Time to get your ballot in
The 2022 mid-term election season is nearing its end as the mail-in ballots must be returned to one’s respective county clerk’s office by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8. Locally, Adam Gates and Dwain Weinrich are running for Yuma County Commissioner District 1. Several county-elected positions are unopposed as RepublicansContinue Reading
YCCA Contest starts Nov. 12
The Yuma County Cattlemen’s Association annual 2022-23 YCCA Original Feedlot Performance and Carcass Contest will kick off with the delivery of steers to Schramm Feedlot on Saturday November 12. Steers may be delivered during the week prior to November 12 if unable to deliver on that date, but one shouldContinue Reading
Disc golf course being installed on YDH campus
The Yuma Lions Club is teaming up with Yuma District Hospital & Clinics, local businesses, and Erik Tribelhorn to install a disc golf course on the YDH campus. It will be located on the southeast corner of the hospital campus. Tribelhorn, who has become an avid disc golfer in recentContinue Reading
Yuma football opens playoffs at home
It is a whole new season now, and the Yuma Football Team gets to open the 2022 Class 1A playoffs at home, the first time in nine years. The YFT lost its last three games of the regular season, including 28-0 at top-ranked Limon last Friday. Still, Yuma went 6-3Continue Reading
Yuma football opens playoffs at home
It is a whole new season now, and the Yuma Football Team gets to open the 2022 Class 1A playoffs at home, the first time in nine years. The YFT lost its last three games of the regular season, including 28-0 at top-ranked Limon last Friday. Still, Yuma went 6-3Continue Reading
Yuma volleyball headed back to Rye, again
It is back to Rye again for the Yuma Volleyball Team. Yuma, 11-12, is the 25th seed in the 36-team Class 2A regional field. The former Indians are headed to 12th-seed Rye for Region 12, which also includes 13th-seed North Fork. It will be Saturday, the same time when theContinue Reading
Otis, Arickaree hosting 6-man playoff games
The Otis High School football team is ready to make a run in the Class A-6 man playoffs. The Bulldogs enter the postseason as the fifth seed in the 16-team playoff field. They will host 12th-seed Sierra Grande at 1 p.m. Saturday with a shot at advancing to the quarterfinals.Continue Reading
Otis, Arickaree in 1A regionals
The Otis High School volleyball team is headed to regional. The Bulldogs are the 10th seed in the 24-team regional field, heading to Simla on Friday for Region 7 with the host school Cubs and 18th-seed Prairie. They are 17-5, and went 5-0 to win the YWKC League title. TheyContinue Reading
Ivan Gardner 1926-2022
Ivan Gardner, 95, of Sterling passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022 in Sterling. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Friday, November 4 at Tennant Funeral Home with Pastor Ben Hackbarth officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Ivan was born on December 31, 1926 in Yuma, Colorado toContinue Reading
Yuma cross country ends at regional
Yuma High School’s cross country teams gave it a good run, but came up short in their bids to qualify for the state meet. “A shout out to the seniors, Kevin, Jaime, Nuvia and the team captain, Javi,” head coach Robert Zahller said. The boys and girls teams competed inContinue Reading