It is time to tipoff what will likely be the last season of Lower Platte play for the Yuma High School boys basketball team. The Outlaws have stayed in the Lower Platte this season and last even though the school had been moved up to Class 3A in basketball. YumaContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls basketball is about to begin one last go-around against a tough Lower Platte lineup. The Outlaws are 6-1 after returning from Christmas break last Saturday with a 53-39 home win over Highland. They entered this week No. 3 in the 3A CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index,Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls wrestling team continues it march toward the postseason. The Outlaws are at Brush today, January 11, for a dual, then will cross state lines on Saturday for the Chase County Invitational in Imperial, Nebraska. The team had a good run last week, beginning with their homeContinue Reading
The Arickaree boys basketball team still is undefeated as it heads into the second weekend of 2024. The Bison are 8-0 after two wins last week, and are No. 4 in the CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index for Class 1A. The Index will be used to seed the postseason field.Continue Reading
On January 2nd, 2024, Anna Mae Lancaster got her wings and passed away peacefully at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 79 years old. She was the second child born in Wheeler, Texas, to Eugene and Mary Marie Gudgel on February 12, 1944. She grew up in a very loving homeContinue Reading
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It is time to start considering running for your local councils and town boards. The April 2, 2024 municipal election will be the last one held in the spring for the City of Yuma. Earlier this decade voters approved a measure moving Yuma’s municipal election to November, beginning in 2025.Continue Reading
The Yuma City Council held its first meeting of 2024 this past Tuesday night in the Council Chambers in Yuma City Hall. All seven members were present — Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay, Tim McClung, Jerome Benish, Dan Baucke, Marylu Smith-Dischner and Terri Frame. The council had severalContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s winter sports teams will get to enjoy a little home cooking coming out of the Christmas break. All four teams open 2024 in The Pit after a two-week break from competition. The girls and boys wrestling teams host Wiggins for duals today, January 4, with the girlsContinue Reading
Merle Ellen (Harr) Wilkins was born October 9, 1931 to Roland and Hazel (Snyder) Harr in Yuma, Colorado. She passed away December 26, 2023 surrounded by family at her home in Yuma, Colorado. Merle grew up in the Yuma, Washington County area. She attended several county schools including Wiladel SchoolContinue Reading