LIST: Cooling centers where you can beat the heat if you have no power or A/C

Logan Reigstad, Kyle Jones,
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by Logan Reigstad, Kyle Jones

MADISON, Wis. — As Wisconsin deals with record-breaking heat, there are multiple places people can go to cool off if they do not have power or air conditioning.

A shelter at Madison College, 1701 Wright Street, opened Monday night for those affected by severe weather. The American Red Cross will continue to operate that shelter through at least Wednesday afternoon.

A cooling center was also opened at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, and the cooling center there will again be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Visitors should enter through the building’s west lobby by the large globe.

Metro Transit will also provide free rides to and from both cooling centers.

Among those who visited the cooling centers were Anna Rue and Charlie McNulty, whose home in Madison’s Eken Park neighborhood still didn’t have power Tuesday morning. When they woke up in the dark, they brought their kids to the cooling center at Madison College, where the Red Cross gave out cool water and snacks.

The couple said it was a relief to have a place to go just minutes from their home.

“If this happened last week, we would’ve just stayed at home and make do, but with a day like this, it’s nice to have a place to have reliable air conditioning,” Rue said.

“The house was getting more and more uncomfortable as the hours go by,” McNulty said.

Middleton will also offer the following cooling centers on Tuesday and Wednesday:

  • Middleton Police Department
    • 7341 Donna Drive (24 hours daily)
  • Middleton Fire Station
    • 7600 University Avenue (24 hours daily)
  • Middleton City Hall
    • 7426 Hubbard Avenue (During regular office hours)
  • Middleton Senior Center
    • 448 Hubbard Avenue (During regular office hours)
  • Middleton Public Library
    • 7425 Hubbard Avenue (During regular office hours)

Power has been restored to the Monona Public Library and Senior Center following Monday’s storm. Both are now open to be used as cooling centers. The library is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

In Grant County, the City of Platteville announced it would open cooling centers at the Platteville Police Department, 165 N. 4th Street (8 a.m.-7 p.m.), and at City Hall, 75 N. Bonson Street (8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.).

In Columbia County, the following locations are open as cooling centers.

Columbus

  • Columbus Senior Center
    • 125 N. Dickason Blvd., Columbus
    • Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    • Contact (920) 623-5918
  • Columbus Public Library
    • 223 W. James Street, Columbus
    • Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
    • Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    • Contact (920) 623-5910

Lodi

  • Lodi City Hall
    • 130 S. Main Street, Lodi
    • Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    • Contact (608) 592-3247
  • Lodi Women’s Club Library
    • 130 Lodi Street, Lodi
    • Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    • Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    • Contact (608) 592-4130
  • Goeres Park Pool
    • FREE ADMISSION
    • 500 Fair Street, Lodi
    • 12:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
  • Reach Out Lodi
    • 601 Clark Street
    • Monday – Sunday 8:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    • Contact (608) 592-4592

Portage

  • Portage Municipal Building (lower level community room only)
    • 115 West Pleasant Street, Portage
    • Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    • Contact (608) 742-2176
  • Portage Public Library
    • 253 W. Edgewater Street, Portage
    • Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
    • Friday 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
    • Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
    • Contact (608) 742-4959
  • Columbia County Humane Society (w/pets)
    • N7768 Industrial Road
    • Portage, WI 53901
    • CALL FIRST
    • Contact (608) 742-3666

Wisconsin Dells

  • Kilbourn Public Library
    • 620 Elm Street, Wisconsin Dells
    • Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
    • Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    • Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    • Contact (608) 254-2146

Cambria

  • Jane Morgan Memorial Library
    • 109 West Edgewater Street, Cambria
    • Monday & Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    • Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    • Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    • Contact (920) 348-4030

Doylestown

Call Columbia County Dispatch Center at (608) 742-4166 Extension 1

Fall River

  • Fall River Village Hall
    • 641 South Main Street, Fall River
    • Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
    • Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
    • (920) 484-3525

Pardeeville

  • Pardeeville Village Hall
    • 114 Lake Street, Pardeeville
    • Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    • Contact (608) 429-3121
  • Angie William Cox Library
    • 119 N. Main Street, Pardeeville
    • Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    • Friday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    • Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    • Contact (608) 429-2354
  • Pardeeville EMS Building
    • 501 Gillette Street, Pardeeville
    • Call (608) 429-9089 if no one answers the door at the EMS Building.

Poynette

  • Poynette Public Library
    • 118 North Main Street, Poynette
    • Monday – Thursday 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
    • Friday 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
    • Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    • Contact (608) 635-7577

Randolph

  • Randolph Village Hall
    • 248 W. Stroud Street, Randolph
    • Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
    • Friday 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    • Contact (920) 326-4600
  • Hutchinson Memorial Library
    • 228 N. High Street, Randolph
    • Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    • Friday 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    • Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    • Contact (920) 326-4640

Rio

  • Rio Community Library
    • 324 W. Lyons Street, Rio
    • Monday, Wednesday 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
    • Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
    • Saturday 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
    • Contact (920) 992-3206

Wyocena

  • Wyocena Community Center/Library
    • 165 E. Dodge Street, Wyocena
    • Today 1-6 P.M.

No pets are allowed at Columbia County shelters.

In Rock County, the following locations are available as cooling centers

Beloit

  • Beloit Public Library
    • 605 Eclipse Blvd., Beloit
    • 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.
  • Beloit Health System
    • 1969 W. Hart Road, Beloit
    • Open 24/7

Brodhead

  • Brodhead City Hall
    • 1111 West 2nd Avenue, Brodhead
    • 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Brodhead Police Department
    • 1004 West Exchange Street, Brodhead
    • Lobby open 24/7

Edgerton

  • Edgerton Public Library
    • 101 Albion Street, Edgerton
    • 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
    • Children under 12 must be with an adult

Evansville

  • Eager Free Public Library
    • 39 West Main Street, Evansville
    • 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Janesville

  • Hedberg Public Library
    • 316 Main Street, Janesville
    • 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
  • Gifts Men’s Shelter
    • 1025 N. Washington Street, Janesville
    • Call ahead, men only
    • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Milton

  • Milton City Hall
    • 710 South Janesville Street, Milton
    • 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Milton Public Library
    • 430 East High Street, Milton
    • 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Orfordville

  • Orfordville Village Hall
    • 303 E. Beloit Street, Orfordville
    • 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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