Kewaunee News

A national electricity reliability organization is forecasting electricity supply challenges in Texas and southern California this summer but says the Midwest region should continue to have more than enough power to meet its needs.

Dominion shut down its 556-megawatt Kewaunee Power Station permanently, ending almost 40 years of nuclear-generated electricity at the station located about 35 miles southeast of Green Bay on Lake Michigan.

Dominion was unable to find a buyer for the plant, which employs about 650 people.

It's called "reshipping fraud" and the people who are getting caught up in it have no idea that they're actually becoming part of the crime.

The Green Bay City Council voted 7-5 late Tuesday night to give the contract for handling the city's stray animals to Packerland Veterinary Clinic, ending a 50-year partnership with the Bay Area Humane Society.

All eyes were on the sky today as those near the Kewaunee Power Station watched steam rise from the cooling nuclear reactor.

Kewaunee County Sheriff Matt Joski says eight separate burglaries happened the last week of April, all of them happening overnight and all across the county.

The fire broke out late Tuesday morning in some brush behind the Branch River trout hatchery and vineyards on River Road.

Today, crews will begin the long process of decommissioning the Kewaunee Power Station.

Admission is free and food and beverage is available throughout the day in support of the Kewaunee County 4-H Club.

As the effect of the Kewaunee Power Station closing ripples out from the shore of Lake Michigan into the community, Fat Boyz 2 bar and grill, five miles away in Tisch Mills, will be one of the first businesses to feel the impact.

Hero is a word that describes Doctor Joyce Keyes. Why is Doctor Keyes such a hero? Wisconsin's First Lady Tonette Walker presented her with the Wisconsin Heroes Award today in Fond du Lac.

KEWAUNEE COUNTY, Wisc. The owners of the Kewaunee Nuclear Plant are facing a possible $70,000 fine for falsifying records and not conducting proper safety drills.

While there are significant differences between the Millstone Power Station and the Wisconsin nuclear plant slated to shut down on Tuesday, the reasons behind the decision nonetheless are being noted by those interested in ensuring Millstone has a strong future.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing a $70,000 civil penalty against the owner of the Kewaunee nuclear power plant, which will soon be decommissioned.

The Kewaunee Power Station failed to conduct fire drills properly and falsified fire drill records, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday in announcing a $70,000 proposed civil penalty against the company that operates the plant.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing a $70,000 civil penalty against the owner of the Kewaunee nuclear power plant, which will soon be decommissioned.

With a few smooth movements, Dave Pribek backed the long, silver trailer of his milk truck to within a few feet of the milk house Wednesday afternoon on a Brussels-area farm.

Maps available at all the homes, and the New Franken Mobil Mart at the corner of County T and Wisconsin 54 in New Franken, and at www.ssjosephkilianthomas.com. * * Algoma Optimists: 7 a.m. at Caffe Tlazo, 607 Fourth St., Algoma.

Raising tipping fees at the Kewaunee County landfill and monitoring its management carefully could add 10 years to the facility's life, county supervisors said April 23.