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
David Lee Lillich was born September 27, 1955 to Keith Lenard Lillich and Luella Mae Korf Lillich in Yuma, Colorado. He peacefully went home to his Lord on December 17, 2022 surrounded by family and friends after a difficult battle following heart surgery. Dave was baptized October 16, 1955 atContinue Reading
Stephanie Louise Genereux, 47 of Otis, CO passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving family. Viewing will be held from 1:00-6:00 p.m. Thursday, December 29 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with family to receive friends from 4:00-6:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30Continue Reading
Gene Weisshaar, 81, passed away at his home in Loveland, Colorado on December 22, 2022 due to Parkinson’s with dementia. He was born on May 6, 1941 in Burlington, Colorado, the son of William and Frieda (Adolf) Weisshaar. He spent his childhood in Idalia and Yuma, graduating from Yuma UnionContinue Reading
It has been an interesting December for the Yuma High School boys basketball team. The former Indians played only three of their six scheduled games. They went 2-1, with all three coming down to the wire. They finished December above .500 thanks to a 53-45 home win over Heritage Christian,Continue Reading
Yuma High School’s girls basketball team gave itself a Christmas present in the form of a win before the holiday break. Yuma finished December with a 1-2 record, getting in the win column Saturday afternoon in The “Ice” Pit with a 36-27 decision over Heritage Christian. “It’s nice to getContinue Reading
Yuma High School’s boys wrestling team gradually is getting its feet underneath it. Yuma did not get to have its home debut, a dual against Sterling last Thursday, due to weather conditions canceling school. (It is hoped the dual will be rescheduled next month.) However, the former Indians did getContinue Reading