If you ain’t first, you’re last. Well heck, you could still be second, third, fourth or even fifth. With sincerest apologies to Reese Bobby from “Ricky Bobby, Talladega Nights” the Yuma High School girls basketball team will take a third-place finish in the Class 3A State Basketball Tournament, last weekendContinue Reading

On March 10, 2024, the world, her community, and her family lost a beautiful, loving person when Pamela Jean Nicklas (Allard) became an angel in God’s Heaven. Pam was born on November 15, 1946 to Raymond and Opal Allard in Harmony, Colorado. She was blessed to have four sisters andContinue Reading

Leon Albert Ardueser, 93, passed away the evening of March 3, 2024, at Hillcrest Care Center in Wray, Colorado. He was born to Emil and Jessie (Roach) Ardueser on April 12, 1930. He was raised on the family farm south of Bethune. Growing up during the Depression and World WarContinue Reading

Saturday! 3/23 The new property managers of the Yuma Life Care Center welcome the community to collect free and heavily discounted furniture, clothing, decorations, holiday items, and misc. supplies between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5: 00 PM. Items will be located in the east facing patio, first comeContinue Reading

Yuma High School will be hosting boys and girls Class 3A regionals Friday and Saturday in The Pit. It will be the first time both teams are home for regional since 2019. The girls won their district last weekend at Manual High School and are the fifth seed in theContinue Reading

The Yuma City Council learned of the new ownership for Kentec Communications, Inc. during its regular meeting last week. Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay, Terri Frame, Tim McClung, Jerome Benish and Marylu Smith-Dischner were in attendance. Dan Baucke was absent. The city has a franchise agreement with KCIContinue Reading

The Yuma schools have a new tool to help communicate and locate people in the case of an emergency. Yuma High School Principal Brady Nighswonger and School Resource Officer DJ Hass made a presentation about the safety app called Emergent3, during the Yuma-1 Board of Education’s regular meeting this pastContinue Reading