By Anthony A. Mestas, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Apr. 18--ORDWAY -- Light rain sprinkled this fire-blackened town Thursday as emergency crews worked to assess damages and return things to normal after a grass fire blazed through here Tuesday.

By Margie Wood, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. May 31--When a congressional subcommittee conducts a field hearing in Pueblo on Friday on the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Crowley County will surely be part of the historical context.

By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Jan. 12--A bird in hand could be all you ever get. That might sum up the attitude of Crowley County Director Carl McClure, who is chairing the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District's allocation committee.

By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Dec. 14--ROCKY FORD - The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District approved a $2.7 million 2007 budget Wednesday, with most of the money earmarked for water acquisition. A total of $1.66 million has been set aside to buy water.

By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Sep. 29--A strong case was made Thursday to set aside allocations of water from land-use changes in the Fryingpan-Arkansas for the Arkansas Valley Conduit, but a committee wants to take its time making a decision.