Several community members attended the grand opening of the Certified Nurse Aid classroom and lab, last Thursday evening at the Northeaster Junior College Yuma Campus. Many of the NJC leaders also were in attendance, including Northeastern Yuma Campus Director Kortnee Dutton, NJC Executive Director Mattie Haney, Director of Marketing JesseContinue Reading
It is time for Class 3A Patriot League games for the Yuma High School boys basketball team. The Outlaws are 7-2 and No. 4 in the 3A Selection and Seeding Index after splitting two games last weekend. They rolled past Akron at home last Friday before dropping a double overtimeContinue Reading
The challenges keep coming for the Yuma High School girls basketball team. The Outlaws are 6-3 and No. 11 in the 3A CHSAA Seeding and Selection Index after splitting two games last weekend. They held off a pesky Akron squad last Friday in The Pit, 39-36, then gave Simla allContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys wrestling team will be heading to Nebraska again this weekend. First, the Outlaws have a dual at Burlington on Friday, then travel north Saturday to the Chase County Invitational in Imperial, Nebraska. They were in Nebraska last Saturday for the Garden County Invitational, after hosting SedgwickContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls wrestlers keep racking up the points. The Outlaws will try to keep it rolling Saturday at the Chase County Invitational in Imperial, Nebraska. “Now that everyone is healthy besides Heidi, the girls are improving every week and really looking forward to tough competition,” coach Brandon NewtonContinue Reading
Arickaree’s boys basketball team resumed its season last weekend by splitting a pair of games. The Bison, 5-2, were at Peetz on Wednesday of this week, and hosts Hi-Plains on Friday. They are No. 13 in the 1A CHSAA Seeding and Selection Index. They endured a 37-35 home loss toContinue Reading
Linda Janet Elaine (Goeglein) Huyghebaert was born on December 16, 1948 in Yuma, Colorado to Carl W. and Gladys Goeglein. She and her family grew up on the family farm north of Yuma. She attended Yuma High School and graduated in 1967. Linda attended the University of Northern Colorado inContinue Reading
Dean Edwin Hill was born October 1, 1932 in Pretty Prairie Kansas to George and Elsie (Meador) Hill. He was the fourth born out of 11 children. In February of 1947, the family, George, Elsie, Dean and 8 siblings, moved to Cope Colorado. Dean helped George on their family farm.Continue Reading
The City of Yuma was on the hook for paying former city manager Scott Moore more than $120,000 due to a “Reinstated Employment Agreement” entered into in January 2018. Moore was hired in July 2016. The initial employment agreement included a clause stating “The City shall have no obligation toContinue Reading
Plan on visiting your local Yuma or Wray library Friday, January 17, between 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. to borrow your copy of Emily St. John Mandel’s novel Station Eleven. Get some free bookmarks and a yummy snack while you’re at it. If you can’t make it to the libraryContinue Reading