Category Archives: Local News
Irish group to play at PAC
An Irish band is coming to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center next spring to play traditional music. Celtic Woman will be in Appleton on May 30th. Four soloists are part of the group. Celtic Woman ...
Oct 3, 2019
ThedaCare, Bellin heart doctors partnering
Two health care providers are bringing their heart doctors together. ThedaCare and Bellin Health have a new partnership between about 50 members of their cardiology care teams. ThedaCare Senior Vice P...
Oct 3, 2019
Trestle projects included in city budget
There are plans to move forward with trestle trail projects in the Appleton flats. Mayor Tim Hanna put money in his proposed 2020 budget to convert the first of three bridges. That trestle goes over t...
Oct 3, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Panel narrowly approves Chick-fil-A plans
Not everyone is excited to welcome a new Chick-fil-A to Oshkosh. The city's plan commission narrowly approved the project on a 3-2 vote. Commission Member Thomas Perry doesn't want another fast-food r...
Oct 3, 2019 (Image provided by the city of Oshkosh)
Crashed B-17 bomber had been at EAA
The EAA in Oshkosh is mourning the crash of a World War II B-17 bomber in Connecticut this week. Spokesman Dick Knapinski says the plane, nicknamed "909," was in Oshkosh before, but not in the recent ...
Oct 3, 2019
Oshkosh United Way wants to help more groups
The Oshkosh Area United Way is making it easier for nonprofit groups and agencies to apply for funding this year. CEO Mary Ann Dilling admits the previous process was "painful" and "very long." She sa...
Oct 3, 2019
Man gets life without parole for killing officer
A man is going to spend the rest of his life in prison for killing a Milwaukee police officer. Twenty-seven-year-old Jordan Fricke shot Officer Matthew Rittner in February, while Rittner was using a b...
Oct 3, 2019
Former prison nurse gets probation
A former Oshkosh prison nurse that had sex with an inmate reaches a plea deal with prosecutors. Cherie Nelson is convicted in Winnebago County Court on a reduced count of fourth degree sexual assault....
Oct 3, 2019
Arena owners say they have financing
The bankrupt owners of the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh say they now have the financing to keep the facility running and pay back their debts. Fox Valley Pro Basketball claims it has $500 million...
Oct 3, 2019
Grocery store planned for downtown G.B.
A $24 million plan to put affordable housing and a grocery store in the heart of downtown Green Bay is being praised by city officials. The principal planner for the city David Buck says grocers told ...
Oct 3, 2019
