Yuma High School’s cross country runners head west again after competing last weekend in Greeley. The Indians are at the Lightning Invitational at Broomfield Country Commons, Friday afternoon. Coach Ron Zahller and assistant Ben Inouye took a crew to the Andy Myers Invitational, at Monfort Park in Greeley, last Saturday.Continue Reading
Otis High School’s volleyball team will be looking to pick up some wins this week after a challenging start to its season. The Bulldogs hosted Wray this past Tuesday in its home opener, and hosts Idalia on Friday, before traveling to neighboring Lone Star on Tuesday, September 7. They openedContinue Reading
The Otis High School football team had a very encouraging start to its season, last Friday. Now the Bulldogs host fifth-ranked Idalia in their home opener, Friday at 7:30 p.m. Otis opened its season last Friday afternoon with a 67-18 win at Weldon Valley. The Bulldogs raced out to aContinue Reading
Steven Ray Cullen was born on February 7, 1954, to Leon and Grace (Lohmeyer) Cullen in Ulysses, Kansas. He passed away on August 24, 2021, in Oberlin, Kansas, of complications related to a recent surgery. Steve was 67 years old. He began school in the small Colorado community of KirkContinue Reading
Eris Salvador, 81, passed away August 6, 2021 at her home in Yuma, Colorado. Born June 22, 1940 in Fort Morgan, Colorado to Walter and Ruby Yearous, Eris graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1957 and went to Northeastern Junior College. Eris met her future husband, Marvin Salvador, inContinue Reading
James Curtis Drullinger was born on June 28, 1928 to Harrison Winfield Drullinger and Jennie (Hackney) Drullinger in Atwood, Kansas. He passed away on August 25, 2021 due to complications from Covid at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan, Colorado at the age of 93. Jim graduated fromContinue Reading
The City of Yuma is moving forward with two ballot questions regarding tax increases on the November 2 ballot. Yuma City Council approved two measures during last week’s regular meeting, while turning down a third proposed tax ballot question. Mayor Ron Swehla and council members Marylu Smith-Dischner, Marc Shay, TimContinue Reading
Yuma District Hospital & Clinics is requiring everyone to wear masks inside its facility as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the region. The requirement also includes the Akron Clinic. The hospital district made the announcement last week on its Facebook page. It was a joint statement from the YumaContinue Reading
The final portion of the $500,000 Lake Yuma Project was completed last Friday. A crew from Solitude Lake Management installed an aeration system in the lake. It consists of five different diffusers, and a small set of air compressors capable of adding dissolved oxygen to the entire pond, top toContinue Reading
It is time for the Yuma High School football team to get busy on Friday nights. The Indians open the 2021 campaign at home against Burns, Wyoming. “We just need to get to Friday night and see who we are,” head coach Kelly Seward said. “Once the the lights turnContinue Reading