Mascot Madness nearing the Final 4
Yuma School District-1’s Mascot Madness is now into the quarterfinals. The remaining eight mascot hopefuls were released Tuesday morning, following last week’s Sweet 16 voting. Squaring off this week are: • Yotes/Coyotes vs. Outlaws; • Pioneers vs. Threshers; • Bison vs. Raptors; • Aggies vs. Hawks; Voting closes Friday atContinue Reading
Yuma-1 will have school board election
Yuma School District-1 will have a board of education election in November. The district ended up with four candidates for the two seats currently held by Duane Brown and Thomas Holtorf. The candidates are Tyson Brown, Callie Kuntz, Ronella Noble and Heath Roundtree. Both seats carry four-year terms. Look forContinue Reading
Old Threshers taking place this weekend
Celebrating the old ways of doing things returns this weekend with the 42nd Old Threshers Show, Friday through Sunday at the Old Threshers Grounds in Yuma. Demonstrations such as the horse-power unit, the sawmill, and wheat threshing have been set up and are just waiting for the draft horse orContinue Reading
Brown receives McGuffey Award
Duane Brown has been honored with the prestigious McGuffey Award from the Colorado Association of School Boards. He was presented the award recently at the CASB regional meeting. Brown, a Yuma native, has served on the Yuma School District-1 Board of Education for the past six years, including the pastContinue Reading
Yuma football heads to Springs area 2-0
The Yuma Football Team is seeking another 3-0 start at its heads to Colorado Springs on Friday. It will be a battle of unbeatens as Yuma visits Banning Lewis Academy. Both teams are 2-0 early in 2023, with Yuma dismantling Burns, Wyoming, 38-3 last Friday in its home opener, whileContinue Reading
YCS takes winning streak to Brush tourney
Yuma County Softball will be in the Brush Tournament on Friday and Saturday after playing its first home games earlier this week. YCS hosted Chase County, Nebraska, in Yuma after claiming a big 14-2 win at Platte Valley last Thursday. It improved YCS’s record to 2-7 overall. The team ranContinue Reading
Yuma volleyball back home with .500 record
Yuma High School’s volleyball team gets another home match on Friday. The former Indians will host the Brush Beetdiggers, with the varsity playing at approximately 6 p.m. They are 3-3 after winning 3-0 at Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, last Friday, followed by a tough loss to Chase County in Imperial, Nebraska,Continue Reading
6-man 1A volley report
Otis High School’s football team hits the road for the first time in the 2023 season when it visits Hi-Plains in Seibert, Friday night. The Bulldogs will take a 2-0 record with them south after rolling past Briggsdale 60-13, last Friday in Otis. The game was over almost before itContinue Reading
Kirk Robertson 1949-2023
Kirk Robertson, 74, passed away on August 17, 2023, at his Battle Ground, WA, home. Diagnosed in December 2022 with small cell lung cancer which had metastasized to his brain, Kirk battled bravely until treatments were suspended and hospice was initiated in July 2023. Born on July 24, 1949, inContinue Reading
Leon Sturch 1930-2023
W. Leon Sturch was born to Robert and Vera (Poole) Sturch in Jackson County, Arkansas in the Oakland community near Bradford, Arkansas, on Feb. 28, 1930. He departed this world on August 18, 2023 at the age of 93. He graduated from Bradford High School. He attended one year ofContinue Reading