Anthropology and spent time as a nurse’s aide. She was theContinue Reading
Yuma County will have one new commissioner. The City of Yuma will move to November municipal elections in 2025. The Town of Eckley approved a tax increase, but defeated allowing marijuana operations. Yuma’s Cory Gardner will no longer be a United States Senator. The presidential election still was undecided WednesdayContinue Reading
Homecoming is being celebrated this week at Yuma High School. Students and staff have had a “dress up” theme each day. The theme today, Thursday, November 5, is “Meme Day” with all memes needing to be school appropriate. Friday will be Red & White Day. There have been some night-timeContinue Reading
Yields are down but prices are up as the local corn harvest approaches its end. The 2020 harvest started early, then reportedly slowed a bit as producers ran into high moisture. However, most of it has dried down again and the harvest likely will finish up this week while temperaturesContinue Reading
The final home game of the season is Saturday for the Yuma High School football team. It also will be the Tribe’s Homecoming game as the Wiggins Tigers visit for a 1 p.m. kickoff. Yuma is 2-2, with a shot at a winning record in the six-game season, after claimingContinue Reading
Pandemic messing with Stratton/Liberty schedule The pandemic is messing a bit with the Stratton/Liberty football team’s schedule. The second-ranked Knighted Eagles are 4-0 on the season, but their last one came via forfeit by Hi-Plains. The teams’ game had been moved to this past Monday due to some COVID casesContinue Reading
After a sixteen year battle with cancer, Orval Dean Rawson (78) passed away peacefully at his home in Yuma, CO on October 29, 2020 with family by his side. Orval was born on October 29, 1942 in a house in Eckley, CO to William (Bill) and Esther Rawson, the middleContinue Reading
A second round of $5,000 grants through the Yuma County Small Business Relief Program is underway, but businesses need to move quickly as the deadline is November 9. There is a second round because funds are still available after the first go-around, despite it being well received with 65 grantsContinue Reading
Letters: A study in contrast We saw in last week’s Yuma Pioneer a note-worthy pair of letters-to-the-editor. The first of these was submitted by Gabe Harper: “I was raised in Yuma, but for the last few years lived in both Denver and Chicago. Making new friends I found myself debunkingContinue Reading