Warm beer and lousy service are back in a northern Oconto County community.

That tongue-in-cheek business slogan for the Long Branch Saloon disappeared in January 2025 after a fire destroyed the bar and grill at 17901 State Highway 32, Townsend.

Co-owners Eric Branch and his cousin, Kelly Branch, rebuilt the business from scratch and a new and improved saloon opened its doors to customers Feb. 1 of this year.

Twelve76, the new fine-dining restaurant located in the former Dixon’s Torchlight building at 1276 E. Green Bay St., is expected to open by the end of the month.

A meal for family and friends of owners Domenic and Sal Badalamenti was held early last week, and a soft opening for a limited number of customers was held during the middle and end of the week.

As the College of Menominee Nation prepares to host this year’s Seven Generations Inter-Tribal Leadership Summit, in collaboration with the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University and the Universities of Wisconsin, CMN announces the summit’s slate of keynote speakers.

The Seven Generations Inter-Tribal Leadership Summit will take place from Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 at CMN in Keshena.

Imagine your ideal community environment. What do you see? Perhaps it’s a playground or splash pad. Maybe it’s a coffee shop. It could be an artist gallery or an auto repair shop or Laundromat.

The future of Keshena and Neopit starts with the people who know these communities best and who now have the chance to reimagine the spaces, services and experiences that can be brought to life.

Gov. Tony Evers is encouraging small businesses and nonprofits affected by severe weather that occurred across the state in April to apply for federal disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration.