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Octoberfest will still help nonprofits
People would’ve been packed along College Avenue in downtown Appleton tomorrow, if not for coronavirus. The annual Octoberfest celebration isn’t happening, but some of the nonprofits that ...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 25, 2020

Johnson backs outsourcing manufacturing products
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Oshkosh thinks the U.S. should outsource manufacturing production to other countries. He says it “makes no sense” for American workers to make products, when...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 25, 2020

UWO sets more COVID-19 rules
UW-Oshkosh is putting more rules in place, and increasing testing, because of coronavirus. Students in dorms will now be tested every other week, and they’ll have limits on visitors. Chancellor ...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 24, 2020

DHS: People ‘must act now’ to slow coronavirus
Saying the “new realities are stark,” a state official believes people “must act now” to deal with the recent coronavirus spike. Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea ...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 24, 2020

Evers calls on GOP to set example with masks
Governor Evers says Republican leaders need to step up and wear masks, to set an example for their supporters. Evers says he’s seen pictures of GOP fundraising events with 40 to 50 people, and n...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 24, 2020

Shawano schools move to virtual learning
Shawano is the latest school district to switch to all online classes. District Administrator Randi Anderson says the coronavirus numbers in Shawano County continue to go in the wrong direction. She s...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 24, 2020

Local Ascension hospitals won’t allow visitors
Family and friends won’t be able to visit patients at Ascension’s three hospitals in the Fox Valley region. The temporary policy starts Monday. It’s in place at the Mercy Campus in O...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 24, 2020

2 students force N.E.W. Lutheran in G.B. to go virtual
N.E.W. Lutheran High School in Green Bay moved to online classes today, after finding out two students were still going to school, even though they tested positive for coronavirus. The two were tested...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 24, 2020

2 pulled from burning Menasha home
Firefighters pulled two people from a home in Menasha this afternoon. Neenah-Menasha crews were called to a house on Second Street, near Depere Street, around 2:15 p.m., and there was heavy black smok...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 24, 2020

Mail found in Greenville ditch was in 3 trays
The Outagamie County Sheriff’s Department says the mail that was found in Greenville was on Highway 96, by Highway CB. There were three trays of mail, and it was supposed to be on the way to a p...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 24, 2020




