Jefferson News

Jefferson - It took an army to fill sand bags a month ago, and it took an army to carry them out Saturday.

' The City of Jefferson is still looking for volunteers to help collect about a quarter of a million sandbags that were used to hold back the Rock and Crawfish rivers during this summer's flooding.

People in Jefferson County were supposed to be cleaning up sandbags this weekend, not using them.

One month after floodwaters essentially split the City of Jefferson in half, the Rock River is still 5 inches over flood stage.

Residents in Jefferson are keeping a weary eye on the Rock River, which is still over flood stage from June's record rains, in preparation for more heavy rain in the forecast.

FEMA opens a disaster recovery center this morning in Jefferson County. It was one month ago today that heavy rain pounded Southeast Wisconsin.

Heavy winds and rain from Thursday's storms caused some damage at the Jefferson County Fair.

Severe storms blowing through Wisconsin knocked down tents at the Jefferson County Fair in Jefferson, cut power to thousands of utility customers while blasting the state with gusts up to 70 mph.

After almost a month of bridge closings and road detours, residents of Jefferson County replaced sandbags with hay bales, traded damaged basements for dusty barns, and instead of wet trash on every corner, ...

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are opening three more Disaster Recovery Centers in southern Wisconsin on Monday.

Close to one month after flooding devestated Jefferson, the Main Street bridge reopened on Monday.

Nearly a month after the flood waters forced people out of their homes in Jefferson County, the sand bags and the damage remain.

In talking with workers--be they software engineers or hotel housekeepers, factory workers or freelancers--I often sensed a frustration, even an anger, that unfairness has muscled aside fairness in America in ...

Jefferson: The City of Jefferson opened the Wisconsin Avenue bridge earlier this week, easing traffic concerns in that city.

The city of Jefferson is still recovering from all the flooding in June, but there is some progress.

JUN 26 -- In two separate federal indictments, sixteen individuals have been charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine in the Western District of Wisconsin.

SATURDAY, June 28, 2008, 4:03 p.m. By Annysa Johnson Utility reports 10,000 without power Thunderstorms sweeping through the area have knocked out power to thousands of We Energies customers, a utility ...

In other words, it's time to assess damage, clean up and go ahead with repairs. Doyle spoke with reporters after a helicopter tour of Jefferson and Rock County communities that have been inundated by flood ...

People who live near the ethanol plant along Highway 26 outside of Jefferson are still breathing the malodorous air, though company officials say the stink appears to be diminishing as they tweak the plant's ...

The police chief in Jefferson is concerned about the Main Street Bridge. He told FEMA inspectors there are cracks in the bridge that were not there before the flooding.