Tag Archives: Local News
Partnership providing $5 mil to help nonprofits
A fund that helps fight poverty will provide an extra $5 million in grants, because of the pandemic. Greg Vandenberg of the U.S. Venture Open says $425,000 of it is going to the special COVID-19 respo...
Jul 20, 2020
Suspect in Neenah murder gets $100K bond
The man accused of killing a Neenah man is behind bars on a $100,000 bond. U.S. Marshals arrested 34-year-old Donald Billings in Milwaukee last Friday, nearly four weeks after Adam Baith was shot to d...
Jul 20, 2020
Housing market rebounds in June
The housing market in the state bounced back last month. Economist David Clark of the Wisconsin Realtors Association says sales were down 4.5 percent, compared to June of last year. He says that excee...
Jul 20, 2020
Teachers in state’s 5 largest districts want online classes
The teachers unions for the five largest school districts want classrooms to remain closed in the fall. Union leaders from Green Bay, Milwaukee, Madison, Kenosha, and Racine sent a letter to Governor ...
Jul 20, 2020
Oshkosh West student pleads not guilty to attack
An Oshkosh West High School student charged with attacking a school police officer is entering a not guilty plea to an attempted murder charge. Seventeen-year-old Grant Fuhrman is accused of stabbing ...
Jul 20, 2020
Neenah woman killed in Waupaca Co. bike crash
The bicyclist killed in Waupaca County crash was a Neenah woman. The Sheriff’s Department reports 67-year-old Debra Johnson was turning left onto Stratton Lake Road in the Town of Dayton last Th...
Jul 20, 2020
Percentage of positive COVID-19 tests at 10.1%
For the second straight day, the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests was in double digits. The state is reporting 10.1 percent came back positive, down from 10.3 percent yesterday. There are 703 new...
Jul 20, 2020
G.B. mayor wants mask requirement
Green Bay could have a mask requirement. Mayor Eric Genrich is announcing an emergency order, covering all buildings that are open to the public. It’s modeled after the ones in place in Milwauke...
Jul 20, 2020
Oshkosh schools survey parents on reopening
Parents in the Oshkosh school district are getting surveys this week on their comfort level in sending their kids back to school this fall. Superintendent Vickie Cartwright plans to present the result...
Jul 20, 2020
Menasha alderman eligible for taxpayer-funded loan
A member of Menasha’s city council is sparking controversy by applying for a forgiveable loan through a taxpayer-funded program. Ald. James Taylor and his wife are asking for $15,000 through the...
Jul 20, 2020
