Tag Archives: Local News
Racine Street Bridge closes to traffic
The Racine Street Bridge in downtown Menasha is now closed to traffic. The D-O-T is building a new span just east of the current bridge–but that is not yet able to take traffic. The old bridge w...
Sep 27, 2021
CWD found in Outagamie County deer
An Outagamie County deer tests positive for chronic wasting disease. The farm-raised whitetail is the first in the county to contract the virus. The D-N-R will ban the feeding of deer in Outagamie Cou...
Sep 27, 2021
Coronavirus activity declines slightly over the weekend
cv numbers Wisconsin records 5,983 new cases of coronavirus over the weekend. The state Department of Health Services says that reduces the seven-day average to 2,603. The positivity rate stayed at 7....
Sep 27, 2021
Memorial fund set for FdL officer who died of COVID
A memorial fund has been set for a Fond du Lac police officer who died this week from COVID-related complications. The police department says Officer Joseph Kurer is the second law enforcement officer...
Sep 24, 2021
N.E Wi businesses part of “Coolest Things Made”
Four businesses in northeast Wisconsin are in the top 16 Coolest Things Made in Wisconsin. Nick Novak from Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce says the businesses made it through the online nominatio...
Sep 24, 2021
Oshkosh school enrollment drop
It could be another two years before enrollment in Oshkosh public schools return to pre-pandemic levels. Projections prepared by administrators show the number of students fell by 338 in 2020-2021 sch...
Sep 23, 2021
Illegal voting charges
A Fond du Lac man is accused of voting illegally in the Presidential election. Donald Holz is facing one count of Voting as a Disqualified Person. According to the criminal complaint, Holz cast a ball...
Sep 23, 2021
New COVID cases back over 3,000
The number of new coronavirus cases in Wisconsin goes back above three-thousand. The state Department of Health Services reports 3,075 positive tests on Thursday. The positivity rate dropped slightly ...
Sep 23, 2021
Fond du Lac Officer dies of COVID-19 complications
A 26-year-old officer with the Fond du Lac Police department has died from COVID-19 related complications. Chief Aaron Goldstein says Officer Joseph Kurer had been with the department since 2018 and w...
Sep 23, 2021
Local unemployment rates remain steady
Unemployment is holding steady in the Fox Valley. The state Department of Workforce Development reports the jobless rate for the Appleton area in August was 3.3%–the same as it was in July. Unem...
Sep 22, 2021
