Morris Marion McDonald was born March 7, 1930, at Haxtun, Colorado to Marion and Bertha McDonald. He was the oldest of three children -Mardell and Marvin. They lived on the homestead at Eckley and farmed until 1958 and moved a mile away and lived there until Morris retired. Morris workedContinue Reading
The Yuma County Commissioners gave contingent approval for a beer garden at the 2021 Yuma County Fair & Rodeos. The 2-1 vote came after a public hearing held during the board’s regular meeting, last Friday in the Yuma County Courthouse in Wray. It is contingent upon the Knights of Columbus’Continue Reading
Yuma High School held its first outdoor commencement in decades, and it turned out to be a great event. The 68-student strong Class of 2021 received their diplomas in front of an overflow crowd at the football/track complex, on a lovely mostly overcast afternoon, last Sunday. Ema Richardson gave theContinue Reading
Last month, the board of education approved renovating the Commons area as an “add-on” job. It was approved with a price tag not to exceed $400,000. Rayl told the board that work will come in around $330,000 to $340,000. (The funds come from the district’s and Neenan Archistruction’s contingency funds.)Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s track and field teams are off to a great start in Season D. “We just have a good mentality throughout our team right now,” head coach Lucas Lubbers said. The Indians continued their encouraging efforts at the Highland Twilight Invitational in Ault, May 20. The YHS boysContinue Reading
Maybe the Yuma High School baseball team just needs some home cooking. The Indians finally make their home debut Saturday when they host Wiggins for a Lower Platte Activities Association doubleheader, starting at 10 a.m. Yuma has played its first five games away from the friendly confines of Tribe Field,Continue Reading
Lone Star’s track and field teams competed in the Tom Meyer Invitational in Akron, last Friday. Final team points were not available, but the Lone Star girls enjoyed a strong day under nice conditions. Pole vault was a big point-getter for the Longhorns as Andrea Kuntz cleared 9-foot-2 for firstContinue Reading
Otis High School’s baseball team will try to snap a two-game losing streak when the Bulldogs host Caliche today, May 20, at 4 p.m. The Bulldogs were 4-0 before running into a pair of losses late last week. First up was an 18-10 loss at Stratton/Liberty, last Friday. The BulldogsContinue Reading
With his family by his side, Burt Bowles slipped the bounds of earth on May 3, 2021 at Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado. He was born to Galen and Kathy Bowles on March 11th, 1960 in Denver, Colorado. He attended school in Yuma, Colorado from the third gradeContinue Reading
Up and down we still go on the COVID-19 cases. Yuma County has seen an uptick in cases over the past two weeks, but the latest update before press time showed the number of new cases dropping again. The county was up to 15 new cases over a seven-day period,Continue Reading