Kelly Weimer has been in this position before, watching her son fight through severe injuries in a hospital for months.

Two people are hospitalized after their Weld County farmhouse exploded and burned.

A man was in critical condition and his girl friend in serious condition following an early Monday morning fire and explosion about four miles south of Galeton, or about 12 miles northeast of Greeley.

It's official - the drought is over. For now. But about 180 water users also got some shocking new figures Tuesday at the annual fall water users meeting of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District that show additional strains on existing water supplies in the next 40 years.

Marlene Richter, a lifelong resident of Galeton, keeps a thick green binder labeled "Church," which is full of newspaper clippings, pictures, e-mails and letters documenting the long history of the Galeton Community Church.

The arrest earlier this year of three men from an irrigation ditch company on arson charges has raised the ire of farmers and firefighters who are looking at ground fires from opposite sides of the issue.

Some of the roughly 1,000 people who attended a rally urging Congress not to pass proposed climate change legislation gather Tuesday at the Exhibition Building in Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley.

Aubrey Lind bought her quarter horse, Lilly, about six months ago. But she didn't think she and Lilly would be competing in just about every horse show category at the 2009 Weld County Fair.

Aubrey Lind bought her quarter horse, Lilly, about six months ago. But she didn't think she and Lilly would be competing in just about every horse show category at the 2009 Weld County Fair.

Glen Fritzler, center, of Fritzler Farms, stacks corn on the sides of his trailer at his Fritzler Sweet Corn stand at the Greeley Farmers Market on Wednesday at the Depot in downtown Greeley.

Bob Sakata has been farming in Adams and Weld counties for 64 years. He noted he's seen it all over those six plus decades, from low prices, to hail, to wind, to drought to late spring freezes.

Austin Wahlert of Galeton and Justine Naibauer of Gill Carlo Rosa and Brittany Jarrett, both of Greeley John Jaramillo and Jasmine Muniz, both of Greeley Juan Medina, Jr.

See Tuesday's editorial page for an opposing view on the NISP project by members of the Save the Poudre Coaltion.

This weekend marks the second annual Captain Shane Stewart Memorial Poker Run. The two-day event kicks off at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Full Moon Saloon, 206 Main St.

Farm organizations and public officials will host a rally to show support for the Northern Integrated Supply Project later this month.