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Northeastern Junior College’s Yuma Campus is now open and offering credit-bearing courses to residents of Yuma and surrounding communities for the spring semester of 2020. Registration is also open for short-term and ongoing adult education classes such as Annie’s Project and English as a second language (ESL). “We are extremelyContinue Reading

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The Yuma City Council will be holding a workshop to discuss plans for the property just west of Indian Hills Golf Course that the city purchased last year. Councilman Dan Baucke raised the subject during the council’s regular meeting last week, its first meeting since early December. The city spentContinue Reading

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It is only the middle of January but a league championship could be hanging in the balance, Friday in the Eagles Nest. “It will be a huge game for us,” Yuma High School boys basketball coach Dave Sheffield said. “There’s a lot implications involved.” The Indians started 2020 like theyContinue Reading

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It seems like a new-look Yuma High School girls basketball team is evolving into a contender once again. The Indians have had two strong performances, including the 2020 debut at Akron, to improve to 3-4 overall, 1-0 in the Lower Platte Activities Association. It is just in time, too, asContinue Reading

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Yuma’s wrestlers seem to get better every week. The Indians are at Wiggins for a tournament on Saturday after a great showing in Lamar last Saturday. “We wrestled really well at Lamar,” coach Rory Lynch said. Yuma finished second in the 17-team field. Lamar won its own tournament with 278Continue Reading

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Yuma High School’s girls wrestlers have had a great 2020 so far, and have one more regular-season tournament. The Indians are in Loveland on Saturday for one last tournament before getting a week off prior to their regional tournament in early February. They also will have a dual at homeContinue Reading

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Big typo in this week’s newspaper in the council article. The actual raise for the year for City Manager is $880, and for City Clerk/Treasurer is $750. Our sincerest apologies for having the wrong figures in the Pioneer!Continue Reading

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Paul David Haywood, Jr. was born April 4, 1942 in Yuma, Colorado to Paul David Haywood Sr. and Helen Cecilia (Nickolaus) Haywood. He passed away on January 6, 2020 at the age of 77 after a long, five-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Paul spent his early years north of YumaContinue Reading

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Luetta Clarice Dressel was born on June 3, 1923 in Washington County, Colorado and departed from this life on January 9, 2020 at Harmony Home in Yuma, Colorado. She lived with her parents, Jacob C and Bertha Marie (Goeglein) Klein on a farm in the Lone Star community. She metContinue Reading

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Heather Elizabeth Berghuis left her family and friends broken hearted on January 4, 2020 when she went to her heavenly home at 38 years old. Heather went to Crayon College Preschool and attended all Yuma Schools, graduating with the class of 2000. Heather also attended Northeastern Junior College in SterlingContinue Reading