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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Locked Out: Door County’s affordable housing shortage
January 05, 2026
An in-depth series on Door County’s affordable housing shortage, examining its causes, shrinking availability and the roadblocks to building more.
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Door County celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
October 06, 2025
Hispanic and Latino people are represented in every industry in Door County. They are business owners, artists, bartenders, hospitality workers, welders, teachers, government employees, farm workers, roofers and more.
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Door County dairy farm seeking CAFO permit spurs local concern about groundwater, environmental impact
September 07, 2025
In Wisconsin, a CAFO is an agricultural facility that has 1,000 animal units or more.
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The cost of building in Door County from the perspectives of industry professionals and potential home builders
August 11, 2025
Building costs are higher in Door County than some other places for a few reasons. Supplies need to travel long distances, especially if you’re building in the northern part of the county.
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Drug Treatment Court cut from 2026 county budget due to lack of staff; county administration and higher education reflect on the overall need for human service professionals
July 14, 2025
After the participants graduate or leave the program, Treatment Court will cease operations.
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Locked Out
May 25, 2025
An in-depth series on Door County, Wisconsin’s affordable housing shortage, addressing the market trends contributing to its decreased availability and the roadblocks to building more.
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USDA food assistance program cuts mean less fresh, healthy food on Door County pantry shelves and school lunch trays
May 04, 2025
The cuts were made in the middle of the grant cycle, stopping money that was already contracted to various state agencies who administered the funds.
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A beautiful disaster: profiles of Washington Island residents impacted by Winter Storm Frannie
April 14, 2025
Washington Island is a small community of only about 700 people. Geographical isolation makes for close bonds that were put to the test when the Island weathered two historical winter storms in two consecutive years.
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Will lake trout be on the menu in the future? Commercial harvest of the fish awaits Wisconsin Natural Resources Board response
April 04, 2025
Lake trout repopulation efforts have been ongoing since the 1950s and state commercial fishery representatives say it is time to open the commercial market for them so consumers have more access to a local food source.
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No questions asked, no judgment given; local food pantry workers rely on network of funding and donations to feed people
March 21, 2025
The nine pantries that are part of the coalition range from larger operations that receive state and federal funding and confidentially track client information.
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A look at Door County’s vulnerability to measles, immunization trends and addressing vaccine hesitancy
March 15, 2025
Door County, as well as most of the country, can no longer count on high vaccination rates to protect them from measles, thanks to those rates declining coupled with an increase in voluntary exemptions.
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Election results: Door County supports Crawford for Supreme Court; Sturgeon Bay re-elects Ward as mayor
March 01, 2025
A majority of the county’s voters also voted in favor of a referendum to add the existing voter ID requirement to the state constitution, which also won statewide.
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Childhood vaccination rates are down, cases of whooping cough are up across Wisconsin, including Door County
November 04, 2024
Wisconsin children are behind other states in vaccinations, according to an Oct. 17 report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Local campaign finance sources, by the numbers
October 28, 2024
Focusing on two local races, Knock collected and analyzed each candidate’s available campaign finance data, breaking it down by sector for the congressional race to help voters better understand what interests are fueling local candidates.
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First phase of new federal staffing requirements rolls out; local nursing homes respond
August 26, 2024
Though Door County’s nursing homes have made it through the first phase of requirements under a new ruling on staffing from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), the ruling’s final effects remain to be seen.
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