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Greater prairie chickens, which put on a show during their spring breeding season, are now flourishing in northeast Colorado after dipping to dangerously low numbers decades ago. — Wayne D. Lewis

Northeast Colorado celebrates greater prairie chicken success story

Once a state endangered species that dipped to population levels as low as 600 birds in Colorado in 1973, greater prairie chickens are now flourishing in the grasslands of the northeast corner of t

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Smoke billows from the north and south towers of the World Trade Center before they collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City, New York. — AP Photo/Amy Sancetta

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Firefighters walk through the rubble in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. — AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin

Never forgotten

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This photo from the June 8, 1995, edition of The Holyoke Enterprise shows the water level of the Frenchman Creek from the Highway 385 bridge on the north side of Holyoke on Sunday, June 4, 1995, after heavy rain in west Phillips County the previous night started the Frenchman flowing. — Enterprise File Photo

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This 1976 map shows the north and south forks of the Frenchman Creek west of Holyoke. — Source: Phillips County Museum

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The Frenchman Creek at Pleasant Valley Bridge is pictured March 10, 1960, after a heavy, wet snowstorm and a sudden melt got the creek flowing. — Source: Charley Triplette

Frenchman Creek an important part of area history

As many Phillips County residents know, whether or not the Frenchman Creek is running has been used as a gauge for moisture levels in the area for many years.

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