Jerry (Brenner) Crites was born August 14, 1927 to August and Frieda (Brinkhoff) Brenner in Idalia Colorado. She went to be with the Lord on March 3, 2022 at 94 years old. Jerry had one sister Maxine. She was married on her birthday in 1947 to Lawrence Crites of Idalia,Continue Reading
Helen E. Smith, known to her friends as Teena Smith, passed away at her home on Feb 27th, 2022, at the age of 78. Teena was born in Cheyenne Wells, CO on Dec 8th, 1943, to Edward and Helen Schneider. Teena grew up in Kit Carson, CO and was theContinue Reading
Alvin A. Knox,73, passed away March 4, 2022 at the East Morgan County Hospital in Brush Colorado. He was born March 26th, 1948 in Brush at the family home during a blizzard to Ervin and Elsie (Coder) Knox. Alvin was the 4th child of 6. He and his siblings wereContinue Reading
“Just be Yuma.” That was the motion, made by Yuma School District-1 board member Thomas Holtorf, and unanimously approved by the board during its regular monthly meeting, Monday night at the district office on S. Main St. Holtorf, board President Duane Brown, and board members Lindsey Galles and John DeeringContinue Reading
Regional basketball is coming back to Yuma. The Yuma High School boys basketball team will be hosting the Class 2A Region 1 Tournament, Friday and Saturday in The Pit, after claiming the District 2 Tournament title, last weekend in Sterling. Hosting a regional in Yuma was a routine affair forContinue Reading
There will be an actual election for the Yuma Hospital District Board of Directors. The May 3 mail-in election will be the first YHD Board election since 2010. All others since have been cancelled since there were not enough candidates to have an election. The seats currently held by MonicaContinue Reading
Going to a four-day school week coupled with a significant pay raise, should help Yuma School District-1 remain an attractive option for educators, and classified staff, well into the future. Both issues were discussed and approved during the Yuma-1 Board of Education’s monthly meeting, Monday night at the district officeContinue Reading
Yuma High School boys basketball finally got back on top of Class 2A District 2. The Indians are hosting a four-team regional in The Pit, Friday and Saturday, because they finally were able to win the district title again for the first time since February of 2019. It came downContinue Reading
Here they go again, the Yuma High School girls basketball players hitting the long road for another shot at a postseason upset. The Indians’ season somewhat was put in peril when they lost February 22 at home to Burlington, 54-50, in the first round of the Class 2A District 2Continue Reading
The Lone Star girls basketball team won the District 5 Tournament title, last weekend, and now is two wins away from advancing to the Class 1A Great 8. The Longhorns, 16-5, are the fourth seed in Region 2, which will be held Friday and Saturday at Brush High School. TheyContinue Reading