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Rain Projection Increased; Flood watch issued
The National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan Weather Forecast Office expects that a long duration rainfall event will continue from Friday afternoon through Sunday. A flood watch is effective for all of southern Wisconsin from 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The Whitewater area is projected to receive 2-4″ of precipitation, with the heaviest rainfall occurring Friday night into the first half of Saturday. There is, however, uncertainty about the path that the front will take.
Do You Have a Project That Might Qualify for Whitewater's Interest-free Homeowner Loan Program?
The city’s Community Development Authority has only received a few applications for its relatively new Homeowner Loan Program, and it says that “we want to get this money deployed to help homeowners and enhance property’s values in the city.” There is no interest on the loans, which are not repaid until the home is sold or transferred. Recently the CDA, the Greater Whitewater Committee and Home Lumber sponsored a meeting to introduce the program to contractors.
BEST BETS: March 4-10
BUSY STAGES Student actors at three local high schools are ready to entertain audiences. Make time to attend one or more of these musicals. • “Disney’s High School Musical” will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Fruita Monument High School auditorium, 1102 Wildcat Ave., in Fruita. Tickets cost $14.40 for adults, $11.25 for seniors, veterans and students age 11 and older, and $7.05 for children age 6 and younger at fmhs.ludus.com/index.php.
Kakarot Partners with Cycle Network to Enhance Blockchain Ecosystem
Kakarot has announced a major partnership with Cycle Network to enhance its blockchain ecosystem, according to a recent update on its official X account. This development is a significant milestone for Kakarot. This integration is aimed at improving cross-chain interactions and enhancing the overall user experience on the platform. Cycle Network is a new technological breakthrough that introduced the idea of chain abstraction, which allows for the utilization of various blockchains.
Ticketmaster 'hack' may have taken place weeks ago
Ticketmaster has still to respond publicly to a hacking group’s claims that it has stolen the personal data of more than half a billion customers, as new details emerged about the alleged cyberattack. As reported on Wednesday, hacking group ShinyHunters claims to be selling 1.3 terabytes of Ticketmaster customer data for $500,000 on a community called Breach Forums. ShinyHunters says it has obtained 560 million Ticketmaster customers’ personal and financial information.
The Pressure to "Get Better"
Image by Franz Bachinger from Pixabay Lately, I have been facing pressure from family and friends to "get better" from my depression. The longer this depression drags on, the more insistent they become that I need to do something differently. They are becoming increasingly frustrated with me for feeling down. I'm pretty sure that if I had a dollar for every time someone screamed at me something along the lines of, "Why can't you just be happy?" I would never need to work again.
Pensions advice allowance: what you should know
HomeMoneyPensions & Retirement Pensions advice allowance: what you should know It can be difficult to decide what to do with your pension, whether you’re building it up or hoping to access it during retirement. This article examines the pensions advice allowance, if you are eligible, and how to make the most of it. The pensions advice allowance allows those with defined contribution funds to get tax-free pension advice using money from their pension.
BEST BETS: January 10 - 16
Image by Tumisu from Pixabay WEDNESDAY—MONDAY, JAN. 10–15 CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, but there is no need to wait until then to honor and celebrate King’s legacy. The MLK Week Celebration: Keep the Dream Alive organized by Black Citizens and Friends has multiple events scheduled leading up to and on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Children’s Read and Dream story times are planned for Wednesday and Thursday at area libraries.
Australian government throws giant pile of money at renewables - so big it’s a secret
By Jo Nova The Australian Government is building magical weather machines with large amounts of our children’s money, and they won’t even tell us what it will cost. Dear Sir, we’re here to fix the car you didn’t know was broken, give us your wallet? We’ll just help ourselves to your cash and won’t tell you what this costs, OK? (It must be gargantuan, because if it were cheap we’d tell you). The Labor government promised impossible Net Zero things, and 18 months later everyone knows it is impossible.
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