Rep. calls on Ohio gov to declare flooding disaster

In light of the flooding conditions in the Tuscarawas Valley, as well as eastern and southern Ohio, U.S. Rep. Zack Space, D-Dover, is calling on Gov. Ted Strickland to take swift action by declaring affected counties as disaster areas.

Space's office noted Wednesday that representatives also have been in touch with the Army Corps of Engineers and Federal Emergency Management Agency pushing for a disaster designation, which would bring emergency assistance and funding to help recovery efforts in the Tuscarawas Valley.