Flood threat lessens

After nearly two weeks of rising waters, the worst seems to be over in the region with flooding dropping in Hill and Blaine counties.

Blaine County Commissioner Vic Miller, public information officer for the county, said this morning that after rising water and debris damaged a dam in Blaine County, little downstream damage seems to have occurred, and the water seems to be dropping.

"Other than some low-level flooding, nothing really happened of any significance," he said.

Water has caused damage in Hill County, but the water levels also seem to be receding this morning, county officials repor...