Tag Archives: Local News
Testing site opens today at FVTC
Today is the first day for coronavirus testing at the first large drive-up site in the Fox Valley. It’s set up at Fox Valley Technical College in Grand Chute. Mary Dorn of Outagamie County Publi...
May 11, 2020
Testing sites opening around northern Wis.
More rural areas in the state now have community testing sites. Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm says some of the counties with small case totals also have very low testing rates. S...
May 11, 2020
State to release long-term care facilities with COVID-19
People will soon be able to know what nursing homes and long-term care facilities in Wisconsin have had cases of COVID-19. The federal government wants every state to release the information. A spokes...
May 11, 2020
Virtual doctor visits may become more common
The pandemic is leading to a big jump in virtual doctor visits. Dr. John Newman of Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh says they had a goal of doing 25,000 of them this year, before coronavirus forced th...
May 11, 2020
Pandemic leads to twists on Mother’s Day traditions
It was different Mother’s Day because of the “safer at home” rules, but many families still found ways to celebrate. Bob Aykens of Memorial Florists and Greenhouses in Appleton says ...
May 11, 2020
Bars, restaurants selling craft beer online
There are different plans to highlight craft beer in downtown Appleton this week. Appleton Downtown Incorporated has organized walks to bars and restaurants, during past National Craft Beer Weeks. The...
May 11, 2020
Appleton college graduate gets special ceremony
A woman from Appleton got a chance to celebrate her college graduation in a unique way. Elizabeth Landwehr received a degree in international business from Minnesota State University-Mankato. Her pare...
May 11, 2020
State takes on investigation into G.B. police shooting
The state justice department is handling the investigation of a deadly police shooting on Green Bay’s east side. Officers went to the 2800 block of University Avenue for a reports of gunshots, e...
May 11, 2020
Percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests up to 7.8%
The state is reporting an increase in the daily percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests. Seven-point-eight percent came back positive. That’s up from yesterday’s figure of 6.9 percent. F...
May 10, 2020
Percentage of new positive COVID-19 tests down to 6.9%
The percentage of new positive coronavirus tests from the past day went down to 6.9 percent. Yesterday’s figure was 8.1 percent. Thursday’s was 5.7 percent and Wednesday’s was 7.9 pe...
May 09, 2020
