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Local health care workers sign letter to local schools promoting mandatory masking
More than 100 healthcare professionals sign on to an open letter to area school districts asking them to reconsider their decision to make masks optional this fall. The letter was written to the Apple...
Terry Kovarik Aug 04, 2021

Goal for U.S. Venture Open is $4.6 million
Organizers of the U-S Venture open are hoping to match last year’s fundraising total of $4.6 million dollars. Greg Vandenberg of the U.S. Venture Foundation says the online auction is open now. ...
Carol Patrizi Aug 04, 2021

Man shot in both legs on Neenah’s west side
Neenah police say a 28-year-old man was shot in both legs last night around 10 p.m. He’s being treated at a local hospital. Officers were called to the 1200 block of Primrose Lane on the west si...
Carol Patrizi Aug 04, 2021

New COVID cases in Wisconsin back above 1,000
The number of new coronavirus cases is back to more than a thousand a day. The state Department of Health Services reports 1,357 positive tests on Tuesday–with a seven-day positivity rate rising...
Terry Kovarik Aug 03, 2021

Inventory issues affecting local car sales
Inventory issues are starting to affect car sales it the Fox Valley. Overall vehicle sales in the four county region were down by 11-and-a-half percent last month compared to July of last year. Auto m...
Terry Kovarik Aug 03, 2021

Winneconne schools will open with optional masking
Mask wearing will be optional in Winneconne schools this fall. The school board votes to leave it up to students and staff to wear face coverings. The board notes that the policy could change based on...
Terry Kovarik Aug 03, 2021

DNR extends air quality advisory again
The D-N-R is extending its air quality advisory for much of Northeast Wisconsin into tomorrow (Wednesday). Smoke from wildfires in Canada is wafting over the state–bringing elevated levels of pa...
Terry Kovarik Aug 03, 2021

US Venture Open cancels dinner and reception
The US Venture Open makes a major change to this month’s event. The dinner and reception planned at Van Abel’s of Hollandtown has been canceled and special guest Charlize Theron will not b...
Terry Kovarik Aug 03, 2021

Wildfire smoke results in another local air advisory
The D-N-R issues another Air Quality Advisory for parts of the Fox Valley. Smoke from Canadian wildfires will raise the particulate counts in Outagamie, Brown, Waupaca, and Shawano counties through no...
Terry Kovarik Aug 02, 2021

Hobart man charged in a series of suspected arsons
A Hobart man is accused of setting a series of fires around Brown County. James Ambrosius is facing eight counts of arson. According to the criminal complaint, Ambrosius set fire to his employer–...
Terry Kovarik Aug 02, 2021




