From Yuma County Sheriff’s Office Facebook On May 21, W-Y Communications Center received a 911 emergency call from an individual numerous times. The caller was located at a dead-end road residence on County Road 38 approximately where CC.5 would have been. Undersheriff Larry Gilliland tried numerous times to contact theContinue Reading
Several area high school track and field athletes have received all-state recognition. The all-state selections were released on chsaanow.com late last week. Yuma High School’s Chloe Smith was named to the 2A First Team in pole vault, as was Daphani Allen in the 200-meter dash. Layla Glanz and Carolina RossContinue Reading
It was a tough ending to the 2025 season for the Yuma High School baseball team, but better times definitely seem to be on the horizon. The Outlaws came one win away from advancing to the 2A double-elimination tournament, losing 6-0 to Monte Vista in the regional final on MayContinue Reading
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The Yuma High School Class of 2025 will hold its commencement Sunday at 1 p.m. in The Pit. A total of 44 graduates will cross the stage to receive their diplomas. Yuma Middle School teacher JP Carwin will be the guest speaker. Braylynn Armstrong will give the Magna Cum LaudeContinue Reading
The lockdown of the Yuma schools on April 30 was discussed during the Yuma-1 Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting, Monday night at the District Office. All five board members were in attendance — President John Deering, Terri Frame, Lindsey Galles, Heath Roundtree and Tyson Brown. It turned out toContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council is considering putting a moratorium on certain residential modifications until updated regulations can be adopted. The discussion came during the council’s regular meeting last week. Mayor Tim McClung, Mayor Pro-tem, and council members Dan Baucke, Terri Frame, Zach Diaz and Marc Shay were in attendance. VanessaContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s baseball team hopes to have another historic Saturday this week. The Outlaws are set to host a 2A regional this weekend (https://chsaanow.com/news/2025/5/14/class-2a-baseball-regional-tournament-brackets-2025.aspx), following the conclusion of the regular season this past Tuesday against Byers. They swept past the Bulldogs in a pair of 10-run wins, after sweepingContinue Reading
The state track championships are taking place through Saturday at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood. Athletes from Yuma and area 1A schools Lone Star, Otis and Arickaree, already have notched winning and placing efforts. Here is the link to all of the results — https://chsaanow.com/news/2025/5/13/track-and-field-live-results-2025-track-field-state-championships.aspx#live-resultsContinue Reading
The Otis Bulldogs’ baseball season came to an end last Saturday in the 1A quarterfinals. Otis came one win away from advancing to the semifinals, going 1-1 at the regional in Akron on a beautiful Saturday. The Bulldogs finished the 2025 season with a 16-7 record. They first played ninth-seedContinue Reading