Yuma girls keep climbing the ladder
Yuma High School’s girls basketball team seems to be on to something in the 2022-23 season. Yuma entered this week on an eight-game winning streak, sitting at 8-2 overall, and 4-0 in the Lower Platte heading into this past Tuesday’s rescheduled home game against Limon. They then put on aContinue Reading
Boys wrestlers hosting Big O Duals
Yuma High School’s boys wrestlers will close out the 2022-23 regular season in the friendly confines. YHS will be hosting the Big O Duals, Saturday, with several schools participating. The tournament is named in honor of the late Terry Oestman, a long-time assistant coach at YHS whose sons were successfulContinue Reading
Yuma boys hoops at Wiggins
Yuma High School’s boys basketball team entered this week having won five straight. The boys were 8-2 overall, 4-0 in the Lower Platte, heading into this past Tuesday’s rescheduled home game against undefeated, Class 2A top-ranked Limon. Yuma entered this week No. 4 in the Class 3A RPI, and No.Continue Reading
Girls wrestlers wrapping up regular season
The Yuma High School girls wrestling team will conclude the regular season Friday. The young ladies are at Platte Valley on Friday. Their next action will be next weekend at the North Regional in Broomfield, competing for state berth. Yuma had one last home appearance last Thursday in The Pit,Continue Reading
Class 1A hoop report
The Otis High School boys basketball team keeps climbing up the ladder. The Bulldogs, 8-3, 3-0, have won six straight heading into Friday’s YWKC League home game against neighboring rival Arickaree. They are at Hi-Plains on Saturday. Otis entered this week No. 9 in the Class 1A Rating Percentage Index,Continue Reading
Snow is great but need even more moisture
The region has been covered by snow since December 13, and it likley is not all going to melt away anytime soon as daytime temperatures are supposed to stay cold. Six straight weeks with snow on the ground, and still counting, is the longest stretch in about 15 years orContinue Reading
Council talked snow removal
The Yuma City Council spent the majority last week’s regular meeting discussing snow removal. And that was before about eight to nine more inches fell on Yuma. Six of the seven council members were in attendance — Mayor Ron Swehla, Mayo Pro-tem Marc Shay, Dan Baucke, Marylu Smith-Dischner, Terri Frame,Continue Reading
Governor lays out priorities in State of the State address
By Marianne Goodland State Capitol Correspondent Gov. Jared Polis, in a 70-minute State of the State address January 17, outlined his priorities for the upcoming legislative session and what he wants Colorado to look like when he finishes his second term in 2026. The item that got the governor’s longestContinue Reading
Library may be closer to reopening
Jody Brandner of NJC emailed library staff Monday, January 16, informing them that the mold tests taken in Yuma Public Library the week prior did, in fact, come back positive. In an update on Tuesday, January 24, Tracey Knox, Director of the Physical Plant Department of NJC, shared that BelforContinue Reading
Yuma girls on a run as rival comes visiting
Yuma High School’s girls basketball players are working hard during their shifts. Borrowing from hockey’s practice of line shifts every 90 seconds or so, the Yuma girls keep running out waves of players. “They must like the hockey line changes,” head coach Jeremy Robinson said. “We preach to them aboutContinue Reading