Tag Archives: Local News
State has record 27 COVID-19 deaths, adds 2,319 cases
There are 2,319 more confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin, and the state set a record for the most deaths in a single-day, with 27 people. The previous high was 22 on May 27th. Hospitalizations al...
Sep 30, 2020
Jump in COVID-19 cases puts local economy at risk
The spike of coronavirus cases in the Fox Valley is putting the economic recovery at risk. Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation CEO Jason White says companies might have to send workers ho...
Sep 30, 2020
DHS hopes state won’t need emergency hospital
Hospital beds are filling up with coronavirus patients around the state, and the Department of Health Services might have to open an emergency facility. It’s at State Fair Park in the Milwaukee ...
Sep 30, 2020
Appeals court won’t delay absentee ballot ruling
A federal appeals court won’t put its decision on absentee ballots on hold. The 7th Circuit Court yesterday upheld a federal judge’s ruling that local clerks can count the ballots, if they...
Sep 30, 2020
Winnebago Co. ride program growing
Popularity is growing for a program that provides rides to work for people, if public transportation isn’t available in their area. The Winnebago Catch-A-Ride is in its second year. The Greater ...
Sep 30, 2020
GOP wants no players, mascots at voting sites
The state Republican Party wants Brewers and Bucks players banned from early voting locations in Milwaukee. Fiserv Forum and Miller Park will be used for in-person absentee voting next month. GOP Chai...
Sep 30, 2020
3 local companies left in ‘Coolest Thing’ contest
Three local businesses are still alive in an online contest. Eight companies are left in the “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” competition. The local ones are Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac...
Sep 30, 2020
Clerk worried about incomplete absentee ballots
More people are voting by absentee ballot and at least one clerk is concerned about the number of incomplete ballots her office is seeing. Neenah Clerk Stephanie Cheslock says they usually get request...
Sep 30, 2020
Appleton considering ‘Virtual Plus’ learning model
In hopes of getting some students in classrooms sooner, Appleton school district administrators are looking at what they’re calling a “Virtual Plus” model. It would be in-between the...
Sep 30, 2020
G.B. double murder victims, suspect were related
Police are reporting the suspect and two victims in a Green Bay double murder were related. Commander Paul Ebel says the 37- and 30-year-old men were killed at an apartment building on the city’...
Sep 30, 2020
