Eugene Riley Butcher 1948-2022
Eugene Riley Butcher was born July 21, 1948 in Sterling, CO to Ora and Clara Riley Butcher of Otis, CO. He was welcomed home by brother Robert and sister Carolyn. He went home to be with his savior Jesus Christ November 14, 2022 at the age of 74. Gene attendedContinue Reading
Myra Lake 1937-2022
Myra Joy McPherson was born January 11, 1937, in Heartwell, Nebraska to Ross and Georgia Bernice McPherson. She was the 5th child of an eventual 7. Her father worked for the Burlington railroad and was transferred to Wiggins, Colorado in 1944. The family lived next to the railroad tracks inContinue Reading
Marjorie Alice Murphy 1926-2022
Marjorie was born to Clifford and Rachel (Clark) Lantz November 28, 1926 in Sterling CO. She passed away October 31, 2022 at FairAcres nursing home in Greeley, CO. She grew up in Yuma and graduated from Yuma Union High School. After graduation, she got a teaching job north of EckleyContinue Reading
Colorado Gives Day is Dec. 6
Research shows that spending money on others and charities can boost wellbeing and promote happiness. That makes Colorado Gives Day, set for Tuesday, Dec. 6, potentially the happiest day in Colorado when Coloradans come together to give and support Colorado nonprofits. This year, Coloradans can give a buck to anyContinue Reading
Winterfest/SBS kicked off Christmas season in Yuma
It was a mixed bag of results for Yuma merchants on the official first weekend of the Christmas shopping season. Winterfest/Small Business Saturday — sponsored by the Yuma Chamber of Commerce, participating businesses and organizations — definitely was a big hit. Vehicles lined both sides of downtown for three blocksContinue Reading
Yuma-1 moves into new central office
Yuma School District-1 office personnel, Transportation and Maintenance have moved into their new home on the Yuma High School campus. This past Tuesday was the first official day working out of the renovated former YHS ag building, though there still were some odds and ends to complete, such as settingContinue Reading
Yuma boys opener delayed
Yuma High School’s boys basketball team will open the 2022-23 season with three straight Top 10 clashes. Or at least it was going to until Friday’s season opener against Manual was canceled due to the wind and road conditions. It will be rescheduled. “Our pre-Christmas is a very strong schedule,”Continue Reading
Yuma girls begin 3A era this weekend
It is a new beginning of sorts for the Yuma High School girls basketball team. Yuma still has a lot of familiarity to it in regards to coaching and the players. However, the program will be entering a new era of being a Class 3A team Friday in The PitContinue Reading
Full speed ahead with Yuma girls wrestling
It is time to get going for the Yuma High School girls wrestling team. “Almost everybody is going to be able to wrestle this weekend,” head coach Brandon Newton said. “We should fill every weight except heavyweight.” Yuma opens the 2022-23 season Friday with a dual at Fort Morgan, thenContinue Reading
Yuma boys wrestlers open this weekend
The Yuma High School boys wrestling team finally has its full complement in the practice room. Head coach Kyle Newton said there are 16 on the team, now that all the players from the Yuma football team that reached the 1A quarterfinals, as well as a handful from the OtisContinue Reading