Byrl Ivan Green 1925-2020
Byrl Ivan Green left this life at age 94 on January 10, 2020. He and his twin brother were born on October 19, 1925 to Harry Orville and Marguerite May (Manning) Green at home in DeNova, CO. They were the youngest of five children. Byrl went to grade school atContinue Reading
Wood to run for YC Commissioner
Chris Wood is running as a Republican for Yuma County Commissioner, District 2. The seat currently is held by Democrat Dean Wingfield, who announced in December his bid for re-election. Wood, a Wray-area resident, is a family man with a history of more than 100 years of family farming inContinue Reading
Yuma-1 has a full agenda for 2020
It is obvious what is up with Yuma School District-1 in 2020. Anybody heard of a little $32 million expansion/renovation project that will kick into high gear this year? However, there is still the matter of education and meeting other needs for the school district. Superintendent Dianna Chrisman said thatContinue Reading
County starts new year with new budget
The Yuma County government has begun the new year with a new budget. Yuma County’s General Fund expenditures have been set at $6.25 million in 2020, an increase of about $80,000 from last year. The General Fund includes all of the elected officials offices, as well as several other departmentsContinue Reading
Wrestlers scored at Bennett, back in action this week
Yuma High School’s wrestlers got the new year off to a good start in Bennett, last Saturday. The girls and boys teams had the rare opportunity of having tournaments in the same location. “Boys and girls both being there created a lot of energy,” coach Rory Lynch said. The boysContinue Reading
Winter sports back in full swing
The Yuma High School wrestlers already got things going last weekend, now the rest of the winter sports teams will resume their seasons this week. YHS’s top-ranked boys basketball team gets back to action Friday at Akron in the Lower Platte Activities Association opener for both squads. The Indians wentContinue Reading
Locals getting it done at the collegiate level
Several Yuma High School graduates have continued their education while also competing in athletics at the collegiate level. It’s about time the Pioneer takes a look at how it is going for all of them. Tara Traphagan, a 2016 YHS graduate, has concluded a very successful career with the UniversityContinue Reading
Tina Elaine Workman 1964-2019
Tina Elaine Workman was born at Wray Hospital in Wray, Colorado on October 4, 1964 to Linda Elaine Workman and Rodney Glen Workman. Tina attended K-12 schooling in Yuma, Colorado. It is here she made several close bonds with several people. Her mother, Linda, passed away when Tina was veryContinue Reading
Bette Weickum 1927-2019
Bette Weickum passed away December 24, 2019, in Hospice Care at Harmony Home in Yuma, Colorado. Bette was born June 26, 1927 to Loyd “Bud” and Velma Gurss in a sod house south of Laird, Colorado. Bette attended rural schools in the area most often riding a trusty horse toContinue Reading
Niles Errol Stansfield, 1942 – 2019
Niles was born March 15, 1942 and died on December 23, 2019 at the age of 77 after a short illness. Hw was the youngest of four children born to Maurice Clifford Stansfield and Ethel Beryl (Muirheid) Stansfield. He was raised on the family farm, located ten miles northwest ofContinue Reading