It is time to start considering running for your local councils and town boards. The April 2, 2024 municipal election will be the last one held in the spring for the City of Yuma. Earlier this decade voters approved a measure moving Yuma’s municipal election to November, beginning in 2025.Continue Reading
The Yuma City Council held its first meeting of 2024 this past Tuesday night in the Council Chambers in Yuma City Hall. All seven members were present — Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay, Tim McClung, Jerome Benish, Dan Baucke, Marylu Smith-Dischner and Terri Frame. The council had severalContinue Reading
The cast for the Yuma Drama Club’s presentation of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” took time to pose for a picture earlier this week. The drama club will be presenting four performances this weekend in the Yuma High School auditorium, 7 p.m. on Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, andContinue Reading
The Raymond and Anabel Corral family has seen their lives uprooted just as the holiday season approaches. Their home at 213 N. Birch St. sustained severe fire and smoke damage last Friday morning, November 10. Anabel was home when the fire started, quickly leaving the house when she saw flamesContinue Reading
The Yuma County School Project is moving along with the work of locating and marking the sites of former rural schools. More than 186 school sites, and many of their teachers and students, have been identified. Have you noticed any of the school signs across the county? Traveling north ofContinue Reading
Akron, CO – State Representative Richard Holtorf announced last week his candidacy for the Fourth Congressional District of Colorado, which is comprised of most of the Eastern Slope and parts of the Front Range. The district is currently represented by Congressman Ken Buck who is retiring after finishing his currentContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council heard an update about Yuma County Economic Development during its regular meeting last week. Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay, and council members Dan Baucke, Jerome Benish, Tim McClung and Terri Frame were in attendance. Marylu Smith-Dischner was absent. YCED Director Shelby Clark provided theContinue Reading
Two new members of the Yuma School District-1 Board of Education unofficially have been elected. The ballots will not be completely canvassed and official results determined until later this month. Initial results from Tuesday’s mail-in election showed Heath Roundtree with 818 votes and Tyson Brown 649 (as of the 9:50Continue Reading
Public input was sought for the proposed Yuma Recreation Complex during a question-and-answer event last Thursday evening at Indian Hills Clubhouse. Approximately 50 people showed up during the allotted three hours, and reportedly provided plenty of valuable feedback. It was hosted by the Yuma Recreation Complex Committee, which was formedContinue Reading
The Yuma Police Department and assisting agencies continue to try to determine the whereabouts of Britani Meek, 25, of Yuma. A $5,000 reward now is being offered for information leading to her being found. Law enforcement is looking for the public’s assistance in locating Meek who has been missing sinceContinue Reading