Law enforcement has made an arrest nearly 10 months following the death of Yuma native Tresa Juhl (nee Brown). The Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrested Chad Leonhardt last Wednesday, June 28, on a warrant out of Washington County for second degree murder (felony), first degree assault (felony), second degree assaultContinue Reading
Yuma County, and the whole region, has experienced a rare prolonged stretch of rainy weather. Yuma itself received 10.54 inches of rain from May 7 through June 30. That covers eight weeks in which the community received an average of 1.32 inches per week. There was 27 days of measurableContinue Reading
The Yuma Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday Art Walk will be taking place July 7. Work from local artists will be on display downtown at Lu Ella, Mexsu, The Orphanage, Tumbleweed/Red Willow, and Wildlee, as well as at Lu’s Gallery at 701 S. Buffalo St. The display at Lu’s GalleryContinue Reading
The City of Yuma and High Plains Recreation Association have reached a settlement in regards to the situation in which the city leased some property to Smithfield that actually was part of HPRA’s leased property. The Yuma City Council approved a settlement agreement during its regular meeting, last week, toContinue Reading
There will not be any organized activities on the Third of July at the Jeff Armstrong Ballfield Complex. The Yuma Volunteer Fire Department will present the traditional fireworks show at dusk, just east of the ball fields. For the past several years, the city also helped organize a community celebrationContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council heard a clean audit report during its regular meeting, last week in Council Chambers at Yuma City Hall. All seven members were at last week’s meeting — Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay, Terri Frame, Marylu Smith-Dischner, Jerome Benish, Tim McClung and Dan Baucke. MattContinue Reading
All this precipitation will have some kind of impact on the tri-state Republican River Compact, but just how big of one remains to be determined. The Arikaree River was running earlier this week in southwest Yuma County. It is the first time since June 18, 2019, according to Michelle Smith,Continue Reading
Yuma County Cattlemen’s Association will host their annual YCCA Banquet and Awards Night on Saturday June 24, at the Eckley Community Center. The evening will begin with a social time at 6:00 p.m. A steak dinner will be served at 6:30, and the business meeting will start about 7:00. IncludedContinue Reading
The Yuma-1 Board of Education covered a lot of ground during its regular monthly meeting, Monday night in the Board Room at the District Office. Board President Duane Brown and fellow board members Terri Cooper and John Deering were in attendance. Thomas Holtorf and Lyndsey Galles were absent. The boardContinue Reading
Maggie Anderson definitely had an adventuresome ending to her freshman year in high School. The 15-year-old spent nearly two weeks on a hunting trip in South Africa last month, then took all her finals on May 30 after returning from the trip. Maggie is the daughter of Kristen (Snelling) Anderson.Continue Reading