As we put June behind us and face July with the dry conditions brought by drought, we see a lack of grasses, decreased agriculture crop production, and fires.  While it comes with the territory, none of us want to see any of these.  We can all pray and hope for rain, but until it comes we need to know how to get through these conditions.  If you are an agriculturalist with drought related problems, there are a few information websites available I’d like to share with you to… Read More →

By David Winkler The drought is over! Since the last four rains we had in the county were traditional in manner, I am declaring the drought over. So, just what is normal rainfall?  Our traditional weather pattern is… “When clouds producing rain move from southwest to northeast inside of a line of storms that is moving from west to east.” I have been waiting and watching since 2009 for this normal weather pattern to return. For four years we have received rain from the east, south and north… Read More →