For the Press Times SUAMICO – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced the winners of the 2024 Wisconsin wild turkey, pheasant and waterfowl stamp design contest, including a Suamico man. “Many talented wildlife artists from around the state have submitted over 30 pieces for judging, which took place on Aug. 26 at …
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By KEVIN NAZECorrespondentIf you’re one of the thousands of Packerland anglers who fish salmon and trout on LakeMichigan or Green Bay, the DNR wants to hear from you. Earlier this week, Michigan announced a proposed 54 percent increase in Chinook salmon stocking beginning in 2023. That follows decades of reductions in Michigan, where increased natural …
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By Kat HalfmanStaff Intern GREEN BAY – Dave Crevcoure first joined the Optimist Club of Green Bay more than 20 years ago with the goal of helping children. When there was an opening in girls’ softball, Crevcoure said he jumped on the opportunity to give young girls in the Greater Green Bay area a fun, …
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By Kevin Naze Correspondent Hunter optimism is nearly as high as the full moon that’ll be illuminating Northeastern Wisconsin tonight, the eve before the opening day of the 2021 gun deer hunting season. By the time the last round is fired, more than 200,000 whitetails will likely have been registered across the state. That’s in …
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By Kevin Naze Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – Thousands of Brown County hunters will be heading north for the annual gun deer season, which opens Nov. 20. While the anticipation is still there, many have expressed frustration in the growing numbers of wolves and other predators in the Northwoods. As of late October, the Central Farmland …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The City of De Pere took another step toward making a decade-old plan for a YMCA a reality, but it doesn’t necessarily mean the project will break ground anytime soon. On Tuesday, Oct. 19, the De Pere Common Council voted to extend a land purchase option with the …
By Josh Staloch Staff Writer BELLEVUE – The Public Works department has noticed an uptick in water leakage throughout the village. “There is the difference between the amount of water we’ve purchased from the Central Brown County Water Authority and the sales of water to residential, commercial and industrial customers,” Steve Kubacki, interim director of …
By Charles Frisk Correspondent As my wife and I were enjoying morning coffee in the backyard we were entertained by the sight of two red-tailed hawks soaring high above. That got me thinking about the number of bird species that have moved into urban areas in my lifetime. Some of these are species that had …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOWARD – A resolution with a relocation order to acquire the right-of-way and easements for laying out and constructing a multi-use path from Glendale Avenue to the Mountain Bay State Trail along Velp Avenue was approved last month by the village board. The board’s motion is contingent on final approval …
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BROWN COUNTY – A successful 17 year-long cleanup in the Lower Fox River is complete through collaboration between Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), tribal groups and private organizations. “This legendary accomplishment will fundamentally improve the way Wisconsinites live, work and play …
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