| West Virginia's drought may finally be over. The Department of Agriculture says a consistent rainfall since last fall has raised the water table to almost normal level.
The drought began in the summer of 1999. That year, farmers had to buy hay out of state because it was too dry for hay to grow here. Hay was brought into Calhoun. Even though West Virginia has seen periods of wet weather, up until this spring it wasn't enough to bring the drought to an end.
There are still a few small areas around the state that have received a smaller amount of rainfall, says the Ag department.
Farmers say they've been waiting for this kind of weather for four years. | 
