Dixie Lee McKillip Warren, 66, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021. She was born on September 28, 1954, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Richard “Red” and Phyllis (Wilkinson) McKillip, the youngest of five children. She graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1972. She attended Chadron State College and graduated inContinue Reading
Jake Leroy Bigner was born on March 21,1938 to Jake and Louise (Tatum) Bigner. He entered eternal life on August 30, 2021, at the age of 83. Jake was born in Hawk Springs, Wyoming and lived east of Wray as a young child. He attended Wray schools graduating from WrayContinue Reading
Bonnie Jean Lovitt 1943– 2021 Bonnie Jean Lovitt was born December 28, 1943, and passed away September 1, 2021. A Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Baucke Funeral Home in Yuma, Colorado. The Service will be live streamed on Facebook. BauckeContinue Reading
It will be a different kind of school year, once again, at Yuma High School. “We’re trying to believe it will not be as chaotic as last year, but it might be for different reasons,” Principal Brady Nighswonger said earlier this week. “We’ll stay positive and hope everything goes smoothly.”Continue Reading
An extended summer vacation for the Yuma schools finally is coming to an end. The 2021-22 school year begins Tuesday, September 7, following a longer-than-normal summer break due to Yuma-1’s $32 million expansion/renovation project. Yuma-1 is opening the school in “Green” meaning there are no requirements for mask wearing, beingContinue Reading
Eckley’s Old Settlers Picnic, the oldest community celebration in Yuma County, is returning this Labor Day weekend after a 2020 hiatus. It had been held for the 131 consecutive years prior to be canceled last year thanks to COVID-19 protocols. Still, the 132nd edition will be held Saturday and SundayContinue Reading
Students between 12-17 years of age in Yuma now can get a COVID-19 vaccine without having to leave town, or wait for the mobile clinic to show up periodically. That is because Yuma District Hospital & Clinics now has the Pfizer vaccine. It made the announcement last week. One canContinue Reading
Yuma District Hospital and Clinics, and The Harmony Home, are among the facilities now required to have all their employees vaccinated, per a new state order. The State Board of Health this past Monday, August 30, approved emergency rules requiring vaccination for staff in licensed healthcare settings. The Board metContinue Reading
The first step is out of the way, but the climb gets considerably steeper now for the Yuma High School football team. The Tribe is 1-0 after dismantling Burns, Wyoming, 41-6, last Friday in the 2021 season opener in Yuma. However, it now goes on the road for a non-conferenceContinue Reading
The schedule is slowing a bit for the Yuma High School boys golf team. The Indians have gotten in most of their season prior to the September 7 start to the 2021-22 school year. They were at Strasburg this past Tuesday, and will be at Sterling on Friday. Yuma’s golfersContinue Reading