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STORMS LEAVE MODERATE DAMAGE ACROSS WHITEWATER VALLEY

(Whitewater Valley)--A series of storms left moderate damage in their wake Wednesday.  A large tree fell on a shed at the Wayne County Museum, causing $20,000 in damage.  In Preble County, a barn that was only two years old was destroyed at the farm of Ron Deaton.  "It replaced a 150-year-old barn and we expected it to be around for a long time, but sometimes Mother Nature doesn't cooperate," Deaton said.  A large trampoline ended up in a tall tree there.  Roughly 3500 customers of various power companies experienced outages.  It was restored by 4:30 yesterday afternoon.  There were no reports of any injuries.