MADISON - After a carbon monoxide scare in Trempealeau County, reminders go out that people who need help with the heating bill can get it.

13 people got sick after a charcoal grill was used to help heat a home.

Wisconsin is enduring one of its coldest winters in decades.

With forecasts calling for another arctic blast this week, the state Department of Administration is reminding low-income people who need help to contact the Wisconsin's Home Energy Assistance Program.

The program covers part of a household's heating bill, and the benefit doesn't have to be repaid.

So far this year, about 165-thousand Wisconsin households have received average benefits of $300 apiece.

The average payment last year was $219.

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