At 1:14 Saturday morning, the Door County 911 communication center received a phone call reporting a 44 year old male subject was armed, intoxicated, barricaded and threatening suicide in an apartment located above a business north of Fish Creek in the Town of Gibraltar. The Door County SWAT team was activated to assist in the incident while patrol deputies responded to the apartment. Shortly after … Continue reading →

It isn’t a coincidence that four of Door County’s five school districts will have referendum question on the spring ballot in April. Sevastopol, Southern Door, Sturgeon Bay, and Washington Island are all caught in the squeeze cause by declining enrollments and the state-imposed revenue cap. In an open letter to residents in the Sturgeon Bay School district, Superintendent Joe Stutting says, as things stand now, … Continue reading →

Motorists in Sturgeon Bay got their first taste of how it can be when all three bridges in the city are closed to traffic Thursday morning. That happened shortly before 11am when the tug boat “Samuel Champlain” passed by the bridges, breaking ice, on its way from Bay Shipbuilding to Lake Michigan. With the Bayview Bridge under construction for the next 4 months, drivers have … Continue reading →

Scam artists posing as utility company employees have been contacting small businesses and residential energy customers of Wisconsin Public Service, requesting money for “delinquent” accounts. The WPS customers have been told that utility payments have not been received and their power is about to be disconnected. The caller says the customers has an hour or two to make payment to avoid disconnection. A major red … Continue reading →

The Bayview Bridge in Sturgeon Bay may be closing to vehicles and pedestrians on Monday, but not snowmobiles. The DOT has announced that snowmobiles will be able to cross the bridge through Sunday, March 10th. The DOT decision comes after Jeff May of May’s Sports Center asked for consideration on the matter. May said he was concerned that some riders would try to cross on … Continue reading →

The “Strong Kids” campaign of the Door County YMCA is in full swing and the fundraising effort has already reached an important milestone. The Y’s Madelyn DePray says the funding plays a key role in the lives of many Door County residents… [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Madelyn says an event in Fish Creek Sunday will help the fundraiser get closer to its … Continue reading →

The Door County Board will receive a recommendation on a new County Parks and Airport Director when it meets in regular session Tuesday morning at the Government Center in Sturgeon Bay. Thirty-seven year-old Erik Aleson of Peshtigo has been tabbed to fill the position left vacant with the death of George Pinney last September. Pinney had been County Parks Director for 18 years. Aleson is … Continue reading →

What had once been a benefit for employees of the Sturgeon Bay School District as now become a liability and so, with regret and reluctance, the board of education Wednesday voted to drop a long term care insurance benefit that has been offered for 18 years. Superintendent Joe Stutting said the school board’s decision to go to a different insurance provider changed the status of … Continue reading →