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It appears the Yuma High School boys basketball team is hitting its stride just in time for the postseason. Yuma enters the Class 3A Confluence-Metro-Longs Peak District with a 15-4 record after closing out the regular season with a pair of home wins, last weekend. “I think they are startingContinue Reading

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Yuma High School’s girls basketball team should be refreshed and rejuvenated for the postseason. Yuma has all of this week to practice before opening district play Friday in the awkwardly-named Confluence-Metro-Longs Peak District semifinals. “We haven’t had four days to practice for the past several weeks,” head coach Jeremy RobinsonContinue Reading

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Yuma High School’s boys wrestling team concluded its season with a solid showing at the Class 2A State Wrestling Tournament, last week at Ball Arena in Denver. Yuma finished 20th in the final team standings, scoring 38 points. The team was led by Kevin Hermosillo taking third at 175 pounds.Continue Reading

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Yuma High School’s girls wrestling team got itself another placer and strong team score at the Colorado Girls Wrestling Championships, last week at Ball Arena in Denver. Senior Ashley Marshall made it to the medal stand, placing sixth at 115 pounds, and four of the five grapplers won at leastContinue Reading

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Area Class 1A basketball teams are playing in the District 5 Tournament this week. The girls tournament began this past Tuesday night. Top-seed Stratton beat eighth-seed Bethune, after fifth-seed Otis beat fourth-seed Flagler, 49-37. On the other side of the bracket, second-seed Idalia hosted seventh-seed Lone Star, third-seed Arickaree beatContinue Reading

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Yuma Middle School’s girls basketball teams won nearly all of the league tournament titles over the past week. The A-team won its league tourney, Monday in Wray, beating Fort Morgan and Wray to finish 13-0. The B-team also won its league tourney Monday in Wray, beating Burlington and Wray toContinue Reading

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Zenith J. Mower, 79, of Kirk, CO passed away on February 13th during a midday nap at the Washington County Nursing Home in Akron, CO, where Zenith was a new resident. Zenith had taken a fall at Christmas time and was at the nursing home to work on regaining herContinue Reading

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Thomas Elliott, the Phillips County Sheriff and longtime resident of Holyoke, Colorado, was born in Denver on December 2, 1964, to Franklin Paul Elliott and Doris Jean (Thompson) Elliott. He was the fifth of their six children, five of which were boys. So just imagine the chaos that ensued andContinue Reading

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Chyrl Ann (Clapper) Statler of Vona, CO and former Greeley, CO resident, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Chyrl was born on June 5, 1949 and was the second of 9 children blessed to Paul and Lucille “Billie” Clapper. After graduating high school in 1967, Chyrl married Dick McAuley fromContinue Reading

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The Yuma Public Library finally reopened, partially at least, this past Monday afternoon. “It feels really good to be back in here,” librarian Jeanne Triplett said. Patrons already were waiting when the doors were opened at 1 p.m., and the library had a steady stream of patrons throughout the afternoon.Continue Reading