Tag Archives: Local News

Annual Labor Day Parade won’t happen this year
Another annual tradition won’t happen this year — the Labor Day Parade in Menasha and Neenah. Neenah Mayor Dean Kaufert says he’s disappointed, but he understands. He thinks it’...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 04, 2020

Police hope people use Drive Sober app
Appleton police are encouraging people to use an app that discourages drunk driving. Officer Meghan Cash says the DOT has a Drive Sober app for phones, and there are a number of fun features that help...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 04, 2020

Groups receive crime prevention grants
The Brown County Crime Prevention Foundation is handing out its annual grants. Over the past 18 years, more than $288,000 has gone out to groups and agencies with ideas on how to make the community a ...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 04, 2020

Annual EAA banquet will be virtual
The EAA Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet in Oshkosh will be a virtual event this year. Apollo 13 commander James Lovell will still be the featured guest. He’ll be interviewed by former space shu...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 04, 2020

Reporting issue helps set single-day COVID-19 case record
The state set a single-day record for most confirmed coronavirus cases with 1,498, but there’s a catch. The state Department of Health Services says there were problems with test reporting earli...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 04, 2020

Visitation set for Diemel brothers
More than one year after two Shawano County brothers were killed in Missouri, there will be a visitation service for them at the end of the month. The Muehl-Boettcher Funeral Home in Seymour posted ob...
Carol Patrizi Sep 04, 2020

Police identify looters
The Green Bay Police Department and Brown County Sheriff's Office have identified a number of people involved in violence and looting that followed hours of peaceful protests on May 31. Three of the p...
Carol Patrizi Sep 04, 2020

Linked home offers independent living
A vision by a Kaukauna-based company will help people with disabilities live more independently. Seniors First Remodeling shared its plans for a Linked Living Home last year. Linked Living Homes are a...
Carol Patrizi Sep 04, 2020

B&G Clubs extending free meal pickup for kids
Families can continue to get free evening meals for their children at the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley. They can pick them up on weekdays at the locations in downtown Appleton and Menasha. T...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 04, 2020

Doctor urges precautions over Labor Day weekend
Health experts are calling on people to stay away from large gatherings during the last holiday weekend of the summer. ThedaCare Dr. Long Nguyen says if someone decides to spend time with others outsi...
Mike Kemmeter Sep 03, 2020




