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Restoration Local Offers Basement Mold Prevention Tips Ahead of a Busy ...
PR Web (press release)
Thunderstorms are common throughout the spring and early summer, many of which may cause localized flooding, which in turn can have adverse effects on basements and other low lying locations in homes and businesses. Once water damage is established, ...

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From Ikea to I-me-a: Ikea hackers have customizing ideas
Philadelphia Inquirer
But when she moved out, pieces like the Lack TV console were relegated to the basement. Recently, though, Dowling had a brainstorm: She flipped the console sideways, added curvy hairpin legs, patched up the hole that was once a slot for a DVD player, ...

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Warm weather won't necessarily mean bad tornado season
Coshocton Tribune
What to do: Seek shelter either in a basement or a centrally located room on the lowest level of the building. If you are outside or in a vehicle, get inside a sturdy building. Check local media for further developments. Tornado season in Ohio and ...
Severe weather season is hereReview Times

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Protect your home from spring storms, tornadoes
Chillicothe Gazette
The unimaginable devastation of tornadoes, hail storms and floods has become all-too real for residents of Ohio recently. While 2011's devastation in Joplin, Mo., and Tuscaloosa, Ala., seemed far away to families in the Buckeye State, just this month, ...
Early start may not mean bad tornado seasonFremont News Messenger

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Massena firefighters pump out flooded area in Homecroft neighborhood
WatertownDailyTimes.com
The firefighters have pumped out flooded basements on occasion. “We don't want to get to a point where somebody sees a little bit of water in their backyard and they say, 'Oh, we can call the Fire Department,'” he said. James R. Houmiel of Washington ...

Brady Lake residents seek solution for flooding
Ravenna Record Courier
But more than putting a damper on lawn and garden care, the flooding is creating habitual mold problems in basements and crawl spaces. Mold is one of the biggest concerns of Franklin Township resident Dan Boyle, who founded the organization WET: We ...

USA TODAY
Ohio cities not prepared for baby boomer flood
Dayton Daily News
By RITA PRICE, AP Updated 1:51 AM Sunday, March 25, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio — A little more than a decade ago, the 60-or-older population hadn't topped 25 percent in a single Ohio county. But the big kid in the demographic pool is revving up for a ...
With budgets tight, most US cities not ready for coming boomer floodOrlando Sentinel
With budgets tight, most US cities not ready for coming boomer flood; some ...Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Take Action Now, Prep House for Spring Storms
MarketWatch (press release)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Mar 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Homeowners should do what they can now to protect their home and property from the violent spring storms that are certain to roar through Ohio this year. A few precautions may ease some stress if and when ...

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Flooding closes streets
Fremont News Messenger
Water floods the entrance ramp to Ohio 53 in Fremont on Friday. / Jonathon Bird/News-Messenger photos FREMONT --Heavy storms swept through the area Thursday night, causing high water to close multiple streets in Sandusky County and flooding a city ...

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Flood-damaged upstate NY nursing home reopens
Wall Street Journal
... Manor Health Center in Owego (oh-WEE'-goh) in Tioga (ty-OH'-guh) County, just west of Binghamton. The facility was evacuated last September when the Susquehanna River overflowed its banks and flooded the building's basement and first floor.

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Does current flood protection need help?
Ironton Tribune
Those slate gray concrete walls that parallel the Ohio River loom 11 feet above the ground, like a monument to the survival of those who endured the 1937 Flood. The formidable presence of the network of floodwalls offers a sense of security, ...

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St. Louisville church celebrates 125 years
The Newark Advocate
The residential area off Ohio 13 is dotted with four churches: Methodist, Lutheran, Freewill Baptist and Christian. The four often collaborate on seasonal programs. One of them, St. Louisville United Methodist Church, 127 Sugar St., is celebrating its ...

Traveling Back through the Door County Advocate archives: Jan. 28
Door County Advocate
Door County residents joined citizens across the country to reach out to the thousands displaced and out of work by the worst Ohio River flooding in history. Rallies and fundraising were begun almost before the first telegrams were received.

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Revisting a town's history -- Charleston Bottoms
Ledger Independent
Broad flat lands lie between the hills and the stream; it is here that the Ohio justifies its appellation of 'beautiful river.' Due perhaps to Indian troubles, the auctioned lots of Charles Town failed to produce the dream city.

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75 Years Later, Flood of 1937 Has Lasting Effect
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The Flood of 1937 marked the worst natural disaster ever for much of the Ohio River Valley from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Cairo, Illinois. On January 26, 1937, the river crested at an all-time high of 80 feet, nearly 30 feet over flood stage.

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GUENTHER v. SPRINGFIELD TWP. TRUSTEES
Leagle.com
{¶ 1} Springfield Township appeals the trial court's denial of summary judgment on Greg Guenther's tort claims alleging that the Township's failure to maintain drainage tiles caused his basement to flood. The Township contends that as a political ...

1937 flood has powerful hold on Cincinnati
Cincinnati.com
The Ohio passed its flood stage of 52 feet on Monday, Jan. 18, on its way to 79.9 feet, a height never seen before or since, a full two stories above flood stage. “We started getting water in the basement of my father's furniture store in Covington,” ...

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How to clean up after a flood
Statesman Journal (blog)
Now she and another neighbor (who's own wife and newborn were across the street) was helping to wetvac the sewage and then carry it up the basement stairs, down the stairs to our backyard and dumping the water onto the lawn. Oh, did I mention the brand ...

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With Oregon's governor watching, Turner begins to pick itself up, dry itself off
OregonLive.com
Friends and neighbors have already ripped up the soggy carpet from the living room and continue to clean up runnier furniture and pump water from the basement. Jamie Francis/The Oregonian Turner - Salem Flood Damage gallery (16 photos) TURNER--Gov.

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Time to Stay Put
New York Times
A month later, having endured several floods in her basement bedroom, Ms. Egbert moved elsewhere in Greenpoint. A year and a half later, she helped Mr. Schulson search for his own rental. The one place he saw unaccompanied was a basement studio on ...

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