The work has begun. It is early in Yuma School District-1’s $32 million expansion/renovation project, but on-site work has started at Yuma Middle School, where about $2 million worth of work is to be done this summer. Asbestos abatement at the Yuma Middle School kitchen was done last week. AContinue Reading
No one really knows yet how K-12 education will look when the 2020-21 school year is supposed to begin in the late fall. However, Yuma School District-1 definitely is going to be prepared if it has to go back to remote learning at any time. The Yuma-1 Board of EducationContinue Reading
From the Washington County Sheriff’s Office The Washington County Justice Center has reported to the Northeast Colorado Health Department that they have four inmates that have tested positive for COVID-19. The inmates have been isolated since the testing, and have been housed at the facility for months. The inmates thatContinue Reading
The Bank of Colorado announced its Teacher of the Year earlier this week — Heather Klein from Yuma Middle School. The bank has been honoring a Yuma teacher for several years, based on nominations from school principals. The honored teacher receives a plaque and a cash reward. Following is Klein’sContinue Reading
Yuma County’s own plan for “Safer-at-Home” orders still was awaiting approval from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment as of Tuesday, May 5. Representatives of the Yuma County government, as well as Yuma, Wray, Eckley and the county’s two hospitals had finalized a plan specific for the countyContinue Reading
Free drive-thru testing has been available for Yuma County residents, and others who have been patients at the Yuma or Wray hospitals. The drive-thru tests are available in the Wray Community District Hospital parking lot, Monday through Friday, from 8 to 9 a.m. A physician’s order is not required, butContinue Reading
The 2019-20 school year is coming to an end for Yuma students, though in a very peculiar manner. Yuma students went on spring break in the middle of March just as the COVID-19 pandemic began to hit Colorado. It quickly became clear that in-school learning likely would not resume. SpringContinue Reading
Moisture finally arrived in the region over the weekend. Yuma and the surrounding region had not received any significant precipitation for months. The county had been under a Red Flag Warning several times recently as temperatures rose. However, much of the area finally got some relief, thanks to a seriesContinue Reading
From the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office On May 2, 2020 just prior to noon, the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a “stand-off” involving guns at a residence on the Yuma/Kit Carson County line near Highway 385. The caller reported at least one shot was fired. Upon arrival,Continue Reading
A former Yuma mayor briefly picketed in front of City Hall, early last week. Gene Seward was seen the Monday morning before last, April 27, carrying a sign while walking back and forth in front of City Hall. Someone took a picture and sent it to the Pioneer, but theContinue Reading