Found below is an extensive list of judging results in Open Class from the 2021 Yuma County Fair & Rodeos. 2021 Open Class Results 2021 Open Class Clothing Vest/Poncho – Youth Hannah Deering 1st Home Décor Items Leann Spellman 1st Debbie Zwirn 2nd Debbie Zwirn 3rd Decorate Your Duds DebbieContinue Reading
No masks required, no mandates for things like vaccines or testing, local control with parents being allowed to make what they think are the best health decisions for their children. That is the basis for Yuma School District-1’s return to school plan, when the 2021-22 school year begins September 7.Continue Reading
Yuma School District-1’s multi-faceted and complicated $32 million expansion/renovation project is coming along on time to get the 2021-22 school year started on September 7. The Yuma-1 Board of Education received an update during its regular meeting, Monday night at the district office in downtown Yuma. It also was explainedContinue Reading
Yuma School District-1 is projecting it will cost approximately $400,000 to change from the current “Indians” mascot. A timeline for making the switch to a new mascot was approved by the Yuma-1 Board of Education during its regular meeting, Monday night at the district office. Senate Bill 21-116 was passedContinue Reading
Yuma School District-1 has eliminated in-town bus routes for the 2021-22 school year. The only exception will be to three licensed daycare centers that are outside the “walk zone” from the Yuma Middle School/Morris Elementary School campus. The action came Monday night at the Yuma-1 Board of Education’s regular meeting,Continue Reading
“Let’s Stirrup Some Fun” is the theme for the 2021 Yuma County Fair Parade, which will be August 10, at 10 a.m. Check-in starts at 8 a.m. at Yuma High School. Judged entries must be checked in and set up by 9 a.m. Judging starts promptly at 9. One mayContinue Reading
Yuma’s meal programs have undergone several positive changes recently. The Meet & Eat program has returned to in-person meals at the Yuma Community and Enrichment Center, while also still providing delivery service. Those who want a Meet & Eat meal delivered can call 848-0407. What’s more, the meals now areContinue Reading
The coyote puppy that bit a Yuma resident last week did not have rabies. The Yuma woman was having to undergo painful rabies shots immediately after the incident occurred earlier last week. News of the young coyote being treated as a pet made the news in local and statewide media.Continue Reading
While everyone has had their challenges during the COVID-stricken 2020-21 school year, Michael Dischner definitely faced and overcame plenty of obstacles. Yuma School District-1’s activities director constantly had to navigate an ever-changing landscape. It actually all began in mid-March 2020 when everyone was sent home and the school year concludedContinue Reading
The people spoke, and the City of Yuma leaders have listened. The city’s budgets from 2016 through 2021, as well as the audit reports from 2016 to 2019, the most recent one available, are now posted on its website, cityofyuma.colorado.gov. The employee organizational and pay chart also are now onContinue Reading