Local News (Page 10)

Yuma Hoops School of Basketball was in full activity Tuesday when everyone was sent outside as smoke filled the Yuma Middle School gymnasium. Campers in grades sixth through ninth were participating in the annual summer camp when the smell of smoke started being noticed. Eyewitnesses said that at first itContinue Reading

Incumbent Mike Leerar held off two challengers in Tuesday’s primary election among Republican candidates for Yuma County Commissioner, District 3. The commissioner race was the only contested one on a local level in the primary. The unofficial results show that Leerar garnered 44 percent of the vote in the three-manContinue Reading

A community celebration is coming back this year prior to the Yuma Volunteer Fire Department’s fireworks show. The first annual Third of July Fest will be at the City of Yuma’s Jeff Armstrong Ball Park complex Wednesday from 4 p.m. to dark, when the fireworks begin. It is being presentedContinue Reading

The status of the Yuma Post Office remains a fluid situation to say the least — with its closure now lasting at least 90 days, likely longer. The post office operated on a limited basis following the May 20 hail storm, due to significant water damage. It finally was announcedContinue Reading

The Bank of Colorado has announced that Julie Tate has been selected the recipient of the 2023-24 Teacher of the Year Award. Following is the nomination letter from Morris Elementary School Principal Keri Chapman. “Thank you for the opportunity to nominate a Morris Elementary School teacher for this year’s BankContinue Reading

The Yuma City Council approved the conditional use permit for S.A.R.A. House during its rescheduled meeting last week. The May 21 meeting was moved to May 28 due to the May 20 hail storm. The council already has met again this past Tuesday on its regular schedule. (See report onContinue Reading

Anne Kreutzer gave a quick overview of her vision for the Yuma District Hospital & Clinics, during the board’s regular monthly meeting on May 22. It was Kreutzer’s first board meeting after assuming the role of CEO on May 1. Board members Monica King, Delaina Klein, Mitchell Korf and RobertContinue Reading

The May 20, 2024 hail storm obviously devastated all fields in its path. One does not have to travel far from Yuma to witness winter wheat fields knocked down to the barest of cover, with no evidence it even was a wheat field except for the rows. One can goContinue Reading

Wildlife caught in the path of the May 20 devastating hail storm definitely took a beating. An obvious one in Yuma were the turkey vultures and other birds. The vultures were caught on camera the morning after the storm seeking refuge on the front porch of a Yuma home. ColoradoContinue Reading