The Yuma City Council has decided to pull back on an ordinance concerning accessory dwelling units. The council unanimously approved a motion to table the second reading during last week’s regular meeting. All six current members were in attendance, Mayor Tim McClung, Mayor Pro-tem Jerome Benish, Dan Baucke, Marc Shay,Continue Reading
It was a quick turnaround for the Yuma-1 Board of Education as it held its regular monthly meeting this past Monday night at the District Office. All five members eventually were in attendance: Board President John Deering, Tyson Brown, Heath Roundtree, Terri Cooper and Lindsey Galles. It was the finalContinue Reading
On Sunday, Oct 26, we celebrated many 4-H members at the 2025 Yuma County 4-H Achievement program. Liberty Country Challengers hosted this event which, in addition to the awards, consisted of games, a great dinner, and much fellowship. The following members earned awards… First Year Members: Blake Amrine, Greyson Baucke,Continue Reading
It is time for the next step since Yuma is going to get a new swimming pool. Yuma’s electors approved a 0.75-percent sales tax in the November 4 mail-in election. It was fairly decisive with 471 out of 799 votes (59 percent) cast in favor. The sales tax will goContinue Reading
The Yuma community is going to have a new swimming pool. Unofficial results from the November 4 mail-in election shows 59 percent of 799 votes were in favor, 471-328. A temporary 0.75-percent sales tax will go into effect on January 1, 2026, to fund constructing, equipping and operating a newContinue Reading
The opportunities should be there for hunters who flock to Yuma County and the region for the opening weekend of the 2025 pheasant season. The season opens in this area Saturday, November 8, and continues until January 31, 2026. “It’s looking pretty good,” Colorado Parks & Wildlife Officer Josh MelbyContinue Reading
The 2025 corn harvest definitely is a late one in the Yuma and surrounding areas. Lisa Hageman, grain originator with CHS in Yuma said irrigated corn harvest is just getting going. She noted the dryland still is being harvested when it normally is completed in October. “We’re having trouble gettingContinue Reading
By Deb Daniel RRWCD General Manager The Republican River Water Conservation District (RRWCD) Board of Directors will convene for their quarterly meeting on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Wray Elks Lodge #2409 located at 36355 US-385, Wray, Colorado, 80758. The BoardContinue Reading
Yuma District Hospital & Clinics will be hosting the Fall Health Fair on Saturday. It will be at the hospital after being held at other locations in the community through the years. It will be from 7 to 10 a.m. The last of lab draw dates in Yuma prior toContinue Reading
The Yuma School District-1 Board of Directors covered a wide range of topics during its regular monthly meeting, Monday night. Board President John Deering and fellow board members Tyson Brown, Heath Roundtree and Lindsey Galles were in attendance. Terri Cooper was absent. Superintendent Jim Fraley told the board he wouldContinue Reading