Lone Star’s girls basketball team came out of the holiday break last week with a pair of wins. The Longhorns now are 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the YWKC League. They are No. 8 in the Class 1A Rating Percentage Index, and No. 6 in the 1A Top 10. TheyContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls JV basketball team returned from the holiday break with a pair of home wins, last weekend. The Indians claimed a 37-12 win last Friday against Haxtun. Jazmin Sotelo had 10 points, Hailey Eyring eight points and three steals, Alina Moran eight points and three steals, LiddyContinue Reading
Robert {Bob} Sawatzky was born on January 30, 1941 to Menno and Eva Sawatzky at their home in Butler Oklahoma in a small four room house. Shortly after this he went to live with his grandparents for a year because his mom was pregnant with twins and was sick aContinue Reading
The Year 2022 will be more about making decisions than about big projects for the City of Yuma. Facing tight financing for the General Fund, city administration and city council will be looking at ways to cut back services, with those taking affect in 2023, City Manager Scott Moore said.Continue Reading
The region finally received its first measurable snowfall of the season over the New Year’s Day weekend. However, the drought continues in a big way. About two to three inches of the white stuff fell on the Yuma area, overnight Friday into Saturday. It was a light, dry snow, though,Continue Reading
From Todd Combs I would like to take a moment of your time to announce my bid for a second term as your Sheriff. As your Sheriff for the last three years, my team at the Sheriff’s Office has accomplished much and provided the law enforcement needed throughout the countyContinue Reading
Byron H. Pelton, Logan County Commissioner for District 1, is announcing his bid to serve as the Colorado State Senator from District 1. “It is crucial that Colorado elects someone to the Senate that is willing to be a strong voice for Energy and Agriculture. These two industries are theContinue Reading
Yuma County resident, Mike O’Donnell, has thrown his hat into the ring to be Republican nominee for Colorado Secretary of State at the November 2022 election. “That office is, or ought to be, a business office serving the entire business community as well as all the voting citizens of Colorado,”Continue Reading
The gauntlet of Lower Platte Activities Association basketball begins this week. Six of the LPAA’s girls teams are ranked in the Top 10 as the season resumes in 2022. Sedgwick County is ranked No. 4 in Class 2A, Holyoke No. 5, Yuma No. 7 and Wray No. 9. Plus, AkronContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s wrestling teams will resume the 2021-22 season on Saturday. The boys team will be at the Ogallala Tournament in Nebraska. It is a dual tournament, with Yuma in the same pool as Ogallala, Gothenburg, Bridgeport and Limon. Sidney, Mitchell, Wray, Alliance and Mullen are in the otherContinue Reading