Tag Archives: Local News
Grocery store planned for downtown G.B.
A $24 million plan to put affordable housing and a grocery store in the heart of downtown Green Bay is being praised by city officials. The principal planner for the city David Buck says grocers told ...
Oct 03, 2019
Dassey lawyer hopes for ‘desperately needed justice’
One of Brendan Dassey’s lawyers says his “blood ran cold” while he was looking at the convicted murder’s confession. Dassey’s attorneys are asking Governor Evers to pardo...
Oct 03, 2019
Appleton’s train whistle ban now in place
There’s now a train whistle ban in Appleton. It means engineers can’t blow their whistles along the main line that cuts across the city. The ban took effect shortly after midnight. Public ...
Oct 03, 2019
Hanna unveils proposed 2020 budget
Next year’s proposed budget for the City of Appleton is out. Mayor Tim Hanna wants to cut the property tax rate by 82 cents, to $8.34 in Outagamie County. The city reassessed every home, and tha...
Oct 02, 2019
Imagine Fox Cities releases community vision
A new vision for the Fox Cities highlights the importance of education, and the area’s natural and cultural assets. Imagine Fox Cities surveyed almost 3,000 people about the community. Spokesman...
Oct 02, 2019
School district offers anti-vaping class
Kids caught vaping in the Mishicot school district can take a class instead of getting a suspension. Administrators are offering the five-hour online course called “Vape Educate,” in hopes...
Oct 02, 2019
Stadium View owner’s stuff up for auction
Collectors might want to check out an online auction selling items from a Lambeau Field-area sports bar. Jerry Watson owned the Stadium View Bar and Grill, and he died last November. Many of the items...
Oct 02, 2019
Evers resents U.S. ag secretary’s comments on farms
Governor Evers says President Trump’s top agriculture official “kind of lambasted” small farmers. He says he resents Tuesday’s comments from Secretary Sonny Perdue at World Dai...
Oct 02, 2019
IID leads to woman’s drunk driving arrest
An Appleton woman was arrested for driving drunk, after her ignition interlock device went off. A state trooper saw 53-year-old Tina Berton on Highway 441 in Winnebago County, and her horn was honking...
Oct 02, 2019
Brown Co. budget includes jail expansion
The expansion of the Brown County jail is included in the proposed county budget. Sheriff Todd Delain hopes the county board will approve the funding in November. The $14 million project will add 128 ...
Oct 02, 2019
