Not a good season for dryland
The outlook definitely is not promising for most of dryland fields in the region. Persistently hot and dry weather have left dryland crops struggling to make it to harvest, as well as ravaging pasture land. There have been a handful of big rain events that has helped in some areas.Continue Reading
COVID cases staying low in region as school is about to begin
New cases of COVID-19 in the region continue to remain low as area school districts prepare to begin the 2020-21 school year with in-person learning in the coming weeks. As it stands now, schools likely will start in the Green Phase, which is the least restrictive. Yuma County’s last newContinue Reading
RRWCD meeting Tuesday; Wray rain will help compliance
The Republican River Water Conservation District Board of Directors are planning on having its regular quarterly meeting in person at the Phillips County Event Center in Holyoke on Tuesday, August 18. It will be from 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Public comment will be heard at 1 p.m. As aContinue Reading
Softball preps for fall season
Softball is the only team sport in town for the upcoming fall season, and the numbers are reflecting that. The team, along with boys golf and cross country, are the only sports having their seasons in the first semester of the 2020-21 school year. With volleyball moved to the spring,Continue Reading
Boys golf team off to busy start
Yuma High School boys golf team got off to a strong start last week, and now have a really busy schedule this week, including hosting its own invitational. The Indians opened the 2020 season by placing second at the Brush Invitational, last Thursday, August 12. It was the first sportingContinue Reading
Structure for high school sports seasons
CHSAA released season structure guidelines late last week for the altered 2020-21 athletic schedule that was released earlier last week. Locally, only boys golf, softball and cross country will be held this fall, with all other sports seasons taking place after the holiday break. Cross country, which began practice officiallyContinue Reading
Barbara Jane Olsen 1939-2020
Barbara Jane Shepherd Olsen was born on August 15, 1939 to William “Bill” Shepherd and Lola McDougal Shepherd in Estes Park, Colorado and passed away unexpectedly at her home in Yuma, Colorado on July 30, 2020. She was raised in Yuma with her older brother Roger and younger sister AnneContinue Reading
Dean V. Koenig 1942-2020
On August 4, 2020, Dean Verlin Koenig passed away at the age of 77. He was born in Beatrice, NE on December 11, 1942, the sixth of seven children to Theodore and Mabel Koenig. His family moved to Yuma in 1955. After graduation from Yuma High School in 1960, heContinue Reading
Ina Mae Delinger 1932-2020
Ina Mae Delinger, 87, died Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born August 29, 1932 in Stratton, Nebraska the daughter of Bert William & Elsie Eveline (Bramblett) Stuck. Ina Mae attended schools and graduated from High School in Yuma, Colorado. On JuneContinue Reading
Dorothy Renzelman 1918-2020
Dorothy Nadine Renzelman was born Aug. 28, 1918 south of Eckley. The eldest of Frank and Nellie Ireland. She grew up in the sandhills, attended country schools, graduating in 1936. She married Paul Renzelman in 1940. They had one daughter, Elaine. They spent their lives farming in Yuma and retiredContinue Reading