'High anxiety' as lake, rivers continue to rise

Jefferson County Daily Union

...The lake district chairman said the organization has been following the river levels closely, posting stories from area news organizations and other flood-related resources on its website.

About 1,000 residents around the lake and the Rock River also have signed up for the lake district's e-newsletter.

"We have about 40- to 50 percent of our residents that are seasonal, so it's a great way for them, while they're not here, to maintain an awareness of what's happening with the lake and the river levels," he said. "When we are approaching and we're at flood stage, we send out those e-newsletter with a pretty high degree of frequency."