Turns out Yuma County, CO is interesting.
TourPods has 16 narrated audio stories about Yuma County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Idalia School
Why Six-Man Football Makes Sense in Idalia
A tiny plains school keeps football alive by fitting the game to the community.
Yuma County
From Yuma’s Paper to Colorado’s Highest Office
A small-town publisher’s rise carried both ambition and a darker political current.
Yuma County
From Yuma to the Governor’s Office
A small-town political rise shaped by Colorado’s hardest questions.
Bonny Lake State Park
When the Lake Gave Way to the Compact
A recreation lake vanished when water law reshaped a Colorado park.
Bonny Dam
Where the Plains Tried to Hold Water
A practical dam, a beloved lake, and the hard math of prairie water.
Yuma County Fairgrounds
Where the Fair Turns into a Showdown
At Yuma County Fair, farm life meets western competition.
Yuma County
From Wray to the World Stage
A Colorado-born diplomat carried a small-town beginning into global service.
Bonny Dam
The Dam That Promised Order on the Plains
A practical story of water, work, and a reservoir’s changing fate.
Yuma County
From Wray to Cameroon
A High Plains beginning meets the long reach of American diplomacy.
Beecher Island Battlefield
Why Beecher Island Bears One Man’s Name
A battlefield remembered through Lieutenant Beecher’s death.
Bonny Lake State Park
When the Lake Had to Go
A park built by water was undone by water law.
Beecher Island Battlefield
The Island in the River
A small sandbar became a desperate stronghold in September 1868.
Beecher Island Battlefield
How a Death Named Beecher Island
A battlefield’s name, carried by one remembered loss.
Idalia School
Why Six-Man Football Belongs in Idalia
In Idalia, six-man football matches the size, geography, and spirit of the community.
Beecher Island Battlefield
The Sandbar Stand at Beecher Island
A desperate fight for survival on a river island in 1868.
Yuma County Fairgrounds
Where the Fair Becomes the Arena
How rodeo and horse events turned a county fair into a summer sports tradition.
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