Area: Kewaunee
-
By the Numbers: Farm Technology Days in Kewaunee County, July 11-14
1 The number of times Kewaunee County has hosted the event. 3-plus The number of years people have been working to make this event happen in Kewaunee County. 8 Percentage of Farm Technology Days attendees from outside Wisconsin (according to a report on the 2013 event). 18 Number of oversight committees that were convened to […]
-
Kinnard Family Receives Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability Award
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, established under the leadership of dairy farmers, announced its sixth annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards in a June 28 Chicago ceremony. The program recognizes dairy farms, businesses and partnerships whose practices improve the well-being of people, animals and the planet. Kinnard Farms, Casco, won a national award for Outstanding […]
-
Pulse Price Report: July 3, 2017
Crop prices (July 3) Rio Creek Feed Mill – Algoma Commodity Price (per bushel) Basis Last Year Corn $3.36 -0.35 $3.15 New-Crop Corn $3.42 -0.50 $3.19 Soybeans $8.67 -0.75 $10.84 New-Crop Soybeans $8.75 -0.80 $10.62 Wheat (SRW) $4.36 -0.75 $3.65 New-Crop Wheat (SRW) $4.26 -0.85 N/A Fox River Valley Ethanol – Green Bay Corn […]
-
A Journey to Discovery: Algoma Potter Jimmy Eddings
Any artist bent on making a mark on the art world will acknowledge the inherent risk of their goal. Countless hours spent working on a piece won’t guarantee its success in the market. Rigorous self-promotion won’t guarantee a place in a gallery. And when pursuing an art professorship at a university, a lengthy resume touting […]
-
Kewaunee Prepares for Farm Technology Days
The site preparation for Wisconsin Farm Technology Days is officially underway and in order to keep set up running smoothly at Ebert Enterprises, the Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department is asking drivers to avoid a section of County K. Drivers are asked to find an alternate route around K between County D and Hwy. 54 near […]
-
The Kids From Wisconsin Make Rare Appearance July 15 at Southern Door Auditorium
The Southern Door Community Auditorium is excited to announce the Kids from Wisconsin, the state’s official musical ambassadors, will make their only Door/Kewaunee County appearance on July 15 at 7 pm. The Kids from Wisconsin is part of an entertainment tradition that goes back nearly 48 years to its beginnings as a musical production created […]
-
Kewaunee County Health Department Raises Lyme Disease Awareness with Posted Signs
Summer is approaching and the Kewaunee County Public Health Department is working to increase awareness on Lyme disease by hanging up signs provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on local nature trails and at parks. The health department has seen a steady uptick in the tick-borne illness in recent years. The […]
-
Parallel 44 Celebrates 10 Years of Frozen Tundra Wine
This year marks the 10th year that Parallel 44 Vineyard & Winery has been producing wines on the Frozen Tundra. To celebrate this milestone Parallel 44 is holding a 10-Year Anniversary Celebration on July 8, 12 – 6 pm. The winery is located outside of Kewaunee, between Green Bay and Door County. Sample locally grown […]
-
Kewaunee County Hosts ‘Know Your Rights’ Workshop for Service Providers of Undocumented Immigrants
A “Know Your Rights” presentation for service providers of undocumented immigrants will be given free of charge by the Violence Intervention Project, Inc. The presentation will be held June 28, 1-3 pm, at the Kewaunee County Human Services, 810 Lincoln Street. Many recent events have made immigrants afraid to reach out and seek help when […]
-
Human and Cow Manure Plague Sixty Percent of Kewaunee Wells
Scientists confirmed on June 7 what everyone with any brain capacity already knew: There is way too much manure on the fractured karst landscape of this peninsula. Too much cow manure and too much human manure for the fragile landscape we live on. Yet, we continue to pile poop on it and wonder why we […]
-
Kewaunee Sheriff’s Warns Vandalism Could Lead to Arrest
The Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department is sending out a warning that anyone caught purposely destroying Kewaunee County property will be ticketed and could face arrest, following a recent act of vandalism at Krohn’s Lake in the Town of Pierce. On June 1, the Kewaunee County Promotion & Recreation Department was contacted about numerous picnic tables […]
-
Contaminated Water Presentation Tonight
June 7, 2017 – A presentation on the well testing research findings will be held at the Kewaunee County Fairgrounds, Luxemburg, from 6 to 8 tonight. Presenters are Mark Borchardt (USDA-Agricultural Research Service), Maureen Muldoon (University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh Department of Geology) and Randy Hunt (USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center). They will discuss Sources of Fecal […]
-
Program Aims to Improve Farm Management Practices
Ever since an April 2012 runoff event that turned the waters of the City of Green Bay a disturbing murky brown, government agencies and farmers in the Fox River watershed have been working to reduce farm runoff through innovative field technology that is used on participating demonstration farms and shared with other farmers not in […]
-
Southern Door Softball, Baseball Advance
Southern Door Softball Run Continues The Southern Door softball team advanced to the WIAA sectional final, where they will play Weyauwega-Fremont Thursday, June 1, at 5:30 pm. The game is in Chilton. The winner will advance to the state tournament in Madison. You can listen to the game on WDOR, 93.9 FM. Southern Door Baseball […]
-
Kewaunee County Celebrates the Lake With New Welcome Signs
Kewaunee County has begun the installation process of three new “Welcome to Kewaunee County” signs on its major highways that celebrate the lake. The signs featuring blue waves and the tagline of “The Good Life on a Great Lake” will be able to be seen when traveling into the county on Highways 29, 54 and […]
-
Algoma’s Bird Bistro Program Aims to Build Bird-friendly Community
Five years ago, a volunteer group of seven bird-loving residents of Algoma came together in pursuit of helping their city achieve Bird City Wisconsin status, recognizing communities that enhance bird habitats through landscaping and public education. In 2013, the city achieved that designation and in the years since, the committee has continued hosting and […]
-
Bruemmer Park Zoo Works on Improvement Projects
It’s construction season at Bruemmer Park Zoo in Kewaunee. The Kewaunee County Promotion & Recreation Department is in the process of making room for potential new exhibits and creating additional green space for picnics and events. In the recent weeks, the old bear pen was demolished and the worn steps that connected the lower and […]