Lake Decorah Restoration Initiative Will Take Place Over Coming Weeks & Months

The Lake Decorah area will see several restoration initiatives take off over the coming weeks and months. The City of Mauston and a group of local volunteers have started work on small-scale projects that aim to reduce nutrient loading and sedimentation in Lake Decorah and the Lemonweir River. Excess nutrients are finding their way into the lake and river via multiple routes, causing excessive aquatic plant growths which negatively affect water quality, aquatic like and recreational opportunities. The City plan is to utilize a portion of the funds raised at the first annual Lake Decorah Restoration Ice Fishing Tournament to conduct water quality test at several locations around the lake

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Prosecutors want maximum sentence for Alec Cook

State prosecutors want the maximum sentence for a sexually violent former University of Wisconsin student.  Calling him “a dangerous man,” they’re recommending 19 1/2 years in prison for 22-year-old Alec Cook, who pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual assault, strangulation and stalking. Eleven women were alleged victims of sexual assault or harassment by Cook, and Dane […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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What Mark Pocan saw in Texas

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan says he never thought his opinion of President Donald Trump could be any lower. Then he toured the detention centers where immigrant children have been taken away from their parents and held in cages. Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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