The local wheat harvest keeps plugging along in between rain storms, but the white combine finally reared its ugly head late Monday afternoon. Yuma, and most of the region, has been receiving rain on a consistent basis since the Memorial Day weekend, but luckily the hail has been minimal. ThereContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council approved the conditional use request for the former nursing home facility during its regular meeting last week. Mayor Tim McClung, Mayor Pro-tem Jerome Benish, Terri Frame, Zach Diaz, Vanessa Dischner and Marc Shay were in attendance. Dan Baucke was absent. The public hearing on the proposedContinue Reading
Yuma District Hospital & Clinics is among 29 rural facilities being asked to give back money to the State of Colorado. It stems from UCHealth recently winning a lawsuit against Colorado’s Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. UC Health sued the department over the classification of Memorial Hospital inContinue Reading
Jim Fraley is focused on giving youth the best chance to succeed no matter what path they want to take in life. “I want to help the kids reach their potential,” he said. “It’s all about the kids.” Yuma School District-1’s new superintendent took time to visit with the PioneerContinue Reading
A suspect is facing multiple felony charges after leading local law enforcement on a chase on Highway 34, last Friday, June 20. Ethan Cory Dudash, also known as Cody Crow, is facing the following charges: five felony counts of attempted murder, extreme indifference; five felony counts of menacing; two felonyContinue Reading
Yuma School District-1 has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first school district in Colorado to receive the Safe2Tell GOLD STAR Award for all of its schools for the 2024-2025 school year! This recognition from the Attorney General’s Office highlights our commitment to student safety and well-being. Yuma MiddleContinue Reading
The recent weather pattern continues to bring precious moisture to the area. Storms have been rolling through the area on a consistent basis in the late afternoons, early evenings. Many have included hail, but it mostly being relatively small and not lasting long. Then came this past Tuesday, when aContinue Reading
The Yuma County Commissioners are in the process of adopting a burning restriction ordinance when it comes to Red Flag and extreme drought days. It grants the board of commissioners the authority to ban open fires and agricultural burns in unincorporated areas of the county “where wildfire danger is deemedContinue Reading
Students in the Yuma schools will have expanded meal choices beginning with the 2025-26 school year. Yuma School District-1 and Otis School District R-3 have teamed up to utilize Chartwells as the food service vendor. The Yuma-1 Board of Education approved the move during its regular monthly meeting this pastContinue Reading
The Bank of Colorado has recognized Kristina (Tina) Lebsock as the 2024-25 Teacher of the Year. The Yuma High School ag education teacher and FFA advisor was nominated by Principal Brady Nighswonger. Also nominated were Kiera Hess from Morris Elementary Schoo, and Jeanne Yenter, the Yuma School District-1 Transportation SupervisorContinue Reading