David Norman Shutz 1948-2020
David (Dave) Norman Schutz, 72, died October 26, 2020 at his home in Akron, Colorado. Dave was born September 24, 1948 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Norman and Jean (Pearson) Schutz. Dave graduated from Hastings High School in 1967 and attended Butler County Junior College on a track scholarship. In 1969Continue Reading
Personal gatherings limited to ten people, no more than two households
REMOTE, (Oct. 23, 2020): In response to an alarming increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) today amended its Safer at Home public health order to limit personal gatherings in all counties at all Safer at Home levels. The revised order reducesContinue Reading
Yuma County downgraded to Level 2
Yuma County has been moved to the more-restrictive Safer Level 2 by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, as COVID-19 cases have continued to rise. All of northeast Colorado counties now are at Level 2, except for Logan County, which has been moved to the even more-restrictive LevelContinue Reading
Trump Train rolled through Yuma
Vehicles are lined up along Cedar St. at the Highway 34 intersection, Saturday afternoon during the Trump Train rally held in Yuma. Approximately 50 vehicles, and their drivers and passengers, participated in the vehicular rally showing support for the president. Everyone gathered at the Yuma Community Center and Lake YumaContinue Reading
5K to Yuma enjoys good run
The 5:10 to Yuma could not take place this year, but organizer Alice Swanson went ahead with a 5K to Yuma, held Saturday morning. A total of 86 registered for the race. Swanson said she was happy with the turnout. Helena Chouinard was the overall fastest female, finishing in 25Continue Reading
Yuma-1 Board covers several topics during monthly meeting
Superintendent Dianna Chrisman dropped the news toward the end of Monday night’s Yuma School District-1 Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting. Yuma County had been moved to Safer at Home Level 2, requiring stricter restrictions for the county during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to consistently high levels of new casesContinue Reading
SportsThought, by Tony Rayl
First goal? Get to four games Every high school football team’s mantra right now should simply be, “Play four games.” In this weird and wacky world of 2020, Colorado’s late decision to play football in the fall meant just a six-game season. A team has to play at least fourContinue Reading
Rural smoking study
The Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control at the University of Colorado School of Medicine wants to understand what patients’ value about their health and how they go about making decisions to get screening or take other actions to prevent health problems. We are currently looking for rural community membersContinue Reading
Indians host Highland, Friday night
Perhaps we will have a clearer picture of the Yuma High School football team after Friday night. The Indians have been at the extreme ends of the spectrum in their first two games — losing 40-0 at top-ranked Limon in the season opener, then returning the favor with a 43-0Continue Reading
YHS girls ninth at state cross country
Yuma High School’s cross country runners got a taste for what it’s like to compete at the state championships, last Saturday. The YHS girls team and one from the boys’ team competed in the Class 2A Cross Country Championships at the Norris Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs. A totalContinue Reading