Area: Kewaunee
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Literacy Partners of Kewaunee Co. Needs Volunteers
Volunteers are needed in Kewaunee County to help adults improve reading, writing and speaking skills through Literacy Partners of Kewaunee Co. Training is provided. An informational orientation will be held Feb. 28, 9-10:30 am, and training will be held mornings of March 7, 9 & 23 at United Methodist Church, Algoma. Call Bob, 920.676.2061, with […]
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Citizens Invited to Join Door-Kewaunee Legislative Days in Madison
Door Kewaunee Legislative Days 2017 is pleased to invite local citizens to join us in our mission to call on every legislator in Madison this spring. Door Kewaunee Legislative Days main events are scheduled for April 5, when delegates will call on state legislators in the afternoon and enjoy a reception with legislators and guests […]
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Green Bay Packers Staff Visits Winter Park
Kewaunee County recently hosted some special visitors when some of the Green Bay Packers staff stopped at Winter Park in Kewaunee. This comes as the Packers work on a sledding hill feature for its Titletown District. The purpose of the visit was to walk the six-lane tubing hill and look at snow equipment, while gathering […]
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Municipal News: Feb. 3-10, 2017
DOOR COUNTY City of Sturgeon Bay: The Common Council meets at noon on Feb. 7. The Community Protection & Services Committee meets at 4:30 pm on Feb. 9. County of Door: The Airport & Parks Committee meets at 8:30 am on Feb. 9. The IS Committee meets at 2 pm on Feb. 9. Town of […]
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Kewaunee County Department of Human Services Offers Help for Seasonal Affective Disorder
The Kewaunee County Department of Human Services wants residents to know there is help available for anyone who may notice periods of depression that appear to correlate with seasonal changes during the year. The reason for this may be due to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Symptoms of the condition can include oversleeping, daytime fatigue and […]
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Municipal News: Jan. 30 – Feb. 2, 2017
DOOR COUNTY City of Sturgeon Bay: The Finance/Purchasing & Building Committee meets at 4 pm on Jan. 31. County of Door: The Risk Management & Insurance Committee meets at 2 pm on Jan. 31. The Property Committee meets at 9 am on Feb. 1. The Resource Planning Committee meets at 2 pm on Feb. 2. […]
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Municipal News: Jan. 20-27, 2017
DOOR COUNTY City of Sturgeon Bay: The Zoning Board of Appeals meets at noon on Jan. 24. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board meets at 3:30 pm on Jan. 26. The Community Protection & Services Committee meets at 4:30 pm on Jan. 26. County of Door: The Administrative Committee meets at 10 am on Jan. […]
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Kewaunee County Launches “State Biogas Project” Web Page
Kewaunee County has created an informational web page on www.kewauneeco.org titled, “State Biogas Project” as a service to the public and local elected officials, regarding the state of Wisconsin’s proposed Integrated Anaerobic Digester System Program. On Nov. 17, 2016, Gov. Scott Walker and officials from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources […]
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Town of Carlton Reaches Settlement Over Closed Nuke Plant Taxes
The air inside Carlton’s town hall almost crackled with excitement last Saturday morning for the specially called town meeting to vote on a settlement agreement reached with Dominion Resources of Richmond, Va., a company commonly referred to as an “energy giant.” In comparison, Carlton is a rural community of about 1,000 people in southeastern Kewaunee […]
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Anglers Invited to Lake Michigan Fisheries Forum to Discuss Lake, Brown Trout
Anglers interested in expanded harvest opportunities for Lake Michigan lake trout and 2017 stocking plans for brown trout are encouraged to attend two meetings on Jan. 26 at Lakeshore Technical College. The first meeting will cover discussion of the proposed lake trout emergency rule and will run from 4 to 5:30 pm. Following a short […]
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Residential Facility Employee Admits to Theft
At the end of December, police were notified that a 97-year-old resident of a community-based residential facility might be the victim of a theft. Through an investigative operation, police identified the suspect as an employee of the facility. The suspect, a 39-year-old female from Kewaunee, was stealing money from the resident’s wallet that was kept […]
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Members Say Goal of Peninsula Pride Farms is Conservation, Not PR Scam
Almost immediately after the March 31, 2016, announcement of the creation of an environmental stewardship coalition created by farmers calling themselves Peninsula Pride Farms, the Pulse started getting messages from people saying we had to expose the group for being just a “public relations” scheme for industrial farms. While it’s true that one of the […]
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Municipal News: Jan. 13-20, 2017
DOOR COUNTY City of Sturgeon Bay: The Parking & Traffic Committee meets at 3:30 pm on Jan. 16. The common council meets at noon on Jan. 17. County of Door: The Library Board meets at 5 pm on Jan. 16. The Property and Finance Committees will hold a joint meeting at 8:30 am on Jan. […]
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Letter to the Editor: Confronting Water Contamination in Kewaunee County
After more than a year of meetings, the rollout of recommendations last June, more scrutiny the past six months since June, the Kewaunee Co. Board will vote on a resolution to accept these recommendations at their Jan. 19 meeting, beginning 6 pm, at the administration building in Kewaunee. The county board not only needs to […]
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Kewaunee’s Winter Park Opens for Skiing, Snowboarding and Tubing
It’s time to welcome skiers, snowboarders and snow tubers to the hills of Winter Park, N3787 Ransom Moore Lane, Kewaunee for the season. Winter Park officially opened Jan. 7. It took approximately 10 days with just the right weather conditions to make enough snow to groom the terrain for the thousands of expected visitors at […]
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Agencies Release Kewaunee Biodigester Request for Proposals
Three state agencies released their joint Request for Proposals “to business consortiums and farmers interested in utilizing anaerobic digester technology to build, operate, and maintain a system to treat manure from dairy farms,” the agencies said in a joint Jan. 3 press release. In short, it is an unprecedented attempt by the state to kick-start […]
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Volunteers Needed for Point-In-Time Street Count in Door and Kewaunee Counties
Lakeshore Community Action Program (CAP) is looking for volunteers to assist in conducting the semiannual Point-In-Time Street Count in Door & Kewaunee County regarding our homeless population. Lakeshore CAP is seeking volunteers for the night of Jan. 25 and the early morning of Jan. 28. Volunteers can sign up together or as individuals who will […]
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Door County Supports Peninsula Pride Farms Well Water Program
Door County has signed a letter of support for the Peninsula Pride Farms Water Well program, which helps families in Kewaunee County and Southern Door cover the costs associated with well water tainted by E.coli, no matter the source of the problem. The group will pay for bottled water and a well inspection for homeowners, […]
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Experts Weigh in On Kewaunee Biodigester
With a $50,000 grant from the Public Service Commission, Kewaunee County issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) last year “to investigate the feasibility of the development of a community based approach to manure management and methane recapture.” The resulting study – called Project Phoenix – was issued on June 30. Dynamic Concepts of Waukesha conducted […]
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2017 Door County Runs and Rides
We’ve made your planning easy with this guide to getting active with 2017 Door County runs and rides to check out. If you want plan to take on many runs, consider signing up for the Run the Door race series. Door County has become a hotbed for silent sports competition and experiences. Whether you want […]