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Thursday, July 5th marks the 8th Anniversary of Wisconsin’s Smoke-Free Air Law, which means 8 years of clean indoor air for employees and customers across Wisconsin. Tobacco is still a problem in Wisconsin. Wisconsin going smoke-free has been an incredible success, but it didn’t magically make tobacco use disappear. Cigarette use is still the #1 cause of preventable death, responsible for 16% of deaths in Juneau County according to the UW-Milwaukee Center for Urban Population Health. Many Wisconsin residents are still exposed to the vapor of electronic cigarettes and vape pens.  The health effects of being exposed to this vapor are unknown, but the vapor contains some of the same

The Wood and Juneau County Health and Land and Water Resource Departments are working to ensure that all citizens have a source of safe, clean drinking water.    [Mauston, WI] – High nitrate levels have been found in private drinking water wells of some Juneau and Wood County residents near Armenia Township (Juneau County).  We urge residents to take the following actions if their well water has a high nitrate level:   Infants less than 6 months, pregnant women, and women who may become pregnant should immediately stop using the high nitrate water for drinking or preparing foods (infant formula, soup, rice). Everyone should avoid long-term consumption of water with

Find out what Wisconsin Rapids-area residents are reporting        Source: WisconsinRapidsDailyTribune.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

A woman was treated and released from a Green Bay hospital early Friday morning after she was hit in the head and had her vehicle stolen from her.        Source: GreenBayPressGazette.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

A Brown County Sheriff's airboat came to the rescue Thursday afternoon after a fire at the Belmark campus.        Source: GreenBayPressGazette.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]