Extreme heat and little rain has left Osage County facing multiple water line breaks and power outages. Fille photo by Rachel Anne Seymour/Bigheart Times
The relentless heat. The parched earth. Dying crops and grasses. A sky where even the clouds seem to evaporate. It’s been the old one-two punch. This year’s record-breaking drought following on the heels of last year’s record-breaking drought. And there’s no relief in sight. For the farmers and ranchers it means more tough times, more belt-tightening, more trying to outguess the markets and
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