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Jefferson County News

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10 hrs ago | The Capital Times

Citizen policing helps file child porn charges

The combined efforts of a woman citizen worried about harm to children, a Naperville, Ill., detective, and a Wisconsin Department of Justice investigator led to a Watertown man being charged Wednesday with 10 ...

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Related Topix: Watertown, WI, Dane County, WI

Tue Jul 22, 2008

News 10 Now

Rivera to go to trial

The man accused of setting a Watertown apartment complex on fire last year was back in court.

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Related Topix: Watertown, WI

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Volunteers, Jefferson residents collect almost all sandbags

About 150 volunteers made the City of Jefferson's Saturday sandbag collection a surprising success, gathering nearly all of the city's 250,000 sandbags used to hold back the Rock and Crawfish rivers during ...

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Related Topix: Jefferson, WI

Sat Jul 19, 2008

JSOnline.com and WTMJ-TV

Jefferson Starts to Clean up After Flood

More than a month after the Rock River flooded Jefferson County, volunteers were finally able to start the clean up this weekend.

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Related Topix: Mukwonago, WI, Jefferson, WI

Fri Jul 18, 2008

WTMJ-AM Milwaukee

Jefferson, Pewaukee Bracing for More Floods

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

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Jefferson, WI

WWNY-TV Watertown

Your Turn: Your Feedback On Lyme Wind Power, School Divide & Milk Prices

The future of wind power in the Jefferson County town of Lyme could ultimately be decided by a judge.

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Related Topix: Watertown, WI

Wed Jul 16, 2008

620AM WTMJ

Storms Leave Trail of Damage in Wisconsin

A squall line that rolled through Southeast Wisconsin Thursday afternoon left a trail of damage in its wake.

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Related Topix: Dane County, WI, McFarland, WI, Weather

Mon Jul 14, 2008

News 10 Now

Barn burns in Jefferson County

There was no rest on Sunday for firefighters in eastern Jefferson County as a large dairy barn and milkhouse burned along Route 12.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Sun Jul 13, 2008

WISN.com

Flooding Related Numbers, Web Sites

Alliant Energy Customer Service -- 800-862-6263 or 800-862-6222 Jefferson County For more information about flooding in Jefferson County, contact the Emergency Operations Center at 920-674-7450 or call ...

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News, Wisconsin, Dodge County, WI

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Channel 3000

Damage Reported At Jefferson County Fair Due To Heavy Winds

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

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Related Topix: Weather, Jefferson, WI

WXOW-TV La Crosse

Newspaper: Investigation includes education grant

A federal investigation into whether federal funds were mishandled includes a grant managed by former University of Louisville education dean Robert Felner.

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Thu Jul 10, 2008

WXOW-TV La Crosse

Gusts to 70 mph topple house, fair tents

Severe storms that pushed through Wisconsin have toppled a house in Dane County and tents at the Jefferson County Fair while blasting the state with gusts up to 70 mph.

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Related Topix: Weather, Dane County, WI

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Jefferson County Fair kicks off as town's bridges reopen

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, ...

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Related Topix: Waukesha, WI, Johnson Creek, WI, Cambridge, WI, Milwaukee Metro, Jefferson, WI

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Green Bay Press-Gazette

States nasty weather includes tornado

Severe storms produced at least one tornado as they swept across southeastern Wisconsin on Monday, toppling trees and power lines and setting a condominium on fire with a lightning strike.

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Related Topix: Weather, Watertown, WI, Green Lake County, WI

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Today's TMJ4

FEMA Office Opens In Jefferson County

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

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Related Topix: Jefferson, WI, FEMA, US News, Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro

Today's TMJ4

FEMA Setting Up Shop In Jefferson

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

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Related Topix: Jefferson, WI

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Paddlers should be wary of lingering high water

Fast-flowing water still presents dangers for inexperienced canoers and kayakers, even though most of the rivers in Wisconsin have receded below their flood stage.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro

Thu Jul 03, 2008

The Capital Times

Jefferson County's FEMA Disaster Recovery Center to open Monday

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will open a Disaster Recovery Center in Jefferson County on Monday, July 7. The center will be located in the lower level of the University of Wisconsin-Extension ...

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News

WMTV Madison

Flood Emergency: Jefferson Bridge Opens

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

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Related Topix: Jefferson, WI, Fort Atkinson, WI, Waukesha County, WI

Wed Jul 02, 2008

JSOnline.com and WTMJ-TV

Progress Being Made In Jefferson

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

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Related Topix: Jefferson, WI

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