Environment
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Sheriff’s Corner: Teen drinking awareness month
Recently, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a proclamation declaring April as “Teenagers Drinking Alcohol Awareness Month”. The use of alcohol by our youth is not a ... -
DNR launches water pollution control plan
ALGOMA – An effort to reduce pollution in streams in eastern Wisconsin was explained by a pair of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources scientists at a ... -
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Strong support for marine sanctuary at meeting
About 110 citizens packed Knudson Hall above the Algoma Youth Club Monday night for a meeting on a proposed Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary. Public meetings ... -
Marine sanctuary sought for Kewaunee County
More than 100 people filled the community center Monday at Knutson Hall in Algoma for a hearing on including Kewaunee County in a proposed Wisconsin-Lake Michigan ... -
Relief available for rural well-water woes
KEWAUNEE – The availability of federal funds for rural well owners is welcome news but doesn’t go far enough, a clean water activist says. The U.S. ... -
Gallagher reconvenes Ribble’s Save the Bay effort
GREEN BAY – Grabbing the relay baton from former U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble, Mike Gallagher has resurrected his predecessor’s “Save the Bay” initiative. Save the Bay ... -
Time change of Kitchens Kewaunee listening session
KEWAUNEE – State Rep. Joel Kitchens, R-Sturgeon Bay, will hold a listening session from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Kewaunee City Hall, 401 Fifth ... -
Info on biogas project now on Kewaunee County website
Kewaunee County has launched an informational “State Biogas Project” page on its website. The page is intended as a service to the public and local elected ... -
Memories from the archives: Jan. 21
1 Year Ago: 2016 More than $20,000 was collected in Kewaunee County during the 2015 Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. Coordinators say $9,300 was collected in ... -
Peninsula Pride meets Jan. 25
A farmer-led environmental stewardship coalition in Kewaunee and southern Door counties is meeting Jan. 25. Peninsula Pride Farms will discuss cover crops, nutrient management and manure ... -
Coast Guard proposes changing lighthouse lenses
The Algoma and Kewaunee lighthouses would have their lenses replaced, according to a proposal by the U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes. The Frensel classical lenses would be ...