It has been a rough go for the Yuma High School baseball team, over the past week. Yuma will be looking to tighten it up on defense and offense as it plays a single varsity game, followed by JV, Saturday at Wray. The former Indians then have a home doubleheaderContinue Reading
The Otis High School baseball team wraps up the regular season today, April 27, with a home doubleheader against Cheyenne Wells, beginning at 10 a.m. The Bulldogs then open district tournament on Tuesday against an opponent yet to be determined. They currently are 9-4 and ranked No. 9 in theContinue Reading
Jon D. Harouff was born March 8, 1948 to Aaron “Dale” and Jenon (Armagost) Harouff in Wray, Colorado. He passed away March 8, 2023 at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO at the age of 75 years. A celebration of life will be held Saturday April 29, 2023Continue Reading
Drenia Ann Hegland (Miller), 68, of Fort Morgan passed away April 24, 2023 at UC Health Hospital in Greeley, CO after a battle with dementia. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 11:00 am at the Otis Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to theContinue Reading
Rhonda Lou (Brophy) Kinnison was born August 29, 1954 in Wray Colorado to Veda Laverne (Kelley) and Joseph Paul Brophy. She was the first of 6 children. The family lived North of Eckley Colorado until she graduated in 1972 from Yuma High School . She went to Eckley elementary andContinue Reading
Bernard Ben “Bernie” Beethe left this world on Monday, March 20, 2023 after a very brief battle with a rare form of liver cancer. He joins family in Heaven and leaves behind loving family in Texas, Louisiana and Georgia. Bernie was born in Yuma, Colorado in 1955 to Alonzo (akaContinue Reading
Carla Mae Piper was born on August 17, 1941 to Jack and Erna (Swain) Evans in Denver, Colorado. She passed away on April 7, 2023 at the Prestige Care Center in Morrison, Colorado. Carla Married Henry Edwin Piper on May 27, 1960. Carla and Henry “Eddie” spent sixty two yearsContinue Reading
On March 31, 2023 the Yuma County Board of County Commissioners convened for a regular meeting. Chairman Scott Weaver, Commissioner Mike Leerar, and Commissioner Adam Gates were present. Road and Bridge Supervisor Tom Andersen and Blade Foreman Justin Lorimer met with the Commissioners to discuss departmental updates. Andersen presented anContinue Reading
By Marianne Goodland State Capitol Correspondent State House lawmakers wrapped up their work on the 2023-24 state budget as contained in Senate Bill 214, with Republicans winning some key concessions that added amendments to the budget. Among the amendments added: $354,701 to pay for the costs of replacing the IndianContinue Reading
The City of Yuma has nearly $875,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to spend by early in 2024. Proposed expenditures were a topic of discussion during the Yuma City Council’s regular meeting, last week at City Hall in downtown Yuma. City Manager Scott Moore said it had been discussedContinue Reading