A 2016 Ford F-150 that was stolen from Rocky River in November was located on East 124th Street by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The truck was returned to Rocky River officers.

Rocky Ford was named by frontiersman Kit Carson, who crossed the Arkansas River at a shallow spot overrun with shale and boulders, and proceeded to call it Rocky Ford Crossing Place. The name stuck.

Water in the Rocky Ford ditch is full with water from the Lower Arkansas River near Rocky Ford on March 25, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ...

The future of Rocky Ford, one of Nebraska’s few Class III rapids and a popular take-out point for canoe and float trips, has been up in the air for several months.

Knapp is still confident that the classic Rocky Ford melons will make it to market eventually, adding he thinks they'll be in stores in about two weeks. But, there may be fewer of them available.