Yuma School District-1’s effort to change its Indians mascot is becoming an exercise in frustration for district leaders. District leaders had hoped to receive some feedback from the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs during a special meeting it held last Thursday, December 9. Superintendent Dianna Chrisman and board members DuaneContinue Reading
The City of Yuma and Yuma Volunteer Fire Department ended up having to battle a grass clippings fire this past Monday and Tuesday. The city provides dumpsters for grass clippings throughout the mowing season, then takes the mowed grass to a pile located at the east end of the wasteContinue Reading
There will not be any pay raises for City of Yuma employees as the Yuma City Council finalized the 2022 budget during its regular meeting, last week. Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayor Pro-tem Marc Shay and fellow council members Marylu Smith-Dischner, Dan Baucke, Dan Ebersole, Tim McClung and Terri Frame allContinue Reading
The request for a preliminary injunction against Colorado’s mascot bill has been denied in the U.S. District Court 10th District. The ruling by Judge Regina M. Rodriguez eventually was posted on the federal court system’s electronic filing website Wednesday evening. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Senate Bill 21-116 hadContinue Reading
Yuma School District-1 is going to delay making a decision on a new mascot, which originally was set to take place Monday, November 15, at the board of education’s regular monthly meeting. Yuma School District-1 leaders were scheduled to participate in the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs’ special session, viaContinue Reading
A “Red Rally for Yuma Indians” will be held Sunday at 1 p.m., at Veteran’s Park on Highway 34 next to Daylight Donuts. Native American Guardian’s Association has a Civil Rights lawsuit filed on behalf of all Native-themed schools in Colorado. “Keep Yuma Indians forever” is a Facebook site toContinue Reading
It’s time the birds to go scurrying for cover again. A flock of hunters is expected to converge on Yuma County, and other parts of northeastern Yuma County for the start of Colorado’s pheasant hunting season, which runs November 13 through January 31. Local hotels, motels, camper hook-ups and otherContinue Reading
An increase to the Republican River Water Conservation District’s water use fee, as well as the 2022 budget are among the items on the RRWCD Board of Directors meeting’s agenda set for November 16 in Wray. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m., and will be held in the meetingContinue Reading
The City of Yuma is in the process of selling the rest of the 70-plus acres it purchased a few years ago. The Yuma City Council took two action items in regards to the “Church Annexation” property, located between Detroit Ave. and Indian Hills Golf Course, during its regular meetingContinue Reading
The sudden and tragic death of young husband and father Darcy Stallings attracted a huge crowd of mourners to his funeral service, this past Tuesday afternoon at the Yuma County Fair Grounds. Fire fighters and other emergency personnel throughout the region attended the service, which was followed by a longContinue Reading