(Whitewater Valley)--Despite the rain we had this week, the Whitewater Valley remains in a moderate drought.  That’s according to a weekly map issued every Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  The northern section of Randolph County has now advanced into severe drought status.  Officially, Richmond has received 8/10 of an inch of rain over the last three days.  That’s more rain than we had received in the previous 51 days combined.