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Beaulah Marie (Hansen) Aagesen was born on August 11, 1933, at Aunt Mildred and Uncle Pete Hansen’s home in Yuma, Colorado. She entered into rest on November 25, 2025, surrounded by family at Yuma District Hospital. She was the fifth child of Alfred and Jeannie (Aydelott) Hansen. Beaulah was raisedContinue Reading

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Patricia Ann Keller was born October 2, 1951, to Alfred and Martha (Hilt) Keller in Saint Francis, Kansas. At an early age she lived in Hale before the family moved to Vernon, where she was raised alongside her younger brother, Gary. Pat and Gary helped their parents with all aspectsContinue Reading

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It is time to take down the 2025-26 season for the Yuma High School girls wrestling team. “I think we’re looking pretty good,” coach Brandon Newton said. “A couple of girls are not quite ready yet, so we don’t have our full team, but for the most part everyone isContinue Reading

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On October 11, the lives of an entire family changed in an instant when Sherry Dennis Murphy, a mother of four, a dedicated school district employee of 19 years, and the caretaker of her family’s 55-year-old farm, was severely injured in a tragic mowing accident. The accident left her withContinue Reading

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Yuma Hospital & Clinics is excited to announce the launch of its brand-new MRI system, bringing expanded diagnostic capabilities and a more comfortable patient experience to the Yuma community. This is not the hospitals first MRI, but it is a major upgrade from our previous scanner —introducing advanced technology, betterContinue Reading

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The City of Yuma’s North Main St. water main project has run into roadblocks on the city’s side of the project. Many days there has not been much going on with the crew from Concrete Specialties out of Sterling. Water/Wastewater Supervisor Eric Metcalfe said it all is due to valvesContinue Reading

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Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the November 19, 2015 edition of the Pioneer. A junior and two freshmen were key parts of the rotation for the Yuma High School volleyball team at last weekend’s Class 2A State Volleyball Tournament in the Denver Coliseum. While Luisa Hernandez (the junior),Continue Reading

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A great run came to an end for the Yuma High School volleyball team last week in the Class 2A State Tournament in the Denver Coliseum. The Outlaws opened state play with a dominating win over Sanford, then pushed No. 4 Holyoke to the limit later in the day, onlyContinue Reading