Algoma News

Wisconsin may not have had the grand prize winner in Saturday's $336.4 million Powerball lottery - that went to the purchaser of a ticket in Rhode Island - but it did have a $1 million winner.

Kewaunee Archery's Frozen Arrow Challenge: Every Saturday through March 3. Weekly payouts; no memerships or sponsor fees required.

Algoma School District Guidance Office Open House: 7:45-11 a.m., Room 202, elementary school, and office at high school.

Your article, 'Beaches clean up,' which said Algoma's Crescent Beach may be removed from Wisconsin's impaired waters list was met with surprise and dismay.

Virginia Haske took a risk when she decided not to seek re-election as Algoma mayor, so that she could seek the full-time city administrator/clerk-treasurer's position.

Streetwise: Live at The Copper Olive: Northwestern reporter Jeff Bollier, a.k.a. Streetwise, visits with owners Tami Thoma and Kimmy Bigger at brand-new olive oil and vinegar shop The Copper Olive, at 463 N. Washburn St.

People who like to sing, from members of high school choruses to senior citizens, are invited to join the Peninsula Singers as they begin spring practice.

The Mardi Gras Cajun Cocktail Party fundraiser to support the Farm Market Kitchen in Algoma will be at 6 p.m. Feb.

ALGOMA, WI A state Assembly Republican says he no longer wants to be part of a system that puts politics over people.

Effective Monday, the Division of Motor Vehicles has an office in all 72 counties open a minimum of 20 hours a week for service.

Open Mic Night: Starts at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at Red's Rock N Shore Pub on Wisconsin 42, four miles south of Algoma.

Thank you to all the volunteer bell ringers and generous contributors to The Salvation Army kettles this Christmas season.

As winter settles in outdoors, the world of gardening is just beginning to heat up, tempting and teasing plant lovers with a steady flow of new garden catalogs, product offerings and varieties of our favorite garden plants.

The owner of Leon's Frozen Custard in Oshkosh will challenge Republican Rep. Richard Spanbauer to represent Wisconsin's 53rd Assembly District.

Three races will be contested for the Kewaunee County Board in the April 3 spring election, based on nomination papers filed in the county clerk's office as of Jan.

The Department of Motor Vehicle Service Center for Kewaunee County will be moving to a new location in Algoma this month.

Algoma sophomore Andrea Kuss gave the Wolves a spark off the bench, helping her team earn a 42-33 win over visiting Gibraltar Friday night.