News: Flooding in Shelby

By Maureen Kyle

SHELBY -- Flash flooding has closed schools and damaged the police and fire departments in Shelby, Ohio.

The elementary school and middle school were categorized as "destroyed" initially after the flooding. Some sections of the schools are ruined. The middle school gymnasium floor will need to be replaced. It warped nearly a foot during the flooding.

Dozens of volunteers spent the past 24 hours scrubbing and cleaning and pumping water out of the schools.

(Click on the picture to view a photo gallery from Shelby)

"If someone were to see either this facility or that facility last night and then compare it to today and the football field out back, it's night and day literally and figuratively," says Shelby Middle School Principal Tim Tarvin.

Shelby schools plan to open in time for the first day of class on Monday.

However, health crews are still assessing the two buildings and will make the final determination over the next couple days.

To Watch Video of Maureen Kyle in Shelby on 8/22/07: CLICK HERE