Jefferson County - Added to Disaster List!!

Walworth County is among six more Wisconsin counties declared federal disaster areas due to recent heavy rain and severe flooding.

Twenty-eight counties have now been declared disasters by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The newly added counties on Tuesday are Adams, Calumet, Green Lake, Jefferson, La Crosse and Walworth.

Gov. Jim Doyle says Wisconsin residents have received more than $3 million in federal and state disaster assistance grants to help pay for such things as temporary housing and home repairs.