Tag Archives: Local News

Student immunization rates down slightly
Fewer students will be fully immunized at the start of the school year. State health officials say nearly 92 percent will meet immunization requirements. They say that number should be closer to 95 pe...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 28, 2019

Agency gets more details on King investigations
A nonpartisan state agency found state health officials launched 90 investigations at the Veterans Home in King over a five-year period. The Legislative Audit Bureau asked the federal Centers for Medi...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 28, 2019

Menasha home damaged by fire
Firefighters put out a house fire in Menasha late yesterday afternoon. Capt. Mike Janke of Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue says it started in an office room, at a home by Greenwood and Lawndale drives. Tha...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 28, 2019

Hwy. 151 open with flaggers east of Chilton
The first phase of construction on Highway 151 east of Chilton is done, and the road is partially open. Flaggers will still be in place while workers resurface the highway between Industrial Drive in ...
Mike Kemmeter Aug 28, 2019
Manure digester could come to Wrightstown
Wrightstown could be home to the state’s largest manure digester. BC Organics wants to put the $60 million project on private property along Highway IL. It would be across the road from land des...
Carol Patrizi Aug 28, 2019

Water bill confusion in Oshkosh
Confusion over the new format led some Oshkosh people to throw out their first monthly water bill by accident. City manager Mark Rohloff says the actual bill was printed on the back of a form that als...
Carol Patrizi Aug 28, 2019

Oshkosh may take stand on gun violence
Members of the Oshkosh Common Council may take a stand on gun control and violence. Mayor Lori Palmeri wants to prepare a proposal that supports additional background checks and a “red flag law&...
Carol Patrizi Aug 28, 2019

Appleton considers changing short-term parking limits
Appleton could change the time limits for short-term parking meters in the downtown to deal with concerns of some businesses. Under state law people with handicapped plates or tags can park as long as...
Darcy O'Brian Aug 27, 2019

Priest accused of assault has ties to Fox Cities
A former brother for the Franciscan Friars accused of sexually abusing boys in Mississippi has ties to the Fox Cities. 59-year-old Paul West taught at a school in Greenwood in the 1990s. The Francisca...
Darcy O'Brian Aug 27, 2019

Animals shelters help FVHA with overcrowding
A Green Bay business is helping a local animal shelter by taking in some cats. The Fox Valley Humane Association is dealing with financial issues and overcrowding. It needs to raise $300,000 by the en...
Darcy O'Brian Aug 27, 2019



