By Dave Ellis
The rain has finally stopped, but it was a large amount. It rained 19 days during May for a total of 7.86″. That’s a lot of rain, and that should take the county out of the drought.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins — Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Sandra Vandevander, Larry Moyers, Sandy Washburn, Mary Alice Simmons, Anna Lee Mitchell and Carol Propst; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Roberta Bennett, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Debbie Horst, Myrtle Hammer, Neal Eye, Donald Burns, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Wendell and Darlene Nelson, Anna Mauzy, Jimmie Bennett, Gloria Moats, Ruthalene Judy, Frankie Judy, David Berg, Tim and Dee McCormick, Jim Judy, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, Mary and Gary Hess, Phil Downs, Larry Rexrode, Bill Snyder, Troy Bennett, Jim Fawley, Marcia “Marty” Warner, Tom and Judy Borror, Bob and Brenda Sites, Judith Ours, Nancy and Tony George, David M. Hartman, George Hevener, Danny Nelson, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Allen Beachler, Tonya Simon, Tom Butterworth, Sherry Hedrick, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Mary Alice Evick, Rick Phares, Debbie Eye, Merlin Harper, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, Barbara Judy Harman, Joyce Calhoun, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Jerry Warner, Sherman Bennett, Nellie Keplinger, Chuck Hiett, Betty Smith, Gretta Pope, Chase Shepke, Barbara Bennett, Woody and Libby Hoover, Dora Rawlings, Sherry Chambers, the family of Zelene Harman and the family of Ruth Craig.
Prayer thought: “Dear God, I love you with all my heart and want to please you in whatever ways you want. I look forward to seeing you one day.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for May 26 through June 1, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: May 26 – 66°, 49°, .04″ (80°, 57°, .42″), May 27 – 53°, 49°, 1.45″ (78°, 59°), May 28 – 60°, 48°, .69″ (74°, 47°, .07″), May 29 – 77°, 55° (65°, 46°, .09″), May 30 – 71°, 51°, .18″ (69°, 49°), May 31 – 65°, 51°, .04″ (71°, 37°), June 1 – 68°, 51° (78°, 41°).
Total rainfall for May was 7.86″, compared to 4.08″ in May 2024.
Year-to-date rainfall is 16.72″, which is the same amount for the same time period last year.
