Local 6-man teams start strong
The Otis High School football team will be on the road again this week, but with a bit more of a challenge after opening the 2022 season last Friday with a blowout win. The Bulldogs are at Briggsdale on Friday following an impressive opener, a 53-0 win at Kit CarsonContinue Reading
Final First Friday loaded with activity
There will be a lot of activity in downtown Yuma on Friday to kickoff the Labor Day Weekend. The Yuma Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the last First Friday Art Walk of the season beginning at 5 p.m. Among the businesses hosting local artists’ work are Orphanage, Red Willow,Continue Reading
Semis wreck but no injuries
This semi tractor was obliterated in a two-semi wreck Monday morning on Highway 34 at the Yuma County Road R intersection, but luckily no injuries were reported. The wreck occurred at approximately 8:15 a.m. Justin Wachsmann, 42, of St. Francis, Kansas, was westbound in a White Volvo semi tractor. JamalContinue Reading
Arturo settles in as Chamber director
Arturo Moran is settling in as the new director of the Yuma Chamber of Commerce. Moran has been on the job for about one month, spending much of his time introducing himself to the roughly 180 Chamber businesses. “I think I’ve had a real positive interaction,” he said earlier thisContinue Reading
Yuma-1 enrollment holding steady
It appears as if Yuma School District-1’s at least is holding steady as can be, according to early enrollment figures. The preliminary numbers show 876 students in Pre-K through 12th grade, which is exactly same number Yuma-1’s final enrollment for the 2021-22 school year. Last year’s early count was 874,Continue Reading
Yuma boys golf staying plenty busy
Yuma High School’s boys golf team definitely is getting in plenty of action. The golfers are in Estes Park today, August 25, for the Bobcat Invitational, then at the Holyoke Invitational on Friday, followed by a trip to the Wray Invitational on Tuesday. They got in three tournaments last week.Continue Reading
Yuma volleyball heads to Sidney after challenging opener
The early season is a learning experience for the Yuma High School volleyball team. Yuma went 1-2 last Saturday at the Kit Carson Fall Fling. Now the JV and C-team will join the varsity for a trip to Sidney, Nebraska, Saturday. Sidney opens its season today, August 25, before hostingContinue Reading
Yuma County Softball gets first win, back in action
Yuma County Softball will be looking to add to its win total Saturday. The Yuma-Wray co-op team will be hosting Wiley for a doubleheader, in Wray beginning at 11 a.m., after it earned its first win last weekend at the Platte Valley Classic. YCF is 1-5 entering Saturday’s double dip.Continue Reading
Yuma football opens 2022 season
It is already time to strap it on for the Yuma High School football team. The YHS football complex will be hot and wild tonight, August 25, as Yuma kicks off the 2022 season against the Class 2A Sterling Tigers. Game time is 7 p.m. “These early games are soContinue Reading
Samuel Lee Dembitsky 1956-2022
Samuel Lee Dembitsky passed away at his home Tuesday August 9, 2022. He was born March 14, 1956 in Yuma, CO. Sam had many jobs throughout his life; he worked as a dispatcher in Yuma, CO, drove semi-trucks, worked for the Port of Entry in Fort Morgan and drove aContinue Reading