State of emergency declaration for Highland County, Ohio
9/25/2024 4:30:27 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Highland County, OH
Start Date: 9/25/2024
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The Highland County Board of Commissioners declared a State of Emergency due to drought. If state funds become available, the county must declare a state of emergency to be eligible.
Hillsboro has about 70 days’ worth of water remaining. The valve to Highland County Water was opened on Monday, Sept. 23.
Crop yields were down substantially. One farmer’s soybeans produced about half of normal. Some farmers have gotten even less. Some domestic and livestock wells have run dry.
The Times-Gazette (Hillsboro, Ohio), Sept 25, 2024
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