Yuma boys golf gets off to a decent start
Yuma High School’s boys golf had a strong start off the tee for the 2023 season. The varsity played three tournaments over the past week, and now the players have one week off to hone their skills before going to the Strasburg Invitational in Aurora on August 23. Yuma openedContinue Reading
Softball starts out 0-2
Yuma County Softball got its season off to a rough start, last Friday at Rocky Ford. The YCS played again this past Tuesday at Lamar, losing 15-0. The team is in the Valley/Platte Valley Tournament, Friday and Saturday. The local girls play Valley on Friday at 11 a.m., Alamosa atContinue Reading
Glenva Charleen Eastin 1955-2023
Glenva Charlene Eastin was born to Charles Jenison Eastin & Rosella Maxine (Dickson) Eastin on January 31, 1955. She grew up on the family farm in the Abarr community south of Yuma Colorado. She was the middle (#4) of 7 children. Glenva like the rest of her siblings learned atContinue Reading
Marion Leroy Chapman 1942-2023
Marion Leroy Chapman was born January 4, 1942, in Yuma, Colorado to William and Beulah (Wells) Chapman. He was the seventh of eight children. His early childhood was spent on the family farm southwest of Eckley, Colorado. When he was eleven years old, the family moved to the Brush area,Continue Reading
Arlen Fuhlendorf 1938-2023
Arlen Fuhlendorf, at age 85, a retired government employee, died August 6, 2023 in Burleson, Texas. Arlen was born on July 1, 1938, in Yuma, Colorado. He lived in the Fort Worth area since 1962. He was a charter member and elder of St. Luke Cumberland Presbyterian Church in FortContinue Reading
Tornado destroyed rural Yuma home, came close to town twice
An EF3 tornado skirted past about one-half mile west of Yuma, but the rural home of Clint and Amanda Monk was not spared from the twister, Tuesday afternoon. There was significant damage to the residence, located about 1-1/2 miles south of Yuma on County Road E. Multiple power lines wereContinue Reading
Yuma finishes second in 14U league tournament
Yuma’s 14U baseball team finished second in its league tournament, last weekend in Brush. Yuma beat Weld Central 6-5, and Sterling 6-3 before losing to Merino in the championship game. The team finished its spring and summer seasons with a 23-15 record, and was coached by Giovanny Rodriguez. Pictured are:Continue Reading
Commissioners make statement on Yuma County Jail
From the Yuma County Commissioners (Scott Weaver, Adam Gates, Mike Leerar) There have been many conversations circulating about the closure of the Yuma County Jail over the past several months, and as Commissioners we would like to set the record straight. Yuma County citizens should know that your County CommissionersContinue Reading
Shyla enjoying ride as Yuma County Fair Queen
To be Queen for a year is full of tiaras, glitter, hair dips and adventure. Of course most of the glitter and fancy hair dips were for a horse named Rocky, but Queen Shyla did get to wear a tiara as a hat band to many rodeo parades and functionsContinue Reading
County asks to keep irrigation end guns from spraying dirt roads
From the Yuma County Commissioners This summer, we would like to remind producers of the importance of preventing your pivot’s end guns from spraying onto County roads. Excess water on roads is a safety concern. When driving down a dry road, hitting a sudden wet patch from an end gunContinue Reading