Yuma High School’s baseball team needs to get offensive. The Indians have played fairly solid ball overall in Season D, but the one constant in the current six-game losing streak is the inability to string together runs. Yuma dropped both games of its home-opening doubleheader, last Saturday to Wiggins, thenContinue Reading
Lone Star, Otis, Stratton/Liberty and Arickaree/Woodlin were among the 27 schools to compete in the 57th Warren Mitchell Invitational, last Saturday in Limon. The Lone Star girls had a great day, scoring 40 points to finish fifth in the team standings. Lamar won the girls team title with 75 points.Continue Reading
The Otis High School baseball team will be getting in a lot of games in coming days. The Bulldogs were 4-3 heading into this past Tuesday’s home doubleheader against Dayspring Christian. They are at Prairie for two today, May 27, and host Eads for a twin bill on Tuesday, JuneContinue Reading
Eldon Dee “Jack” Adams was born on June 22, 1927 at his grandparents’ home in Bear River, Utah, to Delos Eldon and Angeline Marie Christensen Adams, the oldest of five children. The family lived in East Garland, Utah, moving to Tremonton, Utah when he was five years old. He graduatedContinue Reading
Kelly Paul Chamberlain was born August 13, 1956 in Wray, CO, to Bernadel Rita and Arthur Mason Chamberlain, Jr. Kelly rode his last rodeo and laid his hat down on May 8, 2021 in the Greeley Hospital after a long life battle with diabetes. Kelly was baptized and confirmed atContinue Reading
Virgil Laverne Schaefer, age 90, of Yuma, Colorado was born March 9, 1931 to Jacob Frederick and Myra Mallory (Maxon) Schaefer. Virgil went to school to the 8th grade, then received his GED. Virgil helped on his family farm until joining the United States Army. He served in the UnitedContinue Reading
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