The delayed and shortened 2020 high school football season was an interesting one for sure. Somehow, however, the Yuma High School Indians successfully navigated through seven games without missing a single contest, finishing 4-3 in the process. It was the second straight year the Indians finished with a winning record,Continue Reading
Of course it’s a choice Mask mandates are not enforceable. I agree. In the US of A, it is up to each individual to do the right thing for the common good. Instead, crazily, this whole COVID-19 threat has become a political issue. I get it, why it has becomeContinue Reading
Laurel Fennie passed away peacefully at home on November 21, 2020 under home hospice care. She died of heart and lung disease. Laurel Leigh Fennie was born on December 6, 1934 in Kirk, Colorado; she was the daughter of Paul and Irene Morris. She graduated from Yuma High School inContinue Reading
Marcelyn Rose (Brandon) Patterson was born on April 19, 1936 to Clifford Brandon and Veda Dodge Brandon. On November 27th, Marcelyn was called home by her Lord and Savior; she passed away following a brief battle with COVID and other underlying conditions. Marcelyn was in the comfort of her homeContinue Reading
Sharon Louise (Jeurink) Leighton born December 17, 1948 to Garold and Esther (Steele) Jeurink in Wray, Colorado. Sharon started school in the one-room schoolhouse, Fairview, north of Wray. She transferred into town to Wray Elementary in the fourth grade, graduating from Wray High in the class of 1966. She wentContinue Reading
Sharon Louise (Jeurink) Leighton born December 17, 1948 to Garold and Esther (Steele) Jeurink in Wray, Colorado. Sharon started school in the one-room schoolhouse, Fairview, north of Wray. She transferred into town to Wray Elementary in the fourth grade, graduating from Wray High in the class of 1966. She wentContinue Reading
The City of Yuma is going conservative, budget-wise, in 2021. Nearing the conclusion of a difficult 2020 for everyone, the Yuma City Council approved the first readings of budget-related ordinances during its regular meeting, held last week virtually on Zoom. All seven council members participated — MaryLu Smith-Dischner, Daniel Ebersole,Continue Reading
Yuma’s fifth and sixth grades moved to remote learning this past Monday, November 23, after confirmation of two new COVID-19 cases in the Yuma Middle School community. The impact of quarantine requirements on the staff necessitated going to remote learning through Friday, December 4. The students are scheduled to returnContinue Reading
Not bad. Not bad at all. Or, to put it in a more-positive way, great job; great job indeed. In a most unusual of seasons, the Yuma High School football team closed out the shortened 2020 campaign with a 58-6 shellacking of visiting Prospect Ridge Academy, Friday night, even withContinue Reading
Stratton/Liberty’s conditioning should be a little better by the time the Knighted Eagles host Cheyenne Wells on Saturday in the 6-man semifinals. The second-seed Knighted Eagles were playing their first game in four weeks when they hosted Briggsdale last Saturday in a quarterfinal game at Liberty. They ran out toContinue Reading