CDBG funding could go to 5 Appleton groups

An Appleton panel is divvying up grant funding for non-profit groups. The community and economic development committee agreed yesterday to provide between $10,000 and $15,000 to five organizations. Ald. Peter Stueck is the chair of the committee, and he says…

posted 2013-01-29 05:01 by WHBY

2013-01-28

School Specialty files for bankruptcy, up for sale

A Greenville-based company is filing for bankruptcy protection, and setting up a process to be sold. School Specialty is a provider of K-12 educational products, and leaders worked out a deal with a private investment firm, to go through a…

posted 2013-01-28 13:05 by WHBY

Massage therapist to stand trial

A former massage therapist is waiving his right to a preliminary hearing, on accusations that he touched two customers, inappropriately. 41-year-old James Storm was in Outagamie County court this morning. Judge Mark McGinnis ordered him to stand trial on two…

posted 2013-01-28 13:04 by WHBY

Norovirus impacting Fox Valley

A "stomach bug" is making people sick all over the country, and the Fox Valley is not immune. Appleton public health officer Kurt Eggebrecht says a new strain of the norovirus is making the rounds this winter, and it's very…

posted 2013-01-28 13:03:48 by WHBY

WDC: Mining supports outspend opponents

Supporters of the proposed mining bill contributed nearly $16 million to Republican lawmakers over a two-year period. That's the finding of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Executive director Mike McCabe says mining opponents were outspent, 610-to-1 between 2010 and 2012. He…

posted 2013-01-28 13:02 by WHBY

Local schools to share 40,000 books

Two local school districts are splitting a truckload of 40,000 books, after winning a national contest. Nan Bunnow of the Appleton school district says they joined forces with Menasha schools to win the prize from the First Book organization. That…

posted 2013-01-28 13:01:27 by WHBY

Warden returns hunting gear to Appleton man

A hunter from Appleton lucked out, when an apparent Good Samaritan found some expensive hunting gear on a highway late last year. DNR warden Mike Young says he saw someone had pulled over, near Highways 76 and M, in Outagamie…

posted 2013-01-28 13:00 by WHBY

Pronunciation website debuts new map

There's a new way to hear the correct pronunciations of communities, and counties, around Wisconsin. The state cartographer's office partnered with the website "Miss Pronouncer" to create a point-and-click, online map. State cartographer Howard Veregin says they already have more…

posted 2013-01-28 12:59 by WHBY

Appleton Library circulation down slightly

The head of Appleton's Public Library says the improving economy was a likely factor in a slight decrease in circulation last year. People checked out nearly one-point-four-two million items in 2012, and that's down four percent. Director Colleen Rortvedt says…

posted 2013-01-28 05:05 by WHBY

F.C. Greenways looks to extend II Trail east

A group hopes to fill what it believes is a gap in the trail system, in the Neenah area. Fox Cities Greenways president Tom Walsh says they want to extend the II Trail, to the east. He says it would…

posted 2013-01-28 05:04 by WHBY

AAA: Drivers on cell phones take other risks

If you talk on the phone while you drive, you probably also speed regularly, drive drowsy, and send text messages while you're behind the wheel. That's the finding of a study by AAA. Roy Hinz is a spokesman for the…

posted 2013-01-28 05:03 by WHBY

Agency warns about online security

Consumer protection officials are calling today "data privacy day," and they're reminding people to do what they can to be safe from identity thieves. Sandy Chalmers is the administrator of Wisconsin's consumer protection department. She recommends using a long, complex…