Pluma Adrene Rawson (Pat), passed away on January 13, 2023 at the age of 71. She was born on May 9, 1951 to Levi and Charlotte Shults in Idalia, Colorado. She was married to Dean Rawson in 1968 and moved to Denver. Together they have two sons and one daughterContinue Reading
During a beautiful sunrise on January 7, 2023, Jerry Williams, 80, lost his battle with Alzheimers and COPD surrounded by loved ones at home. Jerry called Deer Park his home for the last many years, although was also in Spokane, Ritzville, and Yakima Valley for the better part of 40Continue Reading
Lewis Clement Frenzl passed away January 14, 2023 at the Yuma District Hospital surrounded by family at the age of 86. Lewis was born July 16,1936 in Akron, Colorado to Frank and Laura (Ehrhart) Frenzl. He was a lifelong member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Akron, CO. Lewis livedContinue Reading
Richard Eugene “Dick” Dedrick of Denver, Colorado, died peacefully Jan. 4, 2023, at Cherrelyn Health Care Center in Littleton, Colorado. He was 87. Dick Dedrick spent nearly his entire life in Colorado, where he was known for long, productive endeavors in many creative fields, including broadcasting and advertising, but hisContinue Reading
Betty Lou Robertson was born on January 21, 1930 in Yuma, Colorado to Willard and Lottie (Kohler) Robertson. Grandma Betty went home to be with the Lord on January 5, 2023 surrounded by her family. Betty was the sixth of eight children. She married Arthur Wright Jr. in 1947 andContinue Reading
The Year 2022 (Double Deuces) is coming to an end after what turned out to be an interesting 12 months. Annoying weather, particularly high winds, high heat and continued drought, definitely was a staple, though there also were elections, fires, the conclusion to Yuma School District-1’s $32 million expansion/renovation project,Continue Reading
This past Saturday, December 24, 2022, a broken water line in the Northeastern Junior College building flooded a portion of the Yuma Public Library. Thanks to an alarm, NJC staff found the leak quickly, and City of Yuma staff were able to move the contents to a dry place. NJCContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council held its final meeting of 2022, last week in the Council Chambers at Yuma City Hall in downtown Yuma. All seven members participated — Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay, and Terri Frame, Marylu Smith-Dischner, Jerome Benish, Dan Baucke and Tim McClung. The council completedContinue Reading
The Yuma High School varsity basketball teams played only three games in December due to weather. The teams will be making up for those missed games beginning early next week. School resumes after the Christmas break on Tuesday, January 3, and that is when the YHS girls and boys teamContinue Reading
January 2022 • The Yuma High School boys basketball team returned from the holiday break with wins over Haxtun and Holyoke, improving to 7-1 overall and ranked No. 1 in Class 2A. • The Yuma High School boys wrestling team finally makes its first home appearance of the 2021-22 seasonContinue Reading