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County Commission approves fireworks permit, other items
The Lake County Commission approved a firework display permit for Village Creek Inc. for late July at its Tuesday meeting. The commission approved the public display permit application for consumer fireworks to be shot off from the grounds of the Wilbur-Ellis Company in Chester on July 27, at 10 p.m. This is part of a three-day Village Creek Days celebration, set for July 26-28.
Museum keeps guests cool with ice cream social
The Lake County Museum and its patrons endured sweltering heat for its ice cream social on Monday from 4-6 p.m., under a heat advisory that was in place for Lake County. While many attendees spent much of their time inside the museum proper, enjoying their Dairy Queen treats, perusing the exhibits and listening to local band Contae Loch, others took part in outdoor activities provided by the Madison Public Library.
Storms possible after weekend flooding
Lake County got off relatively lightly after sustained rainfall caused flooding across the region. The city of Madison closed several road sections Friday night after Memorial Creek burst its banks in places, and Sheriff Sarina Talich and Lake County Emergency Manager Kody Keefer said Monday that roads had closed around the county over the weekend.
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