Sturgeon Bay News

A pair of area maritime facilities are in line for about $40 million in upgrades over the next two years, and could see as much as $100 million invested in the yards in the next five years.

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen's round-table meetings with police from every Wisconsin county cost about $4,800. Van Hollen began the visits in October 2007 and finished them this past September.

At 7:17 a.m. Friday in the town of Sevastopol, Amber M. Massart, 25, of Brussels struck a tree lying across both lanes of the road as she was driving east on County OR near Reynolds Road.

As the weather permits, the city of Sturgeon Bay Street Department will trim trees in order to maintain the desired clearance to all roadways, sidewalks and alleyways, said municipal services Superintendent Bob Bordeau.

Halloween happenings around Door County: * Not one, but four scary spots highlight "The Haunted Mansion" in Brussels.

Stimulus dollars could help local companies expand the reach of broadband high-speed Internet service in Northeastern Wisconsin, a service that rural residents say still is out of reach.

The Sturgeon Bay Police and Fire departments have been offered a $649,887 federal grant to enhance the security and protection of waterways in the region.

RBC Wealth Management's Sturgeon Bay office recently has moved to its new location at 756 Jefferson St., Sturgeon Bay.

STURGEON BAY -- A Sturgeon Bay man was charged Friday with attempted first-degree intentional homicide after allegedly trying to slit a man's throat during an early morning bar fight.

Meeting other mothers of preschool-age children is the key attraction to a local group called MOPS - Mothers of Preschoolers - that meets twice a month at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Sturgeon Bay.

Several Northeastern Wisconsin middle schools are among 83 statewide to be recognized as exemplary by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the DPI announced 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.

City Engineer Tony Depies told the Sturgeon Bay Common Council the Michigan Street project will soon wrap up with the work completed Tuesday.

A two-block area on the west side of Sturgeon Bay near the Maple-Oregon Bridge will have a lane closure next week due to utility work.

Sheboygan Christian defeated pesky Kohler 25-23, 25-13, 20-25, 25-19 Tuesday night in a WIAA Division 4 Regional semifinal volleyball match at Christian.

Students studying Diesel Mechanics at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College's Sturgeon Bay campus have had opportunities to venture out of their classroom and off campus to lend their time and abilities to Door County Habitat for Humanity.

Saguaro Day Spa will host a community awareness event at 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at the spa at 3899 Old Highway Road, Sturgeon Bay.

Gallery 42, operated by artist Tim Nyberg, is ready to officially re-open with a reception from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Oct.

HELP of Door County invites the public to view the Silhouette Project displayed throughout the Door County community.

The Sturgeon Bay Police Department recently became aware of a situation where a youth was going door to door in the city soliciting cash, purportedly for the eighth-grade Washington, D.C., school trip.