Kit Carson County

In Midcaps' spacious office in downtown Wray, giant maps line the walls. These three depict "where the water is sitting underneath the ground." he said. "So imagine it like a lake. The deepest part would be the yellow." The first map, labeled “1975,” has a large yellow splotch. That splotch shrinks on the next map, for the year 2000. On the map forecasting, 2028 the splotch has shrunk even more. Areas of deep purple have the least groundwater.

Republican River conservation board hashes out funding for efforts to save irrigated farming in Northeast Colorado

Adam Rayes

Last November, the 17-member Republican River Water Conservation District board more than doubled the annual fee farmers in the basin pay per irrigated acre. That increase allowed the board to also increase the amount offered to those who chose to stop irrigating. Interest in the program has since gone up, but some feel the fee is unfair.

An older woman driving a truck, captured from the passenger seat. her face is obscured by the sun out the driver's side window, which is rolled down. She has one arm out the window, gesturing to a collection of small-rectangular buildings that used to be a campground.

Environment

Trees, silt clog the Republican River's South Fork. Colorado officials hope money can fix that

Adam Rayes

Little to no water flows from the Republican River's South Fork in southeast Yuma and northern Kit Carson counties into Kansas and Nebraska, where it merges with the main river. Officials have a plan that could cost about $40 million to save the fork.

Arts & Life

The Uncanny Tale Of PTC No. 6, Kit Carson's Carousel

Carrie Saldo

At 109-years old, it is the only of its kind in the country; still, few outside of those living in this rural county seat have heard of Philadelphia…