Calumet County News

A Fond du lac County native has been selected as Wisconsins' 66th Alice in Dairyland.

The 66th Alice in Dairyland was announced Friday evening by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

The Department of Natural Resources held an open house to discuss a plan to almost double the size of High Cliff State Park and take public comments.

For teh first time ever Calumet county will play host to the Alice in dairyland Finals.

Oct. 31 - Photographer Teresa Halbach, 25, of Hilbert in Calumet County, goes to an appointment to take pictures for Auto Trader Magazine at Avery's Auto Salvage near Mishicot.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Northeast Region in Green Bay is announcing a public information meeting presenting the preferred alternative selected for the long-range planning study of US 10 in Calumet and Winnebago counties.

The Department of Natural Resources has a draft plan for a 20 million dollar expansion of High Cliff State Park in east-central Wisconsin.

Sessions will be at the Calumet County Courthouse, 206 Court St. in Chilton. Appointments should be made by calling Dena Mooney, resource management deptartment, at 920-849-1493, ext.

High Cliff State Park would almost double in size and get $11.3 million in upgrades under a proposal by the state Department of Natural Resources.

Outdoor tornado sirens can fail during a power outage and aren't as reliable as cellphones, some experts say.

Tornado sirens around the state could one day be replaced by cellphone warnings, a technology that's cheaper and potentially more reliable.

On April 10, 2011, tornadoes ripped across central and northeast Wisconsin, tearing roofs off houses, toppling trees and snapping power lines.