Tag Archives: Local News

Vaccination rates vary widely on UW-System campuses
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin officials say student vaccination rates for COVID-19 vary widely among the system’s campuses. At the Madison campus, 91% of students are fully ...
Hayley Tenpas Sep 20, 2021

Appleton opens COVID-19 testing site at former Best Buy
Appleton will open a COVID-19 testing site at the former Best Buy building at 2411 S. Kensington Drive. The city says walk-ins are welcome. No appointment is required. Registering ahead of time at reg...
Hayley Tenpas Sep 20, 2021

Made in Wisconsin: Johnsonville Marketplace
Our September edition of Made in Wisconsin features a brand you know and love! You'll find them in the ballpark, on the grill or the freezer at home. When it comes to being Made in Wisconsin, it doesn...
Hayley Tenpas Sep 17, 2021

UW Oshkosh Police help Hyundai/KIA owners thwart car thieves
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is helping some KIA and Hyundai owners take a club to potential car thieves. A pair of KIA vehicles were stolen last week. UW-O Police then learned that some KIA an...
Terry Kovarik Sep 16, 2021

UW Oshkosh survey finds business losing money during pandemic
The results from a 17 month COVID economic impact survey are in. U-W Oshkosh Researcher Jeff Sachse says 138 businesses completed the full survey. They report losses of more than 150 thousand dollars....
Terry Kovarik Sep 16, 2021

Kaukauna school sees increase in illnesses as well as COVID
A Kaukauna school is seeing an increase in illnesses in addition to COVID-19. According to a school district email, Park Community Charter School is seeing 12% of the student body staying home. That...
Terry Kovarik Sep 16, 2021

Incident puts Oshkosh West High School into lock down
Oshkosh West High School was put “on hold” briefly this afternoon. A notice from West Principal Erin Kohl says the school administration went on hold around 1:50 PM due to an emergency iss...
Terry Kovarik Sep 16, 2021

Thompson having surgery after weekend skiing accident
UW System interim president Tommy Thompson is having surgery today after a weekend water skiing accident. The 79-year-old said on Facebook he needed to “have my bicep reattached to the tendon...
Carol Patrizi Sep 16, 2021

One person dead in head on crash in Wrightstown
The Brown County Sheriff’s Department continues investigating a fatal two vehicle crash in Wrightstown. All lanes of Highway 96 at Blake Road were closed for most of the morning and reopened to ...
Carol Patrizi Sep 16, 2021

Double murder suspect to undergo competency exam
A man accused of killing his two children in their Kaukauna home will undergo a mental competency exam. The attorney for Matthew Beyer claims his client is unable to assist in his own defense on two c...
Jonathan Krause Sep 15, 2021




