The Otis High School football team keeps moving on up in the 6-man ranks. However, the following three weeks will determine just how high the Bulldogs can climb in the regular season. They are 5-0 after last Friday afternoon’s 63-48 home win over the La Veta Redhawks, their first lossContinue Reading
The Otis High School volleyball is looking to keep the momentum going after winning the Akron Tournament, last Saturday. The Bulldogs entered this week 9-5 overall, hosting Prairie in a non-league match this past Tuesday before hosting Genoa-Hugo on Friday. They are 3-0 in the YWKC League. Otis beat HolyokeContinue Reading
Robert “Bob” John Adamson, 66, of Wray, Colorado, passed away after battling cancer the last 6 months of his life. Bob was born August 2, 1956, to Charles “Chuck” Dale and Theresa Rose (Strick) Adamson in Wray, Colorado. He passed away September 13, 2022, at Anschutz UC Health, Aurora, Colorado.Continue Reading
Donna Faye Hawkins was born on March 17, 1958 in Oklahoma City, OK to Don Wilson Hawkins and Rita Faye (Latham) Hawkins. She was the second child born to this union, the only girl, and would be one of seven children in this blended family. Sadly, Donna lost her fatherContinue Reading
Dorothy Ann Johnson Barchenger was born Jan 12,1939 in Pagosa Springs, CO to Joseph Johnson and Stella Franks. She was the next to the youngest of 17 children as both Joe and Stella were widows with 15 children between them before Dorothy and the youngest, JR, were born. With theirContinue Reading
Raymond William Lohr, 87, of Greeley, Colorado, was born to Edwin and Margaret (Maggie) Lohr at home 2 miles East of Galeton at the family farm on May 27, 1935. Ray accepted the Lord at Gill Christian Church under Pastor Marlow Magnus. Ray attended school in Gill, Colorado where heContinue Reading
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