8:25 AM
We know by now about the storm that ravaged our area on July21st. I was sorry to hear that my good friend and colleague Rich VerHeecke's place got hit hard. Rich is the Henry County Treasurer and a farmer that lives west of Geneseo on Route 6. Rich is the campaign's county coordinator too.
I was told that his place won't look the same and the pictures tell that story. Thankfully no major damage was done to the house or nearby buildings. He lost a lot of good shade trees though.