Door County Treatment Court to accept new participants after yearlong pause
A year ago, Door County’s Treatment Court Steering Committee decided to press pause on accepting new program participants until the county was able to hire more staff. Program funding was also removed from Door County’s 2026 budget. The 11 remaining Treatment Court participants were allowed to finish the program, and the last one graduated in…
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Reporter’s Notebook: DNR responds to county resolution on stranded tugboat
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From “mom and pop” to investors to cooperatives: AB 1049 addresses shifting mobile home park ownership in Wisconsin
Nationwide, corporate investors are changing the landscape of manufactured home parks, including in Wisconsin. Assembly Bill 1049 proposes policy to…
Bill targeting manufactured home park oversight highlights issues in Door County
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Defining the terms: Door County’s spectrum of housing needs, part one
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