Category: Headlines
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Wulf Bros. Heats Up Home for Sturgeon Bay Couple
As hundreds of Door County residents put their chainsaws to work clearing debris from a destructive Sept. 29 wind storm, employees of Wulf Brothers put their own clean-up needs aside to donate their time to a couple in need.
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Doors Open to Sunset Hill Development
Action Realty and the Door County Economic Development Corporation held a ribbon cutting and open house for the Sunset Hills #2 workforce housing development in Sturgeon Bay Oct. 4.
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The widespread damage caused by the Sept. 29 windstorm knocked out power for up to three days for some Door County residents and forced Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) to put its emergency response plan into service to get the lights back on for 12,500 peninsula residents.
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The following is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s suggested materials for a basic emergency supply kit to get you through three days in the event of an emergency.
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Broken Poles Slowed Door County Power Restoration
The Thursday, Sept. 29 windstorm that rattled the Door Peninsula with winds of up to 70 miles per hour knocked out power to 12,500 residents and caused hundreds of individual outages.
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Door County’s Bayview Bridge Closure Pushed from 2012 to 2013
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that work on Sturgeon Bay’s Bayview Bridge in Door County, originally scheduled for 2012, has been rescheduled to early spring 2013.
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Frontier’s DSL rollout has been delayed as the company re-enforces it data backhaul.
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What’s Up With the New Power Lines In Sturgeon Bay?
Visitors to Door County may be jarred by the new welcome mat they find as they cross Sturgeon Bay’s Bayview Bridge. Waiting for them along the Hwy 42/57 bypass is a new line of industrial, rust-colored transmission towers installed by the American Transmission Company (ATC).
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Cellcom Preps for Next Generation Technology
Cellcom announced in August that it would build a fiber network from Green Bay to Gills Rock to expand its wireless network, increase data capacity and improve its high-speed internet service.
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Searching for Signal in Door County
If you have a friend who has visited the peninsula carrying a phone with an AT&T mobile plan, you’ve heard the complaints of spotty service, dropped calls, and a common refrain – “I hate AT&T.”
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To pet owners, getting their furry friends spayed or neutered is a cost they are happy to pay, but for Door County residents trying to control the feral cat population, the financial costs outweigh the benefits.
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Epic Poem Bridges Door County Schools, Students
In a mythical land known as Rock Island, students from Washington Island and Sevastopol joined together in celebration of the Olde English tale Beowulf, recreating the anonymously-written epic in a period setting Sept. 21.
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AFT Postpones Fred Alley Tribute Till Saturday
Due to a power outage in Fish Creek, tonight’s American Folklore Theatre performance and Opening Night Gala have been rescheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, Oct.
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Door County Drought Could Hurt Crops in 2012
In addition to creating fertile fire conditions, this summer’s drought has hurt corn and soybean crops and could dampen expectations for next year’s Door County fruit crops.
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Ellison Bay Fire “could have been far worse”
Officials have not determined what caused Friday’s grass fire in Ellison Bay.
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Fire Burns More than 80 Acres in Ellison Bay
A brush fire scarred 80 – 100 acres near Timberline Road and Isle View Road in Ellison Bay Friday afternoon. Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Chief Chris Hecht said at least three property owners were affected by the fire that was reported at 3:15 pm.
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Southern Door Superintendent to Retire in December
Southern Door Superintendent Joe Innis says retiring in mid-year will give replacement better chance to start 2012 off right.
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Door County Cuts Staff Hours to Make Budget
Ninety-eight of the County of Door’s nearly 350 employees will work reduced hours under the 2012 Door County budget proposal presented by County Administrator Mike Serpe Sept. 12.
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Mobile Tech Lab Comes to Door County Schools
A new mobile computer numeric control training lab will bring high-tech training to Door County schools.
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“We Endured the Blow”: A New Yorker’s Recounting of 9/11
Ken Silber recalls the morning of 9/11 as he experienced it from Manhattan’s upper west side, and says America weathered the storm remarkably well.