Many of the top senior (now graduated) six-man football players across the state will be getting together in Hugo on Saturday for the 2023 Colorado 6-Man All-State Football Game. This is the sixth edition of the game that puts the spotlight on the stand-out players from the smallest classification. PriorContinue Reading
Richard (Rick) Lee Roth was born December 31st, 1947, to the parents of John and Mildred Roth. Rick was born the fourth of five brothers: Don, Jim and Bob and the youngest brother Mike. He grew up south of Kersey working the family farm and dairy. He attended Platte ValleyContinue Reading
On Monday, April 17, 2023, Daniel Paul Metcalf went home to be with his Lord and Savior at the age of 90. Daniel Paul was born on March 12, 1933 in Exeter, MO to William Sherman and Mary Goldie (Ware) Metcalf. He was the 4th of 7 children and hadContinue Reading
The local commencement exercise season will come to an end this weekend. Yuma High School’s Class of 2023 held its graduation before a full house in The Pit, last Sunday afternoon. A total of 57 graduates walked across the stage to receive their diplomas. Several were the first in theirContinue Reading
A heavy downpour rolled through a stretch of northern Yuma County, last Thursday evening, May 18. Yuma received a relatively gentle rain that led to one-half inch or more of precipitation, as was the case around most of the area. However, there was a stretch about 14 miles north thatContinue Reading
Memorial Day weekend will include services at area cemeteries, as well as the Yuma Museum’s annual cemetery tour. The Yuma VFW and American Legion will once again host services. The first will be Sunday at Pleasant Valley at 9 a.m. Reverend Brunner will provide the speech. On Memorial Day, thereContinue Reading
There were a lot of important topics covered during the Yuma School District-1 Board of Education meeting, held Monday night in the board room at the new district office. (The Pioneer skipped the meeting to watch the Nuggets’ historic win, but paid for it by having to spend Tuesday listeningContinue Reading
It appears the lease issue between the City of Yuma and High Plains Recreation Association (Hiplare) remains unresolved. The Yuma City Council held a special meeting earlier this month about a proposal from Hiplare. The council voted to pay Hiplare $160,000 for land it had leased to Smithfield for eightContinue Reading
There were not any state titles this year, but the Yuma High School track and field athletes again had strong showing at the Class 2A Track and Field Championships, last week at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood. The boys, the two-time defending 2A champs, racked up 40.5 points to finishContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls golf is back in the Class 3A State Tournament. Junior Jailyn Mekelburg pulled out a personal best at regional, this past Monday in Sterling, shooting a 54-50-104 to qualify for state, which will be held at the Aspen Golf Club. She and her coaches will goContinue Reading