Swimming, boating advisories issued at Lake of the Woods after E. coli found in water

Community concerns growing over safety of the water at Sycamore Pool in Chico due to children falling ill after swimming

The latest coliform test from June 10 indicated E. coli levels at 250 per 100 milliliters, below the threshold of 320. Due to these results and the low number of cases, the health department stated that swimming at Sycamore Pool…

Swimming, boating advisories issued at Lake of the Woods after E. coli found in water

Lake of the Woods, a gated community in Orange County, has issued swimming and boating advisories after elevated E. coli levels were reported at four beaches.

Woods, Waters, & Wildlife: The Day Ended Badly

By John Jefferson   About 20 years ago or so, Texas was in a historic drought. Nothing new about that. Everyone prayed for rain. I’m guessing even a few atheists were praying for it, too – especially if they were farmers. However, most farmers and ranchers I know are Christians and have been praying all their lives. In their business, God has a heavy hand in the ups and downs of their toils. And they have no control over the weather. After suffe…