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  • Weekend Primer Podcast: 4th of July Special

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    4th of July is a week long event in Door County, so Andrew and Matt have you covered a day early. This is your guide to food, live music, family fun, and fireworks, so you can get the most out of Independence Day 2018.

  • Sevastopol FFA Breakfast Draws Crowd

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    Representative Joel Kitchens served ham and eggs to attendees at the 37th annual Sevastopol FFA Dairy Breakfast. Ed and Debbie Staats expected 4,000 people to come to Country View Farms the morning of July 1. Proceeds from the event support scholarships for FFA students. With thousands of likely 1st Senate District voters in attendance, it […]

  • PODCAST: Weekend Primer: Water and Wax, Wine Fest, The Emissary

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    Andrew Kleidon and Matthew Marcon discuss the events for the weekend of June 29th, 2018, including Water and Wax at Cappaert Contemporary Gallery, The Door County Wine Festival in Sturgeon Bay, and a special showing of The Emissary at Base Camp Coffee.

  • This Weekend in Door County: Wine Festival & Football

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    It’s officially summer and it’s hard to keep track of all different activities to do in the county. Check out all the fun happening in Door County this weekend. Friday, June 29 ‘The Emissary’ Screening Stop at Base Camp Coffee in Sister Bay to check out the locally filmed sci-fi epic, The Emissary. When a lone space […]

  • This Weekend in Door County: Beer Fest, Fyr Ball, and Father’s Day

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    Father’s Day Weekend has come to Door County. Throughout the entire peninsula there are awesome events to show every single type of dad a good time. Friday, June 15 Steel Bridge Songfest If you have a cool rockin’ daddy, this one is for you! All weekend long in Sturgeon Bay, 100+ musical artists come together […]

  • Surveys Sent on Sevastopol School Construction

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    Residents within the Sevastopol School district should have received surveys regarding two options for school renovations that were developed by a 35-member committee that has been meeting since October. “We’ve had a series of 13 meetings, looking at multiple options, and even within the options, looking at choices,” said Sevastopol School District Superintendent Kyle Luedtke. […]

  • High School Sports Schedule: May 25 – 31

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    GIBRALTAR Baseball May 29 – Regionals, TBD Golf May 29 – Sectionals @ Pine Valley Golf Course, 9 am   SEVASTOPOL Baseball May 29 – Regionals, TBD Girls Soccer May 25 vs. Valders, 4:30 pm May 29 vs. Roncalli, 4:30 pm May 31 –  Regionals, TBD Golf May 29 – Sectionals @ Pine Valley Golf […]

  • Curious Door – the Peninsula’s Most Mysterious Places

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    Speckled amidst the farms, bluffs and manicured estates of Door County are sites that seem a step out of place. There are curiosities that make you ask, “I wonder what the deal is with that?” You’ll pass them time and again, always asking the question, if only to yourself. Here we track down the stories […]

  • Sevastopol High School Fundraiser May 19

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    A Sevastopol High School scholarship fundraiser takes place May 19 at the Valmy Happy Hour from 11 am to 9 pm. A percentage of all food and drink orders will help fund the Sevastopol Extraordinary Volunteerism (SEV) Scholarship Fund. The fund was started two years ago by several women from the class of 1973. There […]

  • Obituary: Helen Juanita Rasmussen

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    Helen Juanita Rasmussen, 93, of the Town of Sevastopol, Sturgeon Bay, passed away at home on Friday, March 23, 2018. She was born July 13, 1924 in Coldwater, KS, the daughter of Ernest and Anna Hannah (Hucklebridge) Carthrae. Helen graduated from Wilmar High School in 1942 and went on to study at Central Bible Institute […]

  • Fatal Car Crash in Sevastopol April 23

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    The Door County Sheriff’s Office reported a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Townline Road and Highway 42 that killed Ruthann Dachelet, 56, of Sturgeon Bay. The accident took place shortly after 8 pm on April 23 on the road bordering the townships of Sevastopol and Egg Harbor. The initial investigation indicates that a 2010 […]

  • Lily Bay: A Village that Lives Only in Memory

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    In the later years of the 19th century, an estimated 85 to 100 people lived and worked in the little community of Lily Bay. There were, at one time, as many as 15 buildings in the village, including a post office, store, sawmill, cooper shop, blacksmith shop, boarding house and several family homes. During the […]

  • Obituary: Ronald Elmer Fleming

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    Ronald Elmer Fleming, 81, of the Town of Sevastopol, passed away Wednesday night, April 4, 2018 at Sturgeon Bay Health Services with family at his side. He was born March 12, 1937 in Sturgeon Bay, the son of Elmer L. and Lucille Helen (Curran) Fleming. Ron attended Sturgeon Bay High School and went on to […]

  • Obituary: Gary Joseph Haen

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    Gary Joseph Haen, 68, of Sturgeon Bay, died peacefully on Monday, March 26, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay after his courageous battle with cancer. Gary was born April 15, 1949 in Sturgeon Bay, the first-born son of Lawrence “Shorty” Haen and Evelyn Margaret (Sawyer) Haen. In 1969, he married his Sevastopol High […]

  • Obituary: Jon Hollingshead

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    Jon Hollingshead, 77, of the Town of Sevastopol, left this earthly world March 11, 2018, overlooking his meadow and woods. He was born Aug. 7, 1940 in Waukegan, Ill. to John and Frances (Campbell) Hollingshead. Jon grew up in Zion, Ill., the oldest of three children. Jon graduated from Zion-Benton Township High School in 1958 […]

  • Sevastopol Spring Play Tackles Issues of Race, Poverty, Truth, and Reasonable Doubt

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    One person standing alone for her belief is the message delivered by Sevastopol Middle and High School’s spring play, Twelve Angry Jurors. Based on the 1957 film and teleplay, 12 Angry Men, the script tells the story of 12 jurors locked in a deliberation room, arguing the fate of a 19-year-old boy. Thirteen of Sevastopol’s […]

  • Schools Canceled Due to Weather Tuesday, March 6

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    Southern Door, Closed Gibraltar, Closed Kewaunee, Closed (career night cancelled) Sevastopol, Closed Sturgeon Bay, Closed Saint Peter’s Lutheran, Closed Zion Lutheran, Closed NWTC, Closed Northern Door Children’s Center, Closed Adventures Child Care, Closed Door County Y classes are cancelled until 3 pm  

  • Southern Door Dominates Packerland All-conference Basketball Honors

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    Southern Door’s girls and boys basketball teams dominated conference play all year, so it’s fitting that they dominate the postseason honor rolls as well. The Packerland Conference released its all-conference teams Friday, March 2, and the Eagles placed two players on the girls first team and three on the boys side. Sara Dax of Kewaunee […]

  • Sevastopol Candidate Forum Feb. 28

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    Three candidates running for two seats on the Sevastopol Town Board will take part in a candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Door County at the town hall tonight at 7 pm. The candidates are incumbent John Staveness, Kimberly Denil and Jim Nellen. They will answer questions supplied by the audience. […]

  • Sevastopol’s Jorns Heading to State

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    Sevastopol High School junior Jeremy Jorns has become the first wrestler from Sevastopol in more than a decade to earn a trip to the state wrestling tournament. Jorns (44-4) will represent the Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling co-op as an individual in the Division 2, 182-pound weight class at the 75th Annual Individual Wrestling State Tournament to […]