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On Thursday, November 1, Mile Bluff Medical Center is hosting a free diabetes education event. “Diabetes & Your Feet” will focus on the importance of proper foot care while managing life with diabetes.  Free to the public, this educational event will also provide foot exams, demonstrations, door prizes, and refreshments.  If you or a loved one has diabetes, this event is a great opportunity to connect with local diabetes management resources. Join Mile Bluff’s diabetes education team on Thursday, November  1 starting at 1 pm in the hospital community room in Mauston for the presentation. Registration for Mile Bluff’s free “Diabetes and Your Feet” is required, so call 608-847-1848 to

The healthcare professionals at Mile Bluff have teamed up with area cosmetologists to offer a program to ladies who are undergoing cancer treatments.  On Tuesday, November 6, Mile Bluff will hold its next ‘Look Good…Feel Better’® group training session. The event is a two-hour, hands-on workshop with a ‘Look Good…Feel Better’® volunteer beauty professional.  During the meeting, participants are taught nail care techniques and a 12-step skin care/make-up application process.  Ladies will also learn about available options for dealing with hair loss – including wigs, scarves and accessories. ‘Look Good…Feel Better’® is a free, non-medical, brand-neutral public service program.  It was created to help women with cancer look good, improve

Rock Springs trustees have discussed moving the village’s downtown district out of the floodplain after the damage done by flood waters earlier this year.  Plans are on hold while the community in Sauk County waits to hear about a federal disaster declaration.  Another approach could be to fortify low-lying areas of the village against high water.  Most of downtown Rock Springs is subject to flooding from the Baraboo River.  Water levels reached 27 feet earlier this year — just one foot below the all-time record. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The on-again, off-again performance of a play by drama students at Shorewood High School has been canceled a second time.  Students had planned to offer a closed performance for their parents yesterday, but that was called off after a heated Tuesday night meeting.  A 17-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday for posting a threatening message online.  The school district called the play off the first time for fear there would be protests over the inclusion of the “N-word” in the dialogue of “To Kill A Mockingbird.” Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The city's Police Department will send a therapist and school resource officer with trauma-informed training to help students and staff.        Source: WisconsinRapidsDailyTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]