Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Survey: 35% of businesses could close after 3 months
A survey found 35 percent of businesses in the state would be forced to close, if the current conditions continue for more than a three-month period. The New North worked with other groups and UW-Oshk...
Apr 22, 2020
Farmers warn federal funding doesn’t help them
The Federal aid packages approved by Congress have done little to help Wisconsin farmers. Wes Raddatz from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation tells Dave Edwards on AM Fox Valley that small farms are...
Apr 22, 2020
Doctor waiting for larger trial on COVID-19 drugs
An infectious disease expert at ThedaCare is waiting for larger trial results to find out what drugs might work to treat COVID-19. Dr. David Brooks is excited about the idea of giving sick patients th...
Apr 22, 2020
GOP state convention postponed until July
The Wisconsin Republican Party is postponing its state convention to July. The move comes while GOP leaders are trying to overturn the state’s “safer at home” order that runs until M...
Apr 22, 2020
Group to preserve land by Wequiock Falls
More land around Wequiock Falls in Brown County will be preserved as a natural area. The Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust bought almost 75 acres downstream from the popular falls by the Bay of Green Bay...
Apr 22, 2020
Winnebago Co. board re-elects chair
The Winnebago County board will continue to have the same chair. Dr. Shiloh Ramos of Neenah was elected unanimously to serve for another two years. He wants to focus on cooperation as the county deals...
Apr 22, 2020
Boldt shipping portable medical units
An Appleton company is sending its first shipment of portable medical units to hospitals around the country. The Boldt Company is making them and they can be set up next to medical facilities and used...
Apr 22, 2020
Statewide confirmed COVID-19 cases up 5% to 4,845
The state is reporting 4,845 confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin. That’s a five percent increase from yesterday’s total of 4,620. There have been 246 confirmed deaths, and that’...
Apr 22, 2020
UWO teachers react to furlough plan
The union representing UW-Oshkosh faculty will push for some changes to a plan requiring furloughs in the next academic year. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt wants all instructors to take an unspecified num...
Apr 22, 2020
No new COVID-19 cases reported at prison
The COVID-19 outbreak at the state’s prison in Oshkosh appears to have subsided. The Department of Corrections is reporting eight cases, and another 13 negative tests. No staff members have test...
Apr 22, 2020
