Around the County: Rainfall ends drought around the county

Due to repeated rainfall, Eddy County as well as most of the state is no longer suffering from a drought. I started reporting rainfall in Sheyenne and New Rockford as part of the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow network (CoCoRahs) on April 15 (CoCoRahs.org). Total precipitation for the period of April 15 to June 11 for the surrounding area was 8.53 inches in New Rockford, 7.92 inches in...