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Green Bay

State Street closed today
Railroad crossing reconstruction at Liberty Street will close State Street, beginning at 7 a.m. today and continuing throughout the day. If repairs go as planned, the street should be reopened late this evening.

During the railroad crossing work, no vehicle traveling along State Street will be able to cross the railroad tracks at Liberty Street. Access to State Street businesses will be maintained from Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and 10th streets.

Local businesses are urged to relay the information to employees and delivery companies to reduce travel delay.

Red Cross blood drive continues
The Red Cross Green Bay Donor Center continues its extended hours today and tomorrow to help end a critical blood shortage and avoid a possible crisis situation.

Donation hours are 2-7 p.m. today and 1-6 p.m. tomorrow at the center, 2131 Deckner Ave.

Free swimming at local pools
Green Bay residents can enjoy free swimming at the city's Colburn, Fisk and Joannes Aquatic Center pools, 6-8 p.m. tonight. Proof of residency is required.

The event is part of a series of "GB Freebie" nights sponsored by the City of Green Bay Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department. Call the department at 448-3365 for more information.

Packers' Training Camp
The 2003 Packers Training Camp Experience, which began Friday, will continue daily through Aug. 24 at the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, 1901 S. Oneida St.

Events include inflatable games such as The Punting Challenge, the Sentry/Kraft Cheese Maze, Leap into Lambeau, Rookie Camp Obstacle Course, Down and Out Passing Pattern and others.

A portion of the proceeds from the training camp will be donated to Special Olympics of Northeastern Wisconsin.

Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Cost is $8 for people ages 4-61, $5 for seniors age 62 and older and free for children three and under.

Farmers market to continue through October
The Riverside Farmers Market opened Wednesday and continues 2-6 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 29 in the parking lot of K-Mart East, 2201 Main St. Call 391-4662 for more information.

Step aerobics class
A 12-session step aerobics class offered by the City of Green Bay Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department will begin tonight and will meet 6-7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at Bay Beach Pavilion.

Call the department at 448-3365 for more information.

De Pere

Water-use ban continues
The city of De Pere and town of Ledgeview will continue to enforce water-use restrictions through this week. Until further notice, no outside water use will be allowed other than maintaining newly seeded or sodded lawns and hand watering done with a watering can.

Repairs to the Ninth Street well should be complete sometime this week. It is unknown what will be needed to fix the Ninth Street well until it is removed from the ground. Removal should take two to four days. The return of either well to service will remove the water-use restrictions.

Residents should pay attention to local media sources, the city's cable access channel and Web site for more information.

Part of George Street closed
Storm sewer repair work will close George Street (County G) between Superior and Huron streets in De Pere between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. today.

Brown County

Gun-deer season permit drawing
The Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve and Fort Howard Paper Foundation Wildlife Area will be open by permit only for the 2003 gun-deer season.

A limited number of permits will be available by random drawing. Applicants can register either as an individual or group (no more than three people), but the same person may not register in both categories.

Drawing registration will take place Aug. 1-15. Names will be take over the phone at 434-2824.

The waterfowl preserve is located in Suamico. Take U.S. 41/141 north to the Lineville Exit and follow the signs.

Barkhausen's Interpretive Center is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and noon-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Oconto County

Oconto accident victim named
Authorities have released the name of a woman who was killed in an early-morning traffic accident Saturday in the township of Stiles. Angela Young, 19, of Oconto Falls, suffered fatal injuries from the crash on County I approximately 300 feet west of Machickanee Lane.

The Oconto County Sheriff's Department is investigating the crash. The accident occurred at 2:07 a.m. Saturday when Young, who was eastbound on County I, lost control of her vehicle and skidded into the path of a westbound car. She was pronounced dead at Oconto Falls Hospital.

Wisconsin

The state Department of Natural Resources is seeking feedback for a proposed new design for the DNR's Web site. The site is being redesigned to make it easier for visitors to navigate the site's information on outdoor recreation, environmental protection and natural resource management.

Visit the proposed new site by going to the current DNR Web site, www.dnr.state.wi.us, and click on the link of the home page for the Web Redesign Project: www.dnr.state.wi.us/aboutdnr/redesign.

The DNR is now providing fish stocking information online. Anglers can visit the site to find out where the state stocks fish and whether a lake or river has been stocked or not.

The site is located at www.fishingwisconsin.org, then selecting "Wisconsin fish" and "stocking."


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