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Multiple fire departments put out overnight house fire in Door County
EPHRAIM, Wis. (WBAY) - Multiple fire departments helped extinguish a fire that engulfed part of a home on the 2000 block of Shannon Square Ct. in Ephraim, near Sturgeon Bay. Crews were called just before midnight. Action 2 News is at the scene, where we can see part of the house was destroyed by the fire, including some of the roof.
Business Owners Scramble for Employee Housing After Ephraim House Fire
A house fire that broke out just before midnight Wednesday destroyed an upstairs apartment and caused extensive smoke and water damage to four employee housing units at the north side of Ephraim. “They weren’t moved in there yet, thank God,” Julie Barnes said of the four J-1 Visa students who...
WWII diary brings local soldier’s legacy to life
MARINETTE — On Sept. 20, 1944, almost two years after he joined the Army, John “Jack” Anderson sat in a war-torn building playing the piano in Toulon, France. “Some of the hammers and keys were broken, but we fixed it up and it plays perfect,” Anderson said in his diary. His grandson, Jason Grom, recently brought his late grandfather’s World War II diaries to life in his book “A Soldier’s...
Boys Baseball: Vikings Sweep Bulldogs
The Gibraltar/Washington Island baseball won both games of Saturday’s Packerland Conference doubleheader at Peshtigo. The Vikings defeated the Bulldogs in the first game, 9-4. Of Gibraltar/Washington Island’s 10 hits, Brady Kita, Aaron Brey and Mason Isaacson-Krueger tallied two apiece. Owen Dannhausen doubled. Brey pitched the first four innings...
Hampton Inn Seeks to Build at Former Cobblestone Site
The City of Sturgeon Bay is considering a new chain hotel proposal for the site at the corner of Egg Harbor Road and North 12th Avenue. Hampton Inn aims to build an 80-room hotel on the site that was previously targeted by Cobblestone Hotels. After failing to reach a purchase...
Nearly 600 people participate in the third annual Bellin Health Heart 5K Run/Walk
MARINETTE, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials with Bellin Health say nearly 600 people participated in the annual Bellin 5K Heart Run/Walk on Saturday in Marinette. According to a release, 597 people, aged from 1 to 95 years old, participated in the annual walk/run that supports heart-healthy activity for families. Bellin...
Girls Softball: Eagles Sweep Clippers in Twin Bill
Southern Door’s softball team swept both games of Saturday’s Packerland Conference doubleheader at Sturgeon Bay by identical 15-0 scores. In game one, The Eagles’ Ashlyn Delfosse pitched four shutout innings when she allowed only three hits and recorded the win. The Clippers’ Annika Schoeneman took the loss.
Menominee High School Athletic HOF ceremony sold out
MENOMINEE — The hottest ticket in the Twin Cities is the Menominee High School Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony. All 250 tickets to the Class of 2024 induction ceremony have sold out, with the final ticket getting snapped up early Monday morning. This year’s Menominee High School Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place Saturday at the Pullman House in Menominee. Twelve inductees are being honored: Leonard J. Umnus, the 1929 “Point-a-Minute” Menominee Maroons football team, William and Benjamin Fernstrum, Dave Haglund, Bob Theuerkauf, Dr. Burnell Stripling, Mike Photenhauer, Pete Pericolosi, Gary Stewart, Wade Hodge, Jason Boucher and Ashley (Taccolini) Hansmann.
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