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...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has extended the
Air Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will now remain in effect
until midnight Monday night. This advisory affects people living
in the following counties: Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire,
Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, and Saint Croix.

Smoke originating from wildfires in Quebec, Canada continues
impacting PM2.5 concentrations at the surface across much of the
state. The air quality index is expected to range from the
UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS level to the UNHEALTHY level
across the advisory area. In general, the lowest
PM2.5 concentrations are expected to the northwest and southeast,
while the highest concentrations are expected within the corridor
south of a Minneapolis/St Paul, MN to Ironwood, MI line and north
of a Dubuque, IA to Green Bay, WI line. It is recommended that
people with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children
avoid prolonged or heavy exertion, while everyone else should
reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.

For more information on current air quality, please see:
https://airquality.wi.gov

Altoona to be awarded for park design

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river prairie park sign
By Felicity Bosk

ALTOONA (WQOW) - River Prairie Park is being awarded by the Wisconsin Parks and Recreation Association for its accomplishments in park design.

Altoona City Manager Mike Golat said the award is exciting for the city because it is all-encompassing, recognizing the park for its aesthetics, community benefit and innovation.

The park has been open for a few years now and Golat said the main focus going forward is on programming and events at the park.

The city will officially be awarded in February, an honor Golat said he is grateful for.

"I'm most proud of how the community has embraced the park," he said. "It really truly is a source of pride for our community. And last year when we couldn't have our programming down here, especially our music, I heard loudly from the community how much they enjoyed the park and how much they missed it."

Golat said it is really the maintenance and programming park staff that earned them the award and make River Prairie Park special.