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
It was out with the old and in with the new when the Yuma City Council finally met last week for its first meeting since the April 7 municipal election. It also was the first meeting since March 17, the day before the City of Yuma closed all of itsContinue Reading
The Wray hospital has been designated as a drive-thru testing site for COVID-19, beginning this week. There are 50 free tests per week. Once those tests are gone, there will be another 50 tests available the following week. Once tests run out, it will be posted on the Wray hospital’sContinue Reading
Yuma County’s hospitals and clinics have seen a severe drop in business since restrictions took hold in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in early March. Voluntary and elective surgical procedures were recommended not to be done, and people also became less likely to visit the doctor like normal. Governor JaredContinue Reading
Governor Jared Polis’ Safer-at-Home executive order outlines options to local governments. Reportedly, Yuma County’s governmental entities are taking advantage of that to come up with a Yuma County plan. Yuma County Administrator Andrea Calhoon told the Pioneer the county, the cities of Yuma and Wray, the town of Eckley, andContinue Reading
The City of Yuma will continue to keep its buildings and programs closed for the time being, despite Colorado transitioning from Stay-at-Home to Safer-at-Home. “We will evaluate conditions over the next two weeks as more data becomes available,” City Manager Scott Moore told the Pioneer in an email. “At thatContinue Reading
The design above the main entrance to the expanded/renovated Yuma High School was decided Monday night during the Yuma School District-1 Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting. It will be a “barrel” roof with a tip of the hat to The Pit, rather than a pitched roof tower that wasContinue Reading