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
Yuma High School’s baseball team, which spent most of the spring on the wrong end of the final score, came tantalizingly close to advancing to the Class 2A quarterfinals. It was a fun run in Fowler for the regional round, with the 27th-seed upsetting the host Grizzlies 8-7 in theContinue Reading
Arickaree’s Jacob Jefferson definitely closed out a stellar high school track and field career in style. The recent 2023 graduate won all four of his events at the Class 1A Track and Field Championships, last weekend at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood. Jefferson competed in the maximum of 12 eventsContinue Reading
There will not be any public swimming in Yuma during the summer of 2023. It is hoped a renovated and improved Yuma Municipal Pool will be ready in time for the summer of 2024, but there is no guarantee at this time. “It all depends on the funding,” City ManagerContinue Reading