Category Archives: Local News
State unemployment rate rises again
The state's unemployment rate rose for the second straight month. It was at three percent for July. The rate was the same one year ago. The state Department of Workforce Development is reporting a los...
Aug 15, 2019
Fox Valley Humane Association asks for community help
The Fox Valley Humane Association is asking the community for help with donations and adoptions. Board President Kathryn Carlson says they need $300,000 by the end of the month. She says they have to ...
Aug 15, 2019
Shiocton School District happy with child care center
The Shiocton School District is celebrating a successful first year of its child care center. Director Samantha Curtiss says they opened it in their school to meet the needs of staff and the community...
Aug 15, 2019
FVTC staff get to see how controlled burns work
Teachers from Fox Valley Technical College got to see how controlled fires in fields work. Wildland Fire Instructor Jon Kellermann helped them set some small fires yesterday to clear fields and restor...
Aug 15, 2019
Golf carts on Appleton streets unlikely
The idea of letting people drive golf carts on certain city streets in Appleton might not have enough support. The city's public safety and licensing committee is shooting down the proposal unanimousl...
Aug 15, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Menasha man leaves big gift for Open
A former Menasha man is leaving behind the largest single gift in the history of the U.S. Venture Open. David Thiede was 70 when he died in November of 2017. His estate donated $925,000 at yesterday's...
Aug 15, 2019
More issues with Smith school dumpsters
The dumpsters outside the now-closed Smith Elementary School in Oshkosh continue to generate controversy. Last week, the Oshkosh School District notified former Smith parents that medical records of s...
Aug 15, 2019 (Image provided by the Oshkosh Area School District)
Greenville tried full incorporation first
Greenville's town administrator says they consciously decided to try to incorporate the entire town into a village, rather than break up their urban and rural areas. A state board is denying that prop...
Aug 15, 2019
Hagedorn officially joins high court
Wisconsin officially has a new state Supreme Court justice. Former Judge Brian Hagedorn took the oath of office yesterday at the Capitol. Justice Hagedorn says he's worked in private practice and with...
Aug 15, 2019
Hearing delayed in Nelson case
A preliminary hearing is on hold for the Missouri man charged in connection with the disappearance of two brothers from the Seymour area. A judge was expected to decide today whether 25-year-old Garla...
Aug 15, 2019 (Photo compilation provided by family)
