THIS IS ONLY A TEST . . . An upcoming exercise to test the preparedness of Lewis County’s first responders will look and sound very much like the real thing, but it’s is only a drill. Lewis County Emergency Management Continue reading
Weather spotter training scheduled
Do you know the difference between a funnel cloud and a tornado?
A weather spotter training class will be this afternoon (Tuesday, April16, 2019) at Lewis County High School in Vanceburg. The class will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the Continue reading
River crest estimate lowered; flash flooding possible tonight
Predicted local rainfall amounts have been reduced.
Weather forecasters are now predicting the Ohio River will not exceed minor flood stage by the time it crests here on Monday. Rain heading our way tonight may alter that forecast should the Continue reading
Officials prepared for river flooding
The current Ohio River forecast calls for minor flooding with a crest of about 58 feet expected on Tuesday. The crest level may change depending on the amount of rain through the weekend that will drain into the river.Ruckel declares State of Emergency
State of Emergency in Lewis County
Judge Executive Todd Ruckel has declared Lewis County under a State of Emergency.
We are experiencing flash flooding in some areas of Lewis County, especially west of Herron Hill and in the Cabin Continue reading
Ruckel says ambulance service concerns being addressed
Lewis County Judge Executive Todd Ruckel says a meeting with ambulance service officials produced promising efforts to improve response times in the county.
Ruckel and other local officials traveled to Portsmouth Ambulance administrative offices to discuss concerns with officials there. Continue reading
Lewis County Emergency Management hosts exercise
Lewis County Emergency Management hosted a tabletop exercise last week to help better prepare first responders for possible emergency events.
Emergency Management Area Manager Bobby Carpenter explains the scenario of an accident for a training exercise. – Dennis Brown Photo Continue reading