Sauk County Emergency Management was alerted to the malfunction of Spring Green’s emergency sirens by media. The storm on May 21 led to wind gusts and a tornado warning, but the sirens were not functioning. Repairs were made, and neighboring villages shared information about their storm shelters. Residents in the area can sign up for emergency alerts.
Spring is here and with it brings an increasing risk of wildfires, with two small wildfires burning a combined 0.30 acres in Spring Green over the weekend. On Saturday alone, there were 36 fi res burning over 100 acres across the state, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Five structures were burned and several more were threatened. None of those structures were in the Spring Green area.