The Otis High School football team had a fun Homecoming game, last Saturday on a beautiful fall autumn afternoon. The Bulldogs cruised to an 82-38 victory over winless Kit Carson — normally a 6-man power that is struggling this season. Otis, 3-4, can pull even on the season when theyContinue Reading
The Otis volleyball team has won four straight matches heading into Friday’s YWKC League match at Hi-Plains. The Bulldogs also have a league match Tuesday at Bethune. They are 7-10 overall, 2-1 in league play. Otis extended its winning streak with two wins last week. It began October 5 withContinue Reading
Eva Arleen (Townley) Beaman was born November 29, 1929 to Jesse H. and Myrtle O. (Hobbs) Townley in Calhan, CO. She grew up and attended school in Calhan. On April 6, 1947 she married Rex G. Beaman. While living in Colorado their children Laynetta, Glenda, and Wayne were born. TheyContinue Reading
Gale Lee Wiebers, a long time Holyoke resident, died October 1, 2021 at age 76 following a hard-fought battle with diabetes and renal disease. Gale was born October 2, 1944 in Sterling, Colorado to Lloyd and Mary Cecil (Sloan) Wiebers. As a child, Gale attended the Rockland School and graduatedContinue Reading
Bennie Ybarra, 74 of Greeley, Colorado, passed away at his home on Monday, September 27, 2021. Bennie was born on October 10, 1946 in Brush, Colorado, to Eulogio and Mary Ann (Almarez) Ybarra. Bennie lived in Brush and moved to Greeley 23 years ago. He worked as a butcher, whichContinue Reading
Nancy Sue (Balderston) Alexander was born February 18, 1954 to Bernard and Jean (Chrismer) Balderston. She passed into God’s hands on July 27, 2021 at the age of 67. Nancy was born in Yuma, Colorado and lived there until she left for college. Her family lived 12 miles north ofContinue Reading
Robert Verl Dilka, 99, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at the Washington County Nursing Home in Akron Colorado. Robert (Bob) was born in a farmhouse in rural Yuma County on May 30, 1922. Bob was the fifth of seven children born to Frank Louis Dilka and Minnie LenaContinue Reading
William “Bill” Knapp, 60, of Yuma, Colorado passed away August 31, 2021 at the Harmony Home in Yuma. Bill was born July 6, 1961 in Illinois. A celebration of life will be held at Daylight Donuts in Yuma, 200 W. 8th Ave., October 7 from 2 to 4 pm. BillContinue Reading
Bonnie Jean Lovitt–Allen 77 of Akron, Colorado passed away September 1,2021 at the Sterling Living Center in Sterling, Colorado. She was born in Yuma, Colorado December 28, 1943 to Oliver Joseph Allen and Vernadean Allen-Dilka. She graduated from Yuma High School in 1962. She married her high school sweetheart RonaldContinue Reading
Roy was born 3/29/1934 to George and Elsie Hill in Pretty Prairie, Kansas and passed away 9/12/2021 at his home in Cope, Colorado. He moved with is family to Colorado in 1947 when his dad farmed Southeast of Cope. Roy married Cleta Smith in October of 1953, and together rearedContinue Reading