For 10 years subsequent to my children graduating from high school, I was a basketball official in eastern Colorado and western Kansas. I enjoyed the experience and would probably still be doing it were it not for an unfortunate accident that witnessed me pulling a fishing lure into my eye.Continue Reading
Howard Lee Myers was born May 24, 1931 in Yuma, Colorado to Fred Austin and Josie Olive (Davis) Myers. He passed away December 29,2019 in Greeley, Colorado. Howard was the 6th child of the family. At a mere 3 ½ pounds, Howard’s crib was the dresser drawer. His mom bathedContinue Reading
Helen Marie (Deterts) Brown was born on January 21, 1924 to Eert and Geskee (Stekker) Deterts in Vernon, Colorado. Helen attended school at the Vernon Lutheran School and graduated in 1942. She married Robert E. Brown in December of 1946 in Denver, Co and together had two daughters, Sharon KayContinue Reading
Eathon “Leon” Marr was born on August 17, 1930 to Mervin Marr and Junia Enid Mensendick in Franktown, Colorado. He passed away on January 14, 2020 in at the Yuma District Hospital in Yuma, Colorado at the age of 89. Leon attended the Yuma schools and graduated with the classContinue Reading
Northeastern Junior College’s Yuma Campus is now open and offering credit-bearing courses to residents of Yuma and surrounding communities for the spring semester of 2020. Registration is also open for short-term and ongoing adult education classes such as Annie’s Project and English as a second language (ESL). “We are extremelyContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council will be holding a workshop to discuss plans for the property just west of Indian Hills Golf Course that the city purchased last year. Councilman Dan Baucke raised the subject during the council’s regular meeting last week, its first meeting since early December. The city spentContinue Reading
It is only the middle of January but a league championship could be hanging in the balance, Friday in the Eagles Nest. “It will be a huge game for us,” Yuma High School boys basketball coach Dave Sheffield said. “There’s a lot implications involved.” The Indians started 2020 like theyContinue Reading
It seems like a new-look Yuma High School girls basketball team is evolving into a contender once again. The Indians have had two strong performances, including the 2020 debut at Akron, to improve to 3-4 overall, 1-0 in the Lower Platte Activities Association. It is just in time, too, asContinue Reading
Yuma’s wrestlers seem to get better every week. The Indians are at Wiggins for a tournament on Saturday after a great showing in Lamar last Saturday. “We wrestled really well at Lamar,” coach Rory Lynch said. Yuma finished second in the 17-team field. Lamar won its own tournament with 278Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls wrestlers have had a great 2020 so far, and have one more regular-season tournament. The Indians are in Loveland on Saturday for one last tournament before getting a week off prior to their regional tournament in early February. They also will have a dual at homeContinue Reading