Yuma High School’s girls basketball team was the only game left in town Friday night, and the Indians made the most of it with a 41-37 win over the Peyton Panthers. With the rest of the YHS boys team’s regular season canceled due to a COVID-19 case — negating aContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council whipped through a fairly short regular meeting, last week. Six of the council members eventually participated in Zoom meeting — Mayor Ron Swehla, and council members Dan Baucke, Daniel Ebersole, Marc Shay, Tim McClung and Steve Hoch. Council member Marylu Smith-Dischner was absent. In fact, Smith-DischnerContinue Reading
On February 16, 2021 the Yuma County Board of County Commissioners convened for a regular meeting. Chairman Trent Bushner, Commissioner Robin Wiley, and Commissioner Scott Weaver were all present. The Board convened as the Board of Social Services to hear report from Human Services Director Kara Hoover. Child Welfare andContinue Reading
Yuma Life Care Center, a city – based provider of rehab and long term care is proud to announce that they are the recipient of Pinnacle Quality Insight’s 2021 Customer Experience Award. Qualifying for the award in the categories of Overall Satisfaction, Nursing Care, Individual Needs, Laundry Service, Dignity andContinue Reading
A big showdown is scheduled for inside The Pit, Friday night. Yuma High School’s boys basketball team will be hosting Peyton in the final game of the evening in a major non-league tilt. The Indians have won seven straight, 7-3 overall, 5-0 in league play, entering this week ranked No.Continue Reading
It has been a tough shortened Season B for the Yuma High School girls basketball team, but expect the Indians to keep battling. The Indians are 2-8 overall, 2-3 in Lower Platte Activities Association play, after splitting two games late last week. “We’re still going to go at it,” headContinue Reading
The top-ranked Wray High School wrestling team flexed its muscles in dispatching county-rival Yuma, 44-15, Thursday night in the Eagles Nest. Yuma entered the annual showdown with just one team loss in this dual-only Season B, and was looking to give the Eagles a scare like the Indians did lastContinue Reading
The Yuma High School boys wrestling team is enjoying a strong finish to the 2021 regular season. The Indians picked up three more dual wins late last week. Now they have a huge dual tonight, February 25, at Yuma County-rival Wray. The two-time defending 2A state champions currently are rankedContinue Reading
Mary Alice (Crossland) Pearson 1941– 2021 Mary Alice (Crossland) Pearson was born July 18, 1941, and passed away February 16, 2021. A Funeral Service will be on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Baucke Funeral Home in Yuma, Colorado. Interment following lunch at the Haxtun Cemetery inContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys wrestling team definitely went out in style Friday night in The Pit. The Indians rolled Dolores Huerta Prep 50-9 in their last home match of the 2021 season. They are in Greeley today for duals against University and Platte Valley, and have a huge dual atContinue Reading