The first state disaster money from the July 1st timber blow-down storm in northwestern Wisconsin is going to Burnett County. Five towns will get a total of $191,000.That’s still just a drop in the bucket for communities in Burnett, Washburn and Douglas Counties.Overall clean-up costs from that storm are estimated at $2.7 million.
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