If there was a Class 2A girls wrestling classification, the Yuma High School team would set the standard. “It’s an all-classification tournament, I hope people understand that,” head coach Rory Lynch said. Girls wrestling in Colorado moves from the pilot stage to being a full sanctioned sport next year. However,Continue Reading
Ian Hermann McBeth was born November 24, 1975 in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany to William and Anneliese McBeth where his father was stationed with the US Army. The McBeths moved to the United States in 1976, with Ian splitting his early years between his father’s hometown of Gordon, Nebraska and KansasContinue Reading
JoAnn (Eastin) Serl born April 14, 1937, raised in Eckley, Colorado passed away peacefully at the Bunnell residence in Littleton, CO on January 28, 2020. JoAnn was predeceased by her husband of 59 years Doyle Serl. She is survived by her children, Vickie (Charlie) Hall of Pueblo, and Tresa (Dave)Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s wrestling team closed out the regular season with a 51-19 dual win over Wiggins, Thursday night in The Pit. The Indians won four of the six matches decided on the mat. Seniors Cayden Lynch and Alec Holtorf both won their final home matches, Lynch by a 3-1Continue Reading
Yuma High School will be sending a group of four to the Girls State Wrestling Tournament, Friday and Saturday at Thornton High School. “The whole girls group is fun to be around, and they aver very competitive and prepare themselves very well,” coach Rory Lynch said. “We’re pretty happy toContinue Reading
Scott Weaver of Wray is announcing his candidacy for Yuma County Commissioner District No. 2 in the upcoming 2020 elections. He is running for the Republican nomination. He is the third to throw his hat into the ring for the District No. 2 seat, the others being Democrat incumbent DeanContinue Reading
During the early morning hours of Saturday, February 1, officers with the Yuma Police Department were called to the 200 block of East Petain for a possible assault that had just occurred. Upon arrival a male victim was located and an initial investigation was completed. The male victim was transportedContinue Reading
By Tom Westfall An elderly couple was taking a country drive one autumn afternoon. The gray-haired woman looked at her husband and with a twinkle in her eyes said, “Do you remember 60 years ago when we were first courting? I used to sit right beside you there on theContinue Reading
By Kelly Rayl There are 7.8 billion people in the world and in 2016, 3.4 billion of those people were using the Internet (World Wide Web). On June 30, 2019 the number for internet users jumped to 4,536,248,808. When the Internet first made an appearance on computer screens, I wasContinue Reading
By Greg Hill After several weeks of unexplained and inexplicable drone sightings in and around Yuma County, Michael Spicer, founder of “ArchAngel RECON” presented the Yuma Pioneer with a press-release that claimed to be an explanation for the drone sightings that have been worrying folks in this region for theContinue Reading