Adams County

Saturday June 30, 2012 at the Adams County Landfill
Agriculture Clean Sweep – 8am – Noon
Household Clean Sweep – 9am – Noon

   Madison, Wisconsin – Surprising facts about cancer deaths in Adams County have sparked a unique, county-wide outreach effort to save lives now and in the future. A UW Carbone Cancer Center project that assessed cancer-related needs in southcentral Wisconsin found that the cancer death rate (228.2 per 100,000) in Adams County was more than [...]

Get the Meds Out! From the desk of Mary Ann Olson, Family Living Educator   Do you have medications in your home that you know longer use? The University of Wisconsin-Extension recently launched a new pharmaceutical mail-back program in an effort to safely prevent unwanted medications from entering the Great Lakes or being abused in [...]

UW-Extension’s Local Government Center helps educate members of the public in Wisconsin, in particular locally elected or appointed officials and those who aspire to hold office, about local government structures, laws, and procedures in the State of Wisconsin. Whether you are a high school student writing a report, a resident contemplating running for your town [...]

 MyPlate Icon   MyPlate is part of a larger communications initiative based on     2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans to help consumers make better food choices. MyPlate is designed to remind A   mericans to eat healthfully; it is not intended to change consumer behavior alone. MyPlate illustrates the five food groups using a [...]

Click the ”Be Healthy” logo below to view printable copy of the Adams-Friendship Walking Routes.    Be Healthy Walking Map

Water Testing Nitrates  The only way to determine the nitrate level in water is to have a water sample tested.  Public water supplies are tested regularly for the presence of nitrates. A nitrate test is recommended for all newly constructed private wells and wells that have not been tested during the past 5 years. Testing [...]

Available Now from the UW Extension!   Healthy & Homemade 2012 Nutrition and Fitness Calendar Through the Iowa State University Extension, the Adams County UW Extension is offering a nutrition calendar  The 2012 calendar theme is “Healthy & Homemade”, featuring recipes that go with online cooking videos, a fitness calendar to track your physical activity, recipe cost [...]

Now Available! The 2012/2013 Adams County4-H Plat Books are now available.  you can get your 4-H plat book at any of the following locations or you may click on the links below to order on line. All proceeds go to benefit  the 200+ youth in the Adams County 4-H program along with 118 adult volunteers.   All proceeds from the [...]

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