Are there any school bus drivers out there? Because Yuma School District-1 could use your help. The chronic problem of having enough bus drivers to cover the regular daily routes, along with all the activity trips, has become even more acute as the new school year begins. Yuma-1 has notContinue Reading
A Yuma man is in Yuma County Jail facing multiple charges, including felony menacing, following a long standoff Sunday night into early Monday morning that led to a SWAT team being called to the scene. Jaime Varela Sr. was taken in to custody around 3 a.m. Monday, September 21. BesidesContinue Reading
Sterling, Colo – September 23, 2020: It is with heavy hearts that the Northeast Colorado Health Department (NCHD) announces that we have been notified of a death in Yuma County caused by COVID-19. We are working with medical providers and other Yuma County leaders as well as the Colorado DepartmentContinue Reading
Sterling, Colo – 23 de septiembre de 2020: Con gran pesar, el Departamento de Salud del Noreste de Colorado (NCHD) anuncia que hemos sido notificados de una muerte en el condado de Yuma causada por COVID-19. Estamos trabajando con proveedores médicos y otros líderes del condado de Yuma, así comoContinue Reading
Yuma High School announced Friday that it would resume in-person learning on Monday, September 21. However, the school then announced two more positive cases with phone calls to parents Saturday night, and that all of YHS would remain on remote learning through September 30. The school went to remote learningContinue Reading
Yuma High School went to remote learning Thursday and Friday, September 17-18, after learning of one student testing positive for COVID-19. Plus, one classroom at Morris Elementary has gone remote for 14 days. Otis R-3 announced earlier this week it would go to remote learning until September 25 due toContinue Reading
Five young ladies from the Yuma community qualified for the 2020 Colorado’s Electrict Cooperatives Junior Livestock Sale at the Colorado State Fair, last week in Pueblo. The Yuma contingent was led by Ema Richardson, who had The 2020 Grand Champion Market Beef. It was sold for $50,000, purchased by SamContinue Reading
The Yuma City Council was represented by a full seven members for the first time since earlier this summer, when it held its regular meeting last week. The virtual meeting was the first for new council members Marylu Smith-Dischner and Steve Hoch. Both were appointed by the council members atContinue Reading
The Yuma County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has put out word it will be strictly enforcing the “electioneering” law during the upcoming voting season. The office has stated it is making everyone aware of electioneering due to the high awareness of the election. Electioneering occurs when the voter has anyContinue Reading
Yuma students returned to the classroom for first time in more than five months, when the 2020-21 school year began Monday with in-person learning. “(It) was great having our students back in the building,” Yuma High School Principal Brady Nighswonger told the Pioneer. “You could tell there was some excitementContinue Reading