By Joyce Lightle The South Fork Republican River Coalition was pleased with the more than 60 people who came to the meeting on February 10 in Burlington to hear of the plans for the restoration of the Republican River in the Bonny Dam area. Early in 2018, an alliance wasContinue Reading
Yuma Museum and City of Yuma representatives met a few times last week ironing out a new lease as the museum moves forward with a grant application for its planned renovation project. Tempers were a bit flared after the initial meeting, last Monday, but it calmed down a bit asContinue Reading
Mindy Whomble has announced she is running as an unaffiliated candidate for Yuma County District Commissioner, District 2. She joins incumbent Dean Wingfield, a Democrat, and Republicans Chris Wood and Scott Weaver, in the race for the District 2 seat. Following is her announcement: “Born and raised in western NebraskaContinue Reading
The Yuma-1 Board of Education covered a lot of topics during its regular monthly meeting, Monday night at district headquarters in downtown Yuma. The district’s $32 million expansion/renovation project covered a main portion of the meeting, but there was plenty else to cover. Board president Dan Ross, and board membersContinue Reading
Broomfield, Colo. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week announced the availability of crop insurance protection for producers of hemp under two separate programs. With the availability of insurance through these programs, hemp producers in Colorado may be able to obtain protection of their hemp crops from naturalContinue Reading
Philip Riggleman, who identifies himself as a devoted Yuma County resident, and is the current Executive Director of the Yuma County Economic Development Corporation (YCEDC), seeks election for the Board of County Commissioners in District 3. He is running as unaffiliated. Riggleman joins incumbent Robin Wiley and challenger Ray Prentice,Continue Reading
Ray Prentice has decided to run for the seat of Yuma County Commissioner in District 3 in 2020. He is running as a Republican. He is joined in the race for the District 3 seat by incumbent Robin Wiley, also a Republican, as well as Philip Riggelman, who is runningContinue Reading
Registered electors will be asked to vote on a lodging tax ballot question during the mail-in April 7 municipal election. The Yuma City Council voted 5-0 to put the lodging tax question on the ballot during its regular meeting last week. Mayor Ron Swehla, and council members Ryan Saffer, LukeContinue Reading
Yuma High School will be sending a group of four to the Girls State Wrestling Tournament, Friday and Saturday at Thornton High School. “The whole girls group is fun to be around, and they aver very competitive and prepare themselves very well,” coach Rory Lynch said. “We’re pretty happy toContinue Reading
Scott Weaver of Wray is announcing his candidacy for Yuma County Commissioner District No. 2 in the upcoming 2020 elections. He is running for the Republican nomination. He is the third to throw his hat into the ring for the District No. 2 seat, the others being Democrat incumbent DeanContinue Reading