Depending on the day of the week, you can visit a different part of Door County while meeting and supporting local farmers and vendors.

Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, Jacksonport and Washington Island all kicked off their farmers markets last month, with Sister Bay, Egg Harbor and Ephraim joining the scene in the coming weeks.

This marks the fifth year Destination Sturgeon Bay has organized the city's farmers market as it continues to line up approximately 80 vendors along Third Avenue and Nebraska Street after years of operating in the parking lot of Sturgeon Bay City Hall.

For Destination Sturgeon Bay's Andrea Buboltz and Alexa Soto, that means early mornings marking the streets to ensure all of those vendors have enough room to operate before the market opens at 8 a.m. Buboltz and Soto say it is exciting to have the market back for another season and to watch people's routines take shape as the summer progresses.

You can hear more about this year's Sturgeon Bay Farmers Market, which runs Saturdays through Oct. 10, during Season 4 of the "Face of the Farmers Market" podcast, available here.

While Egg Harbor and Ephraim wrap up their farmers markets in August, the others across the county continue through mid-October.

You will have one less candidate for Wisconsin's state Senate to choose from this August after Outagamie County Veterans Service Officer Kell Bales suspended his campaign.

Bales entered the race on April 30, saying his campaign would be rooted in faith and built on family to strengthen the community. He suspended his bid on May 25, admitting he started too late to gather the necessary signatures while working full time and supporting his son, who is graduating from high school.

Bales then endorsed U.S. Army veteran Nic Cravillion, the current district director for state Sen. Andre Jacque.

"He's a solid man of faith, a combat veteran, a family man and has many years working for Sen. Jacque — all great experiences he can bring to our state," Bales wrote in his endorsement.

The news comes after another Republican state Senate candidate, DC Farm for Vets founder Jacob VandenPlas, announced he had received an endorsement from retiring Kewaunee County Sheriff Matt Joski.

"VandenPlas understands the importance of supporting law enforcement, protecting our communities, and defending the values that matter most to the people of Wisconsin," Joski wrote.

The Republican primary will also feature Calumet County's Barb Bittner and De Pere's Katie Baney. After the Aug. 11 primary, the winner will likely face independent candidate Mark Becker in the Nov. 3 general election.

If you live in Sturgeon Bay's 6th or 7th District, you could be voting at a new location beginning in August.

The Sturgeon Bay Common Council is set to approve a new polling place for voters in city wards 16-21, which are located in Districts 6 and 7. The city is working with the ADRC of Door County to establish its Sturgeon Bay center as the new polling place, replacing the P.A.T.H. of Door County building on Jaycee Court.

Sunshine Resources of Door County Executive Director Barry Metzentine told the city that the organization plans to begin renovating the facility in the near future. Once the renovation is complete, Sunshine Resources will utilize both sides of the building.

Sturgeon Bay City Administrator Josh Van Lieshout is hopeful the transition will be smooth for all parties involved.

The Sturgeon Bay Common Council also will weigh in on the Heron Crossing and Colorado Heights housing developments when it meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Sturgeon Bay City Hall.

Thanks to a group of volunteers in Kewaunee County, some of your furriest neighbors have a voice they never had before.

Established in late 2023, A Cause for Paws Kewaunee County had a simple goal: helping unsheltered pets in Kewaunee County find homes.

Unlike many other municipalities, towns and villages in Kewaunee County had no partnerships with organizations such as the Wisconsin Humane Society to take in unsheltered dogs, cats, rabbits and other animals after they were found, leaving their futures uncertain.

A Cause for Paws Kewaunee County advocated for those animals and served as a conduit between animal rescue organizations and Kewaunee County municipalities. The group also provided funding to communities to help pay for those agreements.

Thanks to its work and the generosity of donors, volunteer Suzie Leist said only a few municipalities still need to finalize agreements before all communities in the county are covered.

Leist hopes Kewaunee County will eventually take on the responsibility of ensuring partnerships with the Wisconsin Humane Society remain sustainable.

You can support A Cause for Paws Kewaunee County this weekend by participating in the Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce's Dairy Days Dash, which has donated thousands of dollars to the organization over the years.

You will find familiar faces in different roles next year in the Sturgeon Bay School District.

The resignation of Sturgeon Bay High School Principal Keith Nerby at the end of the school year prompted the reassignment of several administrators into expanded roles for the 2026-27 school year.

Jon Dupuis will serve as Sturgeon Bay High School dean of students and athletic director, while Mark Smullen will become principal for grades 6-10. Superintendent Dan Tjernagel will add principal responsibilities for grades 11-12 to his duties.

Tjernagel said the school board discussed various options and timelines for posting the high school principal position from this spring through the 2026-27 school year but ultimately decided to take a shared-responsibility approach, leaving the district with one fewer administrator. He added that the decision will allow for staff, student and community involvement in the hiring process.

With this approach, the district expects to hire a new principal in late winter or early spring, allowing that person to transition into the role ahead of the 2027-28 school year.

A 79-year-old man from Larsen was hospitalized after a motorcycle crash Sunday morning in the Town of Sturgeon Bay.

The crash occurred on County Highway U near Sand Lane. According to the accident report, the man was traveling north on County Highway U when he lost control of his motorcycle while navigating a curve.

He left the roadway and entered a nearby ditch.

When speaking with deputies, the man said he was traveling about 50 mph and believed he was going too fast for the curve.

He was transported to Door County Medical Center for treatment of his injuries. His motorcycle was later removed from the scene.

The man was not cited in connection with the crash.