News Heavy rains cause area flooding Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall last Wednesday caused city officials to prepare for serious flooding after Hargus Creek surged out of its banks. However, the waters quickly receded and forecasts of additional heavy rains did not materialize, and planned evacuations of the Bloomdale area were canceled. McCord oversees academic improvement in Ohio school districts by watching their report cards and helping each district make quality improvements. It is no longer legal to drive in downtown alleys during the evening and night time hours. Circleville City Council, despite strong pleas to defeat it, passed a controversial ordinance that backers say addresses safety issues.
Opponents see it as a means to thwart cruisers.
Beginning in August, the already-difficult standards set forth by the state will become even more difficult. Leukemia took Circleville's Jack Hooks to the threshold of death before a bone marrow transplant from his sister, Patty Kuun, saved his life. Only three of five bone marrow transplant patients recover without a lot of problems.