Parkland Drought Conditions Continue

(St. Francois County, MO) Officials with the U. S. Department of Agriculture say severe drought conditions continue in St. Francois., Ste. Genevieve, Iron, Dent, Crawford, Jefferson, and Reynolds counties. The same is said for Madison, northern and western Perry, and part of the northwestern area of Bollinger counties. Northwest Crawford county is also reporting extreme drought conditions. Moderate drought is shown in the rest of the Parkland. The latest drought map was released by the Department of Agriculture Thursday.