Kewaunee County News

Reductions in state and federal highway aids seem to be the latest bump in the road as the Kewaunee County Highway Department this year tries to balance its budget.

A proposal for Kewaunee County's Aging Disability Resource Center will coincide with plans for a state-mandated Family Care program that will be established in two years with at least six other Northeastern Wisconsin counties.

Earn-a-buck rules four of the past five years have dramatically thinned the whitetail numbers in Kewaunee and Door counties.

The Algoma Community Band, under the direction of John Nielsen, will present its annual Veterans Day Concert at 7 p.m. Nov.

Kewaunee County residents will see a tax rate of $6.61 next year, after the County Board approved a levy of $9.72 million.

This time last year, Kewaunee County Clerk of Courts Becky Deterville was sifting through about 300 warrants for crimes such as failure to pay a fine or failure to appear for a court hearing.

Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department officers will be working overtime to enforce safety belt usage, thanks to an $18,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety.

Kewaunee County Supervisor Bob Garfinkel opposes a state Assembly bill that requires nuclear plants to make annual payments of $150,000 to the county and $250,000 to the municipality to compensate for storage of spent nuclear fuel there.

One of those arrested was trafficking firearms. Vogel says the suspects were selling Vicodin, Methadone, Marijuana and Ecstasy.

Authorities say they arrests are a result of an undercover operation which took place over several months.

Sixteen people have been arrested for drug and firearm offenses as a result of an undercover operation spanning several months, the Door County Sheriff's Department said today.

By the end of May, an empty lot at 1510 Meadows Lane in Luxemburg will have been transformed into a 1,700-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath ranch home worth $189,900. While homes are built on empty lots all the time, the Meadows Lane house isn't being constructed by a professional builder or developer.

Friends for Thanksgiving, a group of four Kewaunee County women, will host a free Thanksgiving dinner to people with financial/social needs.

While violent crimes in Kewaunee County dropped in 2008, the cities of Kewaunee and Algoma saw a dramatic increase in the number of thefts during the year.

As the Kewaunee County Human Services staff begins transition to next year's state-mandated Family Care system and Aging Disability Resource Centers, case managers will also launch a new online recordkeeping system on Jan.

Can owners of ash trees in Northeastern Wisconsin control spread of insects that can destroy those stands before it is too late? After a mature emerald ash borer was discovered in a trap in Brown County last summer, Kewaunee County Finance and Public Property Committee Chairman Chuck Wagner said the bug could have arrived three to five years ago.

The Senior Nutrition Program, under the the Aging Services Unit of Kewaunee County, will offer free meals at each of the local dining sites on designated days.

A new report says about 16 percent of the total land area in Wisconsin is publicly owned for conservation or recreational uses.

The Algoma City Council approved the transfer of two Class B combination liquor licenses at its Oct.

Family Living Educator Mary Novak leads a department known locally for its professionalism and ability to make a difference in county residents' lives in many ways, from youth development to dairy profitability, and from balancing a checkbook to enhancing family relationships.