Congressional members assisted officials in the cities of Shelby and Toledo, both of which have a history of recurrent flooding issues.
Ripple Effect
A four-part series examining Shelby’s flood mitigation history, as well as another Ohio city’s actions to combat recurring flooding.
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Shelby grassroots effort cleans 18 miles of Black Fork River
John Schroeder helped organize the private, grassroots effort with an established goal to clean the Black Fork River of its obstructions.
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A decade of debates: Shelby explores dry dams, files joint ditch petition
Representatives from Shelby and Richland County have been exploring solutions to mitigate flooding for more than a decade.
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Flood history sends Shelby on quest for solutions
Archived newspaper clips describe details of devastation and destruction from the Great Flood of 1913, which claimed an estimated 450 lives in Ohio.