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Here's how a thunderstorm makes a baseball-size hailstone
DENVER — Colorado has already taken a beating from large hail this thunderstorm season. Baseball-size hail hit twice -- first in Yuma County on May 20, and then again in the Denver metro area on May 30. It takes a very powerful storm to create hail baseball size or...
Yuma Post Office closure to be much longer than originally thought
The status of the Yuma Post Office remains a fluid situation to say the least — with its closure now lasting at least 90 days, likely longer. The post office operated on a limited basis following the May 20 hail storm, due to significant water damage. It finally was...
Council approves SARA House conditional use
The Yuma City Council approved the conditional use permit for S.A.R.A. House during its rescheduled meeting last week. The May 21 meeting was moved to May 28 due to the May 20 hail storm. The council already has met again this past Tuesday on its regular schedule. (See report on that meeting in next week’s edition.)
New CEO shares priorities with YHD Board
Anne Kreutzer gave a quick overview of her vision for the Yuma District Hospital & Clinics, during the board’s regular monthly meeting on May 22. It was Kreutzer’s first board meeting after assuming the role of CEO on May 1. Board members Monica King, Delaina Klein, Mitchell Korf and Robert Dorothy were in attendance. De Ann Sewell was absent.
Mrs. Tate is B of C Teacher of the Year
The Bank of Colorado has announced that Julie Tate has been selected the recipient of the 2023-24 Teacher of the Year Award. Following is the nomination letter from Morris Elementary School Principal Keri Chapman. “Thank you for the opportunity to nominate a Morris Elementary School teacher for this year’s Bank...
Consider disc golf for summer fun
Perhaps a fun summertime activity in Yuma would be the disc golf course winding around Life Trails Park on the Yuma District Hospital and Clinics campus. Completed and opened at the end of 2022, the five-hole course provides plenty of fun. The holes range from 136 to 246 yards, and each is a Par 3.
Roofing companies busy after widespread hail hits Colorado
THORNTON, Colo. — Several parts of Colorado were hit with hail in recent weeks including Yuma, Weld and Denver Counties – the widespread, torrential weather damaged cars, crops and homes. The storms have roofing companies, like Red Rock Roofing, working long hours to meet the need. "The hail...
Wildlife took a beating from May 20 storm
Wildlife caught in the path of the May 20 devastating hail storm definitely took a beating. An obvious one in Yuma were the turkey vultures and other birds. The vultures were caught on camera the morning after the storm seeking refuge on the front porch of a Yuma home. Colorado...
Storm did its work on crops
The May 20, 2024 hail storm obviously devastated all fields in its path. One does not have to travel far from Yuma to witness winter wheat fields knocked down to the barest of cover, with no evidence it even was a wheat field except for the rows. One can go less than a mile from some of those fields to see wheat fields totally unscathed by the storm.
Destruction visited Yuma and area
Long-time Yuma residents are saying the May 20, 2024 destructive hail storm is the worst they ever remember. It likely is one of the worst in Yuma’s 138-year history — most likely No. 1 in terms monetary damage. The hurtling hail played no favorites, impacting nearly every building and home in town, as well as vehicles that were not fortunate enough to be parked under cover. Some areas definitely were hit much harder than others, but it was felt all over.
Yuma-1 seeking feedback on proposed Outlaw images
Yuma School District-1 now is seeking public feedback on eight Outlaws graphic submissions. The school district revealed Outlaws as the new mascot last September, after it emerged as the winner in the “Mascot Madness” contest. The district already was working with a company on potential graphics. The hope at that time was that a logo would be in place by December.
Be patient with trees
Many trees in Yuma lost 50 percent of their foliage, and numerous were close to or at 100 percent. The trees in many neighborhoods look like it is winter, and the trees at Indian Hills Golf Course also lost nearly everything. Horticulturist Linda Langelo, provided the following information. What to...
Celebration of Life
Dixie Louise (Robertson) Montgomery was born January 26, 1934 and passed away on April 13, 2024. A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at the Yuma Methodist Church in Yuma, Colorado. Inurnment at the Yuma Cemetery. Baucke Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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