Tag Archives: Local News
Oshkosh streamlines permits for outdoor patios
The City of Oshkosh is making it easier for bars and restaurants to have outdoor patios this summer. The Common Council is letting the businesses fast-track permits for beer gardens and sidewalk cafes...
May 19, 2020
ThedaCare resuming more services
ThedaCare is gradually resuming more services that were put on hold because of coronavirus. The health care system started scheduling more procedures, and primary care visits, a few weeks ago. Preside...
May 19, 2020
State reports 5% of new COVID-19 tests were positive
The state is reporting five percent of new coronavirus tests came back positive. That’s up from yesterday’s total of three percent. There are now 12,885 confirmed cases in Wisconsin. That&...
May 19, 2020
Riverside Cemetery placing flags at graves
Volunteers are putting out flags at the graves of veterans at Appleton’s Riverside Cemetery this week. Administrator Debbie DeBruin says they felt it was important to continue the tradition, eve...
May 19, 2020
G.B. Restaurant Week delayed
Organizers of Green Bay Restaurant Week are pushing back the event. It will now be held from September 10-17, instead of in July. The Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau hopes the delay w...
May 19, 2020
Foremost cheese plant closing in Chilton
A cheese plant in Chilton is closing. Foremost Farms is reporting there are significant challenges because of the plant’s layout, and the age of the facility. The company is also blaming a signi...
May 19, 2020
Evers plans to spend nearly $1.2 bil on COVID-19
Governor Evers believes the state could spend nearly $1.2 billion to fight coronavirus this year. The money is coming from the federal stimulus package. Some of it has already been spent, and the tota...
May 19, 2020
UWO economists study COVID-19 & election
A study by UW-Oshkosh economists found there are links between in-person voting in Wisconsin last month, and the spread of coronavirus. Professor Bryan Engelhardt says they looked at the case numbers,...
May 18, 2020
Special Olympics Summer Games go virtual
Special Olympics athletes will have to compete on their own this summer. The annual games in Stevens Point next month will be virtual. Special Olympics Wisconsin spokesman Tommy Jaime says they can pa...
May 18, 2020
Bars mainly slow since opening
While pictures of some crowded bars in Wisconsin caught national attention last week, most owners in northeast Wisconsin say that was the exception. Ben Burnette from the Watering Hole in Howard says ...
May 18, 2020
