Category: Door County News
Door County news from the pages of the Peninsula Pulse and Door County Living, the peninsula’s trusted, local sources for information about Door County, Wisconsin.
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Jacksonport Town Supervisor Candidates
Randy Halstead and Tom Savage square off for one seat.
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Kari Anderson and Alvin Birnschein battle for the Chairman’s seat in Jacksonport.
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Gardner Town Supervisor Candidates
Two candidates square off for one seat.
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Ephraim Board of Trustees Candidates
Three candidates square off for two seats.
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Egg Harbor Town Supervisor Candidates
Myles Dannhausen Sr. and Joe Krauel face off for one Town Supervisor seat.
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Baileys Harbor Town Supervisor Candidates
Don Sitte faces Jim Parent in the Baileys Harbor Town Supervisor race.
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Welcome to the Notes from the Grove, providing Liberty Grove residents and visitors tid bits of information about goings on in town government. • The Town Board has approved a recommendation from the Economic Sustainability Committee to fund a postcard mailing to reach non-542 zip code Liberty Grove property owners asking for their consideration of locating or relocating a business to Liberty Grove.
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A quick look at the news coming up in Door County.
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William Kuhns, Founder of NEW Month Magazine, Dies
Recent Door County news in brief.
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South of Jacksonport on Highway 57 passersby can see the remnants of Bright Eye Farm, Door County’s first venture into organic gardening. Those of a certain age and with a history on the peninsula might remember once viewing rows of vegetables and pulling over at the roadside stand to purchase them.
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Door County Library and Sustain Door to Conduct Transition Initiative Study
Sustain Door and the Door County Library will collaborate on a free public study of the Transition Initiative, a movement taking place in hundreds of communities around the world in response to the dual challenges of Peak Oil and climate change, and the resulting economic strains.
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“We need the energy. We need the jobs that come with energy. We need the electricity.”
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1 billion: Tons of coal consumed annually in the United States
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Nor Door Sport & Cyclery opening store in Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay’s west side will sport one less empty storefront this spring, after the owners of Nor Door Sport and Cyclery expand their business. For the last 28 years, the Merkel family has operated Nor Door Sport and Cyclery in Fish Creek.
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The League of Women Voters of Door County is urging voters who will not be able to get to the polls on April 5 to make arrangements for absentee ballots.
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Egg Harbor approves fire station agreement
A glance at the news in brief from Door County the last two weeks.
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Voluntary well testing available
A quick look at the news coming up in Door County.
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Technical Colleges Brace for Cuts
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s budget proposal will put a squeeze on Northeastern Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC), just as educators and business leaders say the technical training it offers is more important and valuable than ever.
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Baileys Harbor to Vote on Core Expansion
It won’t be a binding vote, but when Baileys Harbor residents leave the polls April 5, town leaders should have a good idea weather those against the expansion of the core area are a vocal minority, or a substantial portion of their constituents.
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My Heart Comes Home to Ireland
There must be something in our genes that harbors “memories” of places we’ve never been and people we’ve never met. How else to explain the powerful sense of belonging that enveloped me when my husband and I landed at Shannon Airport? My heart had come home! I doubt there’s another 32,544 square miles on earth that encompass such a variety of natural beauty.