The Kewaunee County Comet

03/22/2023

Breaking news about Kewaunee County news.

The biggest immediate change readers will notice is that the newspaper will be delivered by mail, beginning in April.

11/01/2021

I moved up to Wisconsin from my home in Georgia in 2015 where I began working for my father, Chef Chris, at his crazy little restaurant called Skaliwags. I began as a dishwasher, worked my way up to bartending, and eventually, I made it in front of the grill. The first thing my dad ever taught me was how to make perfect southern grits (with a little flare of course). Most importantly though, my dad taught me to never put on my chef coat if I didn’t mean it. In my six years working for Skaliwags, I have cooked alongside some outstandingly talented chefs who challenged me every day to stay true to that most valuable lesson and I am so grateful for every other technical skill they helped me learn as well.

As my passion for cooking grew and developed, I also found a love for the community a restaurant can build. So many guests have turned to friends who have turned to family, and they taught me the importance of humility and compassion (and a good old-fashioned).

All of this to say, I am incredibly honored to be reopening the original Skaliwags in my name. Algoma, I welcome you to Son of Skaliwags!

Stay tuned for our mid-December opening date!

With love,
Chef Marshall
Owner and Executive Chef
Son of Skaliwags

10/31/2021

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/newsroom/release/50821

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Fish Hatchery in Genoa, Wis., to stock largemouth bass and bluegill into the Forestville Flowage, a 65-acre lake in Door County.

08/24/2021

Keep your eye on the sky and your weather radios on just in case.

08/20/2021

UPDATE

E Main St is back open to traffic.

Active structure fire on East Main St. in Forestville. Please avoid area as fire units are on scene actively fighting the fire.

08/18/2021

08/12/2021

We are nearing 2,000 page likes! Please make sure your friends and family follow us! Invite them to like our humble little news page. Hmmm should there be something special for getting to 2,000? Drop suggestions below or tag people that should like us.

08/11/2021

A little update regarding the road closure from this morning. Thankfully there were no injuries reported.

08/11/2021

A morning road closure by Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department.

Update: STH 29 is now OPEN.
7:25 am

***Temporary Road Closure*** The Kewaunee County Sheriffs Department has a portion of STH 29 closed from Manitowoc Road to Pilsen. If you are traveling through the area, it would be best to find a different route. CTH F is recommended. We will advise when the road is back open. Thank you! 08/11/2021 0345 hours posted

08/11/2021

A little live video from downtown Algoma, Wisconsin. You can hear the hail stones hitting.

08/11/2021

Kewaunee County is under Sever Thunderstorm Watch until 10 pm. Be safe out there!

08/07/2021

Work is underway remaking the circle road that was washed away last year at Red River Park north of Dyckesville.

08/05/2021

August 7, 2021 is the deadline to register for the Algoma Shanty Days 5K Run/Walk and Kids Superhero Fun Run being held on Saturday, August 14, 2021 in Algoma WI.

This is a great way to kick-off the Saturday Shanty Days festivities and you will be done before the parade starts!

Visit the Algoma Area Chamber's website for all the details: https://visitalgomawi.com/5k-run-walk/

Photo Copyright 2017 Josh Kohanek. Courtesy of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

08/05/2021

Last Friday I announced that it was time for me to acknowledge that I’m no longer able to continue doing the Kewaunee County Comet, a fact that has been rather obvious for several months now. I figured that was the end of my effort to try filling the news hole in the county.

By Saturday I had received many kind comments from people who expressed appreciation for what I’ve tried to accomplish over the years, but I also heard from people who may be willing to pick up the baton — I was just going to set it down, but one person in particular said, in effect, “Don’t do that, just hand that puppy over here.”

I will help this person and his colleagues as much as I’m able, but if things remain as positive as they seem in these early hours, I think you may expect to see a new version of the Kewaunee County Comet rising by fall. I’m so happy to say the county may finally be getting the local news outlet that has been lacking for so long.

Stay tuned!

08/03/2021

Two houses on fire Tuesday (Aug. 3) in Algoma - flames jumped from one to the other. Thanks to Kevin Naze for photos.

07/30/2021

Natural Resources Board meets Aug. 11 - Great Lakes commercial fishing update is among agenda items.

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet in-person for the August board meeting to consider several proposed rules, hearings, management and master plans, land items and donations. The Board also will receive an update on Great Lakes Commercial Fishing.

07/30/2021

Regular readers will have noticed the Kewaunee County Comet website has been significantly less active this year, and the email updates have ceased. I do share what news I see on the page.

Now I am letting the domain name expire, so it’s hard to say how long this column will remain up. I’ll post it on Facebook as well.

Shortly after the Gannett Company decided it didn’t need an onsite editor for Door or Kewaunee counties, I determined one thing I could do with my life was to try to fill the resulting news hole in Kewaunee County. Thus was born the Kewaunee County Aggregator, later Comet, on Nov. 30, 2016.

I have run it as a free service, with contributions/investments accepted, and later secured a part-time day job to help keep the lights on in our home. A couple of things have intervened: I am getting older and slower, and the day job responsibilities have grown closer to full time.

It is time for me to acknowledge I can’t maintain coverage of Kewaunee County on this site, and so, this is adieu for the Comet. I’ll keep sharing other people’s good work on the page, but my own reporting is finished.

There is still a need for unbiased, as-objective-as-possible news reporting not only in Kewaunee County but everywhere. I hope someone will step up to the plate, and I’ll be happy to provide advice and guidance to anyone who asks for help in filling this need.

I have loved covering the folks and institutions of Kewaunee County these past four-plus years — eight if you count my time overseeing the Star-News. I don’t let go lightly, which is one reason I waited months before making the obvious announcement that I’m not doing it anymore. Thank you to all of the people who have helped me along the way. You deserve full-time attention from a responsible news outlet. It just can’t be me anymore.

Godspeed, Kewaunee County, and thanks for everything.

Good night and good luck Posted by Warren Bluhm | Jul 30, 2021 | Business, Kewaunee County, News | 0 | Regular readers will have noticed the Kewaunee County Comet website has been significantly less active this year, and the email updates have ceased. I do share what news I see on the page....

07/26/2021

07/17/2021

07/16/2021

ALGOMA (WLUK) -- Firefighters battled a fire at a business in Algoma Friday. The fire was at Bearcats Fish House, 295 4th St. As of 1 p. m. , no flames were visible from the outside of the building. No one was injured in the fire. The fire caused a stretch of Highway 42 to be closed in town.

07/16/2021

- Creative Business Services/CBS-Global announces the sale of Salmon Harbor Marina in Kewaunee, Wisconsin.

The 9.9-acre marina sits on the North side of Kewaunee’s inner harbor. The marina is one of Northeastern Wisconsin’s largest marinas with 127 slips and 44 campsites.

The transaction was handled by Michael J Schwantes of Creative Business Services/CBS-Global LLC.

07/08/2021

In a pair of decisions issued Thursday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in favor of environmental groups and residents who said the DNR should have restricted or denied permits for a CAFO and several high-capacity wells.

06/24/2021

06/22/2021

Lake Michigan marine sanctuary approved.

06/14/2021

Start looking around the house for hazardous waste that could be relinquished.

06/14/2021

They'll be fixing a bridge outside Kewaunee starting this week.