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  1. DNR still lagging in inspecting Wisconsin dams

    Aug 4, 2008 | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

    ... type of flooding that Wisconsin experienced earlier this summer. In June, floodwaters washed out an embankment at Wyocena Dam in Columbia County. That low-hazard dam hadn't been inspected in more than 14 years. A Journal Sentinel investigation last ...

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    Related Topix: Columbia County, WI, Wisconsin, Ripon, WI

  2. Ardis Lillian GortonRead the original story

    Jul 21, 2008 | WisInfo

    Ardis Lillian Gorton, 95, of Adams died July 17, 2008, at the Columbia Health Care Center in Wyocena.

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  3. Wyocena Community Rallies Around Local Family, BusinessRead the original story

    Jul 7, 2008 | Channel 3000

    A surprise April storm destroyed Cathy Morris' Wyocena property, but it didn't destroy her dream.

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    Related Topix: Dalton, WI, Pardeeville, WI

  4. Rebuilding...and Then Some

    Jul 6, 2008 | WMTV Madison

    It's been more than two months since a tornado touched down in the Wyocena area, causing half a million dollars in damage.

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    Related Topix: Columbia County, WI

  5. Wyocena Community Rallies Around Local Family, Business

    Jul 6, 2008 | Channel3000

    A surprise April storm destroyed Cathy Morris' Wyocena property, but it didn't destroy her dream.

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    Related Topix: Pardeeville, WI

  6. Arrest warrants issued for accused tax cheatsRead the original story

    Jun 24, 2008 | The Capital Times

    ... criminal slander charge. Authorities thought Bryan Hoel was hiding on a farm owned by Lester and Lilac Sundsmo near Wyocena, but a massive raid on that farm on March 14, 2007 did not turn up Hoel. Law enforcement officers from several jurisdictions ...

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    Related Topix: Dane County, WI

  7. Residents Ponder Fate Of Flood-Blocking SandbagsRead the original story

    Jun 19, 2008 | Channel3000

    ... llection date for unwanted sandbags. The drop-off event is set for Saturday at the Columbia County Highway Garage in Wyocena.

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    Related Topix: Dane County, WI, Monona, WI

  8. County-by-county reportRead the original story

    Jun 12, 2008 | Wisconsin State Journal

    ... Patrick Beghin, the county's emergency management director. The possible tornadoes were reported near Columbus and Wyocena. Throughout the county, vehicles were submerged and at least two slid into water, he said. Thursday's "rain couldn't have come ...

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    Related Topix: Columbus, WI, Columbia County, WI, Portage, WI, Pardeeville, WI

  9. Columbia County Collecting Unwanted SandbagsRead the original story

    Jun 18, 2008 | Channel3000

    ... been receding. For people in Columbia County, those unwanted sandbags can be turned in at the County Highway Shop in Wyocena for proper disposal from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

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    Related Topix: Columbia County, WI

  10. DNR head takes a look at BD

    Jun 18, 2008 | Beaver Dam Daily Citizen

    ... enormous amount of water to come through it and that has come through it in the last few weeks." Frank also visited Wyocena, Pardeeville, Fond du Lac and Waupun. Several concerns about the structure of the buildings in the 200 block of Front Street ...

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    Related Topix: Beaver Dam, WI, Pardeeville, WI, Waupun, WI

  11. Wis. county collecting unwanted sandbagsRead the original story

    Jun 17, 2008 | WBAY

    ... been receding. For people in Columbia County, those unwanted sandbags can be turned in at the County Highway Shop in Wyocena (why-oh-SEE'-nuh) for proper disposal from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

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    Related Topix: Columbia County, WI

  12. Columbia County flooding evacuationsRead the original story

    Jun 16, 2008 | WKOW

    ... ency Management in Columbia County is watching the Crawfish, Fox, Wisconsin and Baraboo Rivers as well as the dam in Wyocena.

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    Related Topix: Weather, Columbia County, WI

  13. Dams are failing as rivers rise in wake of record rainfallRead the original story

    Jun 8, 2008 | The Capital Times

    ... Wisconsin and a handful of others are eroding, overtopping or may fail. The Upper Spring Dam in Palmyra and Wyocena Dam in Columbia County are failing. The state says Mirror Lake Dam in the Wisconsin Dells is overtopping and may fail. In Sauk ...

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    Related Topix: Palmyra, WI, The Dells, Soul, Wisconsin Dells, WI, Columbus, WI, Vernon County, WI

  14. County-by-county report

    Jun 12, 2008 | Wisconsin State Journal

    ... Patrick Beghin, the county's emergency management director. The possible tornadoes were reported near Columbus and Wyocena. Throughout the county, vehicles were submerged and at least two slid into water, he said. Thursday's "rain couldn't have come ...

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    Related Topix: Columbus, WI, Portage, WI, Pardeeville, WI, FEMA, US News

  15. Midwest deluged, more floods feared

    Jun 10, 2008 | Chicago Tribune

    ... About 2,000 people in Columbia County, 30 miles north of Madison, were urged to evacuate the area beneath the Wyocena and Pardeeville dams. Westbound lanes of Interstate Highway 94 west of Milwaukee were being shut down and rerouted where ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Columbia County, WI, Pardeeville, WI, Milwaukee Metro, Johnson Creek, WI, Lake Mills, WI

  16. Flood headlinesRead the original story

    Jun 9, 2008 | Badger Blog Alliance

    ... afternoon. The first reported tornado hit in Northern Grant County near Boscobel at 2:05 p.m. The second hit in Wyocena at 2:35 p.m. Another tornado was reportedly on the ground near Plain in Sauk County at 3:15 p.m. A reported tornado also touched ...

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    Related Topix: Lake Delton, WI, Boscobel, WI, Columbia County, WI, Weather, Pardeeville, WI

  17. Homes washed away in USRead the original story

    Jun 10, 2008 | News24.com

    ... areas A couple thousand people in Columbia County about 49km north of Madison were urged to evacuate below the Wyocena and Pardeeville dams, said Pat Beghin, a spokesperson for the county's emergency management. By Monday morning, flooding at eight ...

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    Related Topix: Lake Delton, WI, Columbia County, WI, Pardeeville, WI

  18. Flooding ravages areas of Wisconsin, IndianaRead the original story

    Jun 10, 2008 | Star-telegram.com

    ... couple thousand people in Columbia County, about 30 miles north of Madison, were urged to evacuate below the Wyocena and Pardeeville dams, both of which were overflowing. Indiana Some 200 Indiana National Guard members and ...

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  19. Two dams fail in Wisconsin; more are in trouble from floodingRead the original story

    Jun 9, 2008 | Chippewa Herald

    ... said. People have been told to evacuate the area, which is about 50 miles north of Madison. Dams in Fall River and Wyocena in south central Wisconsin had water going over the top, and the Department of Natural Resources was checking out others in ...

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    Related Topix: Sauk County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Lake Delton, WI, Elroy, WI

  20. U.S. Midwest flooding tears apart homesRead the original story

    Jun 9, 2008 | CTV.ca

    ... could do." Thousands of people just north of Madison, in Columbia County, were encouraged to leave homes along the Wyocena and Pardeeville dams. Both were already at the point of overflowing on Monday. Floodwater threatened numerous other dams ...

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    Related Topix: Baraboo, WI, Lake Delton, WI, Wisconsin