Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. My rain barrel is empty, my lawn is patchy brown and my hydrangeas are drooping. We’ve wrapped 11 days this month of temperatures in the 80s with very little rain.

In a business where rain is crucial, a drought is devastating.With the Miami Valley moving closer and closer to extreme drought levels, lo

Portions of Ohio has inched closer to becoming a desert this week as the ongoing drought worsened and expanded, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Exceptional drought, the worst possible drought condition,

This is putting a big strain on farm families who want to maintain the legacy of their farm for generations to come,” said Ohio Farm Bureau's Ty Higgins.