The Yuma City Council spent about another hour last Thursday evening discussing the 2023 budget. The council and city administration are looking at ways to cut back next year’s budget if the 1.5-percent sales tax increase ballot question does not pass in the upcoming mail-in election. The new sales taxContinue Reading
It has been awhile since the Yuma Football Team won at rival Wray. It was 2008 the last time Yuma walked off Powell Field victorious, 13-12, thanks to two field goals. This year’s players were not even in school yet. Friday would be a great time for the YFT toContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s volleyball team finds itself in the middle of a large group of similar teams. Yuma heads to Wray for its rivalry match on Friday with a 9-9 overall record after splitting a pair of non-league matches late last week. The five-set loss at Burlington, followed by aContinue Reading
Neighboring rivals will square off in a 6-man football Washington County Showdown, Friday night. The Otis Bulldogs will make the relatively short trip south to take on the newly-rechristened Arickaree Bison for a game with major playoff implications. The Bulldogs and the Bison are 5-1, 3-1 in A-6 League 2,Continue Reading
The Otis High School volleyball team will take a seven-match winning streak into its showdown at Washington County-rival Arickaree on Friday. The Bulldogs are 12-5 overall, 3-0 in the YWKC League, after last Friday’s home win over Stratton in a non-league tilt. They are No. 11 in the Class 1AContinue Reading
It is Homecoming Week at Yuma High School. The festivities began Monday night with a bonfire in the sports complex parking lot. Tuesday was PJ Day, and there was a free movie that evening in the Commons. Wednesday was Tourist Day for dress-up. There was a class sidewalk decorating contestContinue Reading
Community members touched on a wide variety of topics at the Yuma School District-1 Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting, Monday night in downtown Yuma. Approximately 30 people crowded into the board room, with several signing up for visitors comments. All five board members were in attendance, Duane Brown, LindseyContinue Reading
The Yuma Art Association will open the doors to its annual Art Show and Sale Friday morning, Oct. 7, at 8 a.m. to accept entries. If you are an artist of any age or skill level in any medium, bring your recent work to the First Presbyterian Church, 110 W.Continue Reading
The Yuma Museum Board has received a donation of $200 from a previous board member. She then challenged the board to find 50 people to meet or exceed her donation. With that amount of money, the museum will have enough to meet the expense of a new heating and coolingContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council held its regular meeting, last week in Council Chambers at Yuma City Hall in downtown Yuma. The meeting began with Councilman Dan Baucke explaining why he recused himself from the executive session held during the previous meeting. The purpose of the executive session was to discussContinue Reading