The summer of 2022 has finally come to an end. Autumn officially begins today, September 22, ushering out a toasty summer. Appropriately, summer had two more days in the 90s, this past Monday and Tuesday, but then went out with a whimper on Wednesday with a high around 60 andContinue Reading
It appears a string of copper wire thefts from electrical substations has come to an end following the arrest of two individuals last week. The arrests in the predawn hours of Tuesday, September 13, culminated a three-month investigation that spanned four counties in northeast Colorado, according to the Yuma CountyContinue Reading
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office keeps arresting individuals who come to Yuma County expecting a sexual encounter with a minor. The most recent occurred last Thursday, September 15, at approximately 4:30 a.m. in Yuma. A 30-year-old male had driven from the Front Range area expecting to meet a 13-year-old girl.Continue Reading
The Yuma County Republican Vacancy Committee finally were able to successfully appoint someone to the Yuma County Commissioner District 3 seat, Tuesday night. Mike Leerar of Eckley eventually came out on top of three candidates, along with Jessie Vance of Eckley, and Gary Soehner of the Idalia area. Leerar receivedContinue Reading
Four, zero and five are the Yuma Football Team’s lucky numbers during its bye week. Yuma is 4-0 for the first time since the 2009 championship season, closing out its non-conference slate last Friday with a 10-7 home win over Brush. The team formerly known as the Indians has movedContinue Reading
It is time to get busy for the Yuma High School volleyball team. The squad is 4-4 overall (climbing to .500), 1-0 in the Lower Platte Activities Association, after last Thursday’s win at Akron. The girls have not played since, returning to The Pit on Friday to take on Caliche.Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys golf team’s season came to an end Tuesday in the Class 3A Region 3 Tournament in Greeley. The Yuma foursome had a decent showing, finishing 15th out of 23 teams with a 289 team score. However, none of the Yuma golfers earned a state berth. CoachContinue Reading
A major 6-man football showdown will take place Friday afternoon in Otis. The undefeated Otis Bulldogs, 4-0, will be hosting the undefeated La Veta Redhawks, 4-0, for a rare 3 p.m. kickoff. Otis enters the non-league battle No. 6 in the Rating Percentage Index, and ranked fourth in the TopContinue Reading
The Otis High School volleyball team were able to get in a full of practices after earning a key league win last Thursday. The Bulldogs are at the Akron Tournament on Saturday, their first action since getting a 3-0 sweep at Idalia, last Thursday. They host Prairie on Tuesday forContinue Reading
Tresa Dyanne Brown Juhl 1989 – 2022 Tresa Dyanne Brown Juhl was born January 5, 1989 and passed away on September 2, 2022. A Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Yuma, Colorado. Inurnment at the YumaContinue Reading