Yuma High School began morning workouts for its student/athletes — keeping groups small and going at different times — earlier this month. YHS then introduced team activities in the evening last week. YHS Athletic Director Michael Dischner said the district received some updated guidelines from the Yuma County COVID Taskforce.Continue Reading
Assignments for returning coaches for the 2020-21 school year were approved by the Yuma School District-1 Board of Education, Monday night during its regular monthly meeting. The list was split into district employees and non-district employees who coach. We will just break it down into sports, beginning the fall. YumaContinue Reading
The Yuma pool staffer who was tested for COVID-19 on Monday after showing symptoms, did not work at the pool that day. The test result came back negative Wednesday, and the city announced the pool would reopen Thursday, June 18. The pool opened for the first time this year onContinue Reading
The crew from Concrete Specialties out of Sterling has been hard at it for the past week or so installing a new water main along the 100 and 200 blocks of S. Albany St. It appears the job will be done in short order, but the crew will be backContinue Reading
Lone Star will be holding a graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 on Saturday. It will begin at 10 a.m. and will be held outdoors on the football field. The four-member Class of 2020 includes Wyatt Lockwood, Michaela Kuntz, Anniston Buss and Jasmine Fisher. All community members are welcome,Continue Reading
It is official, the 40th version of the Old Threshers Show has been postponed in 2020 and instead will be held September 10-12, 2021. Tim Stulp, director of Old Threshers Group, released the following statement earlier this week: “As Old Threshers continues the process of getting ready for the 40thContinue Reading
At Monday night’s meeting of the Yuma County Fairboard, it was decided that, in light of the spread of Rabbit hemorrhagic disease, it was in the best interest of rabbit exhibitors to cancel the Rabbit show for the 2020 Yuma County Fair. RHD is a very contagious disease that isContinue Reading
The Yuma Summer Recreation leagues began play this week, though on a limited and restricted basis. Adult Co-Ed Softball got going Monday night and played again Wednesday. Unfortunately, we missed getting photos of girls softball earlier on Monday, but will catch them soon. We were around the first day ofContinue Reading
Wanda June (Bullard) Hunter, 89 of Wray, Colorado passed away peacefully June 7, 2020 at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado. Wanda was born to George Alfred Lawrence and Ruby Pearl (Whomble) Bullard on October 12, 1930 in Wray, Colorado. She was a longtime resident of Wray, Colorado. SheContinue Reading
Shirley Faye Marshall, Age 83, passed away June 1st, 2020 in St Louis Park MN. Shirley Faye Rollenhagen was born July 8th, 1936 in Julesburg Colorado to Carl and Ella (Kolterman) Rollenhagen. She completed her elementary education in rural schools south of Julesburg and graduated from Sedgwick County high schoolContinue Reading