Collins News

"Take advantage of opportunities" is the mantra Jaci Collins preaches to the students in her Japanese and French classes at Lincoln High School.

Public safety officials are saying that Halloween doesn't typically cause too many problems in Manitowoc County, but parents and children still should be mindful of some basic precautions to avoid a scare.

The Sheboygan Rotary Concert Series will welcome world-renowned guitarist Daryl Stuermer and his newest project - Daryl Stuermer-Genesis Rewired - to the Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts for a 7:30 p.m. show on Friday, Jan.

Mildred M. Olm, Reedsville, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. She was born on April 9, 1927, in Oconto, daughter of the late Joseph and Frances Bergeron.

John T. 'JT' Carroll Jr., 62, of 914 Weeping Willow Court, Wisconsin Rapids, died at home on Thursday, Oct.

MANITOWOC -- Here are five ideas for things to do in Manitowoc County this weekend.

Ralph Evenson, age 76, of 4024 Evergreen Lane, Chilton, passed away suddenly on Thursday morning, Sept.

COLLINS - Don Gilbertson loves to tinker with tractors. He's restored several antique tractors, some to near-mint condition.

REEDSVILLE - Reedsville FFA advisor Allen Schuh, along with Ellie Collins, Jordan Haelfrisch, Justin Schwahn and Robert O'Hearn of the Reedsville chapter attended the Sectional Leadership Workshop on Sept.

State Rep. Bob Ziegelbauer, D-Manitowoc, was stripped Friday of his chairmanship of the Assembly's Committee on Ways and Means by Speaker Mike Sheridan.

State Department of Natural Resources officials are denying permits for three retention ponds in the Fox Cities, two weeks before a deadline to receive about $1 million in federal stimulus grants.

The first lecture in the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's College of Letters and Sciences lecture series begins tonight at 7 p.m. at the Portage County Library.

MANITOWOC - Manitowoc County municipal leaders will be meeting together and with county officials during the next four weeks to try to resolve concerns that delayed approval of the county's proposed $15 million Joint Dispatch Center.

MANITOWOC -- Here are five ideas for things to do in Manitowoc County this weekend.

TWO RIVERS - City officials are unhappy with the county's handling of changes to the Joint Dispatch Center agreements it has with the three cities in the county and its handling of a proposed upgrade for the center.

Arson was ruled out in a fire Saturday that started on the second story of an unoccupied, abandoned house on county Highway A at Carstens Lake Road, said Fred Koeppen, St.

Employees at the Outlet Shoppes of Oshkosh and downtown stores are prepared for the rush of consumers looking for deals in the sluggish economy - especially since the warmer weather has finally seemed to hit the area.

When you think about things that make you feel really good about yourself, helping others is probably toward the top of the list.

Syd Herman loved the beauty and bounty of nature. He did much to conserve both before his death on Wednesday at the age of 98.

Local senior club meeting scheduled this month include: CLEVELAND - 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Cleveland Fire Department COLLINS - 1 p.m. Monday at Collins Fire Station.