22 Ohio counties declared primary natural disaster areas as drought persists

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has declared 22 Ohio counties are a primary natural disaster area due to drought, including 10 in central Ohio.

The counties listed in the natural disaster declaration are: Athens, Belmont, Fairfield, Fayette, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Vinton and Washington. 

The declaration...