Both of our beloved parents, Steven Joel Weeks and Ruth Hiltbrand Weeks, passed away within the last year, and are now at peace together. Ruth passed on February 12, 2020 due to complications of lung cancer, and Steve followed on July 15, 2021 from complications of ongoing health issues. MomContinue Reading
Kind Roots of Wray is in the process of attempting to locate a cannabis oil manufacturing facility in Yuma. The facility would be located in the Yuma Industrial Park, operating year-round. It potentially could generate considerable revenue in excise tax for the City of Yuma, as well as create moreContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council learned during its regular meeting last week that the Yuma Chamber of Commerce is attempting to make the director position full-time. Chamber Board member Marylu Smith-Dischner, also a member of the council, informed the council that current director Sammy Trostel recently announced her resignation. She saidContinue Reading
The growing season and the following harvest certainly have been a roller-coaster ride for the local winter wheat crop. Planted last fall in dry conditions, followed by a mostly dry fall, winter and early spring, prospects did not look promising for the 2021 harvest. However, then came a wet snowContinue Reading
For years, the Yuma Clinic has been a leader in participating in primary care and public health research projects in rural Colorado. Its partnership with the High Plains Research Network (HPRN) helps include primary care practices and patients that live in rural communities in the health research done around theContinue Reading
A decent-sized crowd grilled the Yuma City Council and administration about budget transparency and communication, during a town hall meeting Monday night at the Yuma Community and Enrichment Center. The city organized the meeting to answer questions regarding the general fund and enterprise funds. A total of 35 were inContinue Reading
Area high school track and field teams hauled in some major recognition in the All State selections released late last week on CHSAANow.com. Yuma High School’s Lucas Lubbers was named the Class 2A Coach of the Year after leading the boys team to its first state title in 25 years.Continue Reading
Volleyball is having the quickest turnaround of all local high school sports, coming off of 2020-21’s COVID-impacted seasons. Volleyball was held during Season C, concluding in mid-May, with the Yuma Indians making another trip to the Class 2A State Tournament. Now with Colorado’s high school sports apparently returning to normalContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s football team will be gearing up for a “normal” nine-game schedule in the not-too-distant future. The Tribe will have four home games and five away, beginning at home on August 27. All games will be in the evening, and eight of the nine will be under theContinue Reading
The City of Yuma and the community is gearing up for a big Third of July celebration, which this year will fall on a Saturday. The Yuma Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a craft fair downtown on S. Main St. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The vendors will beContinue Reading