Yuma Police Chief Jerry Thompson is resigning to take a job in the private sector. “I have accepted a position with a law enforcement software development company and look forward to this next chapter,” Thompson told the Pioneer. His final day was uncertain earlier this week, but he said heContinue Reading
Medicaid is on the chopping block as Congress has returned to session after an April recess, and resumes moving forward on a budget reconciliation package. The House Energy & Commerce Committee is meeting this week to work on its part of the package. The committee has jurisdiction over Medicaid, amongContinue Reading
Marianne Goodland marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com Former state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg has been named executive director of the Farm Service Agency for Colorado by the Trump administration. Sonnenberg served as a Logan County commissioner beginning in 2023. He resigned that seat on April 16. He starts as executive director on May 5. TheContinue Reading
Wagon Wheel Ranch of Yuma has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors ranchers, farmers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on working land. The Kenny and Jody RogersContinue Reading
The City of Yuma is eliminating allowing comments on its social media posts. The decision came during last week’s Yuma City Council regular meeting. Mayor Tim McClung, Mayor Pro-tem Jerome Benish and council members Terri Frame, Marc Shay, Zach Diaz and Vanessa Dischner were in attendance. Dan Baucke was absent.Continue Reading
Incoming superintendent Jim Fraley had a short introduction to Yuma-1 Board of Education meetings Monday night. He was in attendance at the regular monthly meeting at the District Office, as the board whipped through its agenda in about 30 minutes. That is one of the shortest board of education meetingsContinue Reading
Holy Week services and Easter Egg hunts mark the calendar this week as Easter is on Sunday. There will be an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Old Threshers. Youth ages 0 to 10 years old are welcome to participate. The Easter Bunny will be available forContinue Reading
The 2025 Yuma High School Prom will be Saturday. The Queen candidates are Alina Moran, Wendy Garcia, Lydia Mekelburg and Liz Mendoza. The King candidates are James Brandner, Silas Baucke, Jonathan Thomson and Parker Dressel. This year’s theme is “Golden Glamour.” The prom will be at the fairgrounds. The QueenContinue Reading
Yuma District Hospital and Clinics has a new provider on the staff. Haley Perry is seeing patients as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She is mostly covering the walk-in patients at the Yuma Clinic for now. She said she might spend some time at the Akron Clinic as well. Haley PattersonContinue Reading
Bill Glanz the Frito-Lay Man has received major recognition from the company. He recently was presented the Salesman of the Year for the Colorado Zone, which is Frito-Lay’s largest zone in the United States. It occurred during the Winning with Pride Recognition Banquet” in Fort Worth, Texas. It was hostedContinue Reading