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State dreams are on the line this weekend for the Yuma High School boys wrestling team. The team is in the Class 2A Region 1 Tournament, Friday and Saturday at the Bank of Colorado Events Center on the NJC campus in Sterling. Head coach Kyle Newton and staff are expectingContinue Reading

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Yuma High School’s girls wrestling team will be sending 10 to the North Regional in Broomfield, Saturday, for a shot at qualifying for next week’s state tournament. The top four in each weight will advance to state, which will be held at Ball Arena. “I think we’re ready,” head coachContinue Reading

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A lot of games and few practices is now the norm for the Yuma High School boys basketball team. “The big part is keeping energy high,” coach Dave Sheffield said. “It’s a little like having practice with a game, learning and adjusting as you go.” Thanks to multiple rescheduled games,Continue Reading

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Yuma High School’s girls basketball team should be ready for the rigors of the postseason by the time the regular season concludes. Thanks to multiple rescheduled games, Yuma is in the middle of playing nine games in three weeks — three last week, three this week and three more nextContinue Reading

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Otis High School’s boys basketball team has a three-game homestand as the Bulldogs hit the stretch run of the regular season. They are 10-3 overall, 5-0 in the YWKC, and are up to No. 7 in the Class 1A Rating Percentage Index thanks to an eight-game winning streak. They alsoContinue Reading

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Yuma Middle School’s girls basketball teams keep rolling along on February. YMS played Haxtun earlier last week. The A-team won 36-8. Berkley Nighswonger had 15 points and eight rebounds, Taryn Sheffield had 11 points and five rebounds, Aubrey Black four points and four assists, Kinsley Mendoza two points and twoContinue Reading

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Beverly Hickman, 75, passed away on Friday, October 28th, 2022, with family at her side following extended illness and decline due to Alzheimer’s. She was born on November 10, 1946 in Yuma, Colorado where she spent her childhood with parents Ernie and Colleen Anderson, and brother Robert Anderson. The family’sContinue Reading

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Lucinda Lea Canfield (Lucas), 61, was born to Leondis Lee Lucas and Mary Lynn Lucas (Neumann) on June 14, 1961 in Grand Island, Nebraska. She lost a grueling battle with Pancreatic Cancer on February 1st, 2023 at Yuma District Hospital in Yuma, Colorado. Lucinda grew up in central Nebraska withContinue Reading

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Detta Ann (Scharff) Walker was born on March 20, 1931 in Upland, Nebraska to Louis and Eve Scharff. She was married in Upland, Nebraska at her parent’s home to Carl (Bud) Walker on May 7, 1950. She and Bud lived in the Joes, Colorado area. She worked at the JoesContinue Reading

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Board of directors elections will be held this spring for the Yuma Hospital District, Yuma Conservation District, and the Yuma Rural Fire Protection District of Yuma/Washington Counties. The special districts have calls for nominations in this week’s legal notices section. There are three seats up for election on the YumaContinue Reading