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Neenah lifts mask mandate in municipal buildings
Mandatory masking ends in Neenah city government buildings. Mayor Dean Kaufert announces that he’s rescinding the masking order effective immediately. Kaufert bases that on reports showing the n...
Jonathan Krause Feb 16, 2022

UW-Oshkosh relaxing some on-campus masking requirements
U-W Oshkosh is getting ahead of relaxed mask mandates on system campuses. Earlier this week, outgoing System President Tommy Thompson said he hoped to end on-campus masking by March 1st. Today, U-W-O ...
Jonathan Krause Feb 16, 2022

February 15th Primary Election results
Appleton Common Council District 4 Israel Del Toro 401 62.9% Virgil Van Asten 148 23.2% Storm Walsvik 89 13.9% Appleton School Board Pheng Thao 4,239 15.9% James Bacon * 4,176 15.6% Deborah Truyman * ...
Terry Kovarik Feb 15, 2022

Oconto County DA will not file criminal charges in connection with Suring High School strip searches
The Oconto County District Attorney says he will not file any criminal charges in connection with strip searches of students at Suring High School. Parents complained to the Suring School Board last w...
Terry Kovarik Feb 15, 2022

Sturgeon spearing on the upriver lakes is done
Sturgeon spearing is now over on the up-river lakes. Spearers reached the harvest cap triggers for female fish on Lakes Poygan, Winneconne and Butte Des Morts. The spearing season continues on Lake Wi...
Terry Kovarik Feb 15, 2022

Oshkosh Schools going mask optional 2/26
The Oshkosh School District will move to optional face masks starting February 26th. Superintendent Bryan Davis made the announcement today: Davis says the move to optional masking follows the latest ...
Terry Kovarik Feb 15, 2022

Bankruptcy case of Country and Rock USA promoter about to close
A federal judge is set to close the bankruptcy case involving the promoters of Country and Rock U-S-A in Oshkosh. Hypervibe Incorporated of Neenah shut down operations in the fall of 2020 after cancel...
Terry Kovarik Feb 15, 2022

Fremont man charged with 8th OWI
A Fremont man is being held on a $25,000 bond after being arrested for drunk driving. It’s his eighth offense. Outagamie County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a bar in the town of Dale ...
Carol Patrizi Feb 15, 2022

Man seriously injured in Wrightstown workplace accident
An employee is seriously injured in a workplace accident in Wrightstown. Police say the 59-year old Green Bay man was working on the roof of a construction site along Broadway Street around 10:35 this...
Jonathan Krause Feb 14, 2022

Daily average of new COVID cases in Wisconsin drops below 2,000
The average number of new cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin per day has dropped to fewer than 2,000. The state Department of Health Services reports just 739 positive tests on Monday–lowering th...
Jonathan Krause Feb 14, 2022




