A newly released report from the Natural Resources Defense Council says the water quality at Wisconsin beaches is eighth-worst in the nation. Anne Sayers of the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters says this shocking report should be a wake-up call. The report says Great Lakes beaches are more isolated, relatively speaking, than coastal beaches. Because they don’t have the water circulation of coastal beaches, it can allow pollutants to stagnate near beaches. According to the report Wisconsin placed 23rd out of the 30 Great Lakes and coastal states. Fourteen percent of the water samples taken from Wisconsin beaches failed to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s standards for safe beaches.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
todayMarch 27, 2025
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