June 25, 2008--Governor seeks drought aid for Southeast Colorado (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Gov. Bill Ritter today asked the federal government for drought relief assistance to help farmers and ranchers in Baca, Bent, Kiowa and Prowers counties in Southeast Colorado. In a letter to Lewis Frank, Colorado director for the Farm Service Agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ritter noted that "In parts of southeast Colorado precipitation is as low as 19 percent of normal."
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